August 2019

Page A14 AUGUST 2019 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A ALL � PRODUCTS MADE IN THE USA! PREMIER Serving Our Clients SINCE 1999 Satisfaction Guaranteed! PREMIUM QUALITY EQUIPMENT CHURCH TRUCKS DELUXE MODEL $567 Black, Gold or Silver Mini Oversize Stretcher 650lB CAPACITY 1-Year Warranty Three Position Locking System 12001B MADE IN USA CAPACITY MADE IN USA Remains Processor Stainless Steel Safety Interlock Run Timer with Light UL Approv e d MADE IN Components USA 1.5 HP MOTOR 15.2 AMPS, 1800 RPM $1,847 1-YearWarranty Cemetery Lowering Device 850 lB 5-Year CAPACITY Warranty MADE IN USA Oversize Stretcher 1000 lB 1 - Year CAPACITY Warranty Tall Boy Stretcher for Suburban Vehicles 1-Year Warranty MADE IN Rails +$217 USA #1 BEST SELLING CALL FOR DETAILS: 561-602-3330 Church Truck in America! www.PremierFuneralSupply.com $1 , 997 $1 , 547 $1 , 917 $1 , 7 5 7 husband Johnnie Brown to carry on the family lega- cy as third generation funeral directors. Mary Lawson Brown, a 1959 graduate of the Worsh- am College of Mortuary Science, has been a funeral di- rector for over fifty years and has passed the reins over to her sons, Theodore “Teddy”, a licensed funeral director for 27 years and Johnny Maurice Brown. Now with six generations they understand that they’re in the funeral service with the same dedication as their early founders, with the same heart and per- sonal touch. Congratulations to the EW Lawson & Son Funeral Home on their induction into the 2019 100 Black Women of Funeral Service African American Funeral Home Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame Awards By E lleanor S tarks B easley , CFSP Founder and Executive Director 100 B lack W omen of F uneral S ervice , I nc . The 100 Black Women of Funeral Service, Inc. was founded in Kissimmee, FL in 1993 after a two year period of consultations and research on the role they would play in the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association–The Nation's Oldest African American Funeral Service Organization. The four goals of the 100BWFS organization are: 1. Women's leadership and award recognition. 2. Mentoring and scholarship assistance for mortuary students, matching them with experienced licensed professionals to assist their development and licensure. 3. Community service projects. 4. Building a stronger network for females entering a male dominated profession. 25 years later the 100BWFS has been involved in numerous awards and projects including: • Living Legends of Funeral Service, recognition for 50 or more dedicated years in the profession. • Mortuary Science Educator of the Year. • African American Funeral Service History Museum and Hall of Fame induction, which we will be showcasing for the next 11 months. • Breast Cancer Awareness Project, showcased in October along with the NFDA Convention. We are proud of all of our VIP Life Members, staff, exhibitors and the many members and suppliers who support us through the Memorial Scholarship Program and The Gift of Funeral Education, especially Nomis Publications, Inc. and Batesville Casket Co., who have supported us since we organized in 1993. We thank each of you who read our articles in the Funeral Home and Cemetery News each month. We are always looking H all of F ame A wards A frican A merican F uneral S ervice H istory M useum 8 - 7 - 18 • 2PM Kissimmee, Florida for phenomenal women to join our ranks and help us work toward 25 more years of excellence for a new generation funeral caregivers. Email Hundredbwfs@aol.com. The staff at E W Lawson & Sons Funeral Home The First EW Lawson Funeral Home in Palatka E W Lawson Third to Sixth Generations of Lawsons The Current Lawson Family E W Lawson & Sons Funeral Home, Palatka, Florida African American Funeral Home Hall of Fame EW Lawson & Son Funeral Home has been serving Palatka for over 100 years. It began with E W Lawson en- rolling in the B arnes School of Anatomy, Sanitary Science for embalming in New York. The E W Law- son Com- pany was created in 1914 upon his gradua- tion. Mary Jane Law- son completed the Re- nouard Training School for embalming in 1915 and in 1916 their son Theodore R. Lawson became a partner in the E W Lawson and Son Funeral Home. Mary and Theodore contin- ued to operate the fu- neral home after Law- son’s passing in 1930. Together, they pur- chased a cemetery in Palatka, which is now known as Evergreen Cemetery. Theodore’s wife, Minnie J. Lawson joined the family busi- ness after graduating from the Atlanta College of Mortuary Science in 1945. Mary turned over ownership of the firm to her son and daugh- ter-in-law in 1947. Theodore passed away in 1958, leaving Mary Lawson Brown and her L ike Us On Facebook!