When Leslie Ferdinand Madden built his first coffin under a huge guinep tree on North Street in Kingston, Jamacia little did he know that the name Madden's would stand out as a beacon and as the leader in professional final care services. That large guinep tree has long since been replaced by a modern office building and chapel, which house the Madden's Funeral Home.  The stately horse drawn hearses which were the order of the day in the 1930s are now substituted with impressive new Cadillac’s and stylish carriages to be on par with the changing and discerning tastes of clients.

  Leslie Madden was known as the master of the profession in the 1930s when herbs, spices and coolers were used to preserve and prepare bodies for burial. 

  Ferdinand Leslie Madden joined the business after graduating from St. Georges College and McAllister School of Mortuary Studies in New York.  He willingly walked in his father's footsteps by operating in the same compassionate way that his father did.

  Today, the legacy lives on, and the third and fourth generation Madden clan continue to operate the business in the same vein, headed by Ferdinand Madden Jr., Chairman and CEO. Fourth generation Leslie Madden Jr. operates the branches in Lucea and Montego Bay.

  The other family members involved in the business include Angela Madden Tomlinson, branch manager; Francis Madden, automotive and engineering manager; Fabian Madden, manager of The Casket Production Company; and Christine Madden Williams, the operator of "Sentiments" where landscape and floral arrangement are her main concern.  Christine also assists with the Constant Spring Branch and Cremation operations. Paul Madden is the operations manager at the head office and Isiaa Madden Brownie manages the Dovecot operations.