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In 1940, she renamed the business the Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home and Life Insurance Company. [4] When William A. Willis died, Gertrude continued running the company, expanding its services. [5] Geddes was a member of the NAACP, the YWCA, and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Peter Claver. [1] [5] [2]
Melania Trump, 53, is also among the first ladies invited to Ms Carter’s funeral. Ms Trump served as first lady alongside her husband Donald Trump during his presidency between 2017 to 2021.
The funeral industry is laden with sexism and specific roles based on sex.” [5] During the 1960s and 1970s, there was a stigma against females as funeral directors that lasted until 1980; it was extremely difficult for women to find employment in the funeral industry outside of a family practice.
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Martha Joan Douglass (February 9, 1924 — January 20, 2016) [1] was an American political figure who served in the Ohio House of Representatives. [2] She lost in 1974 to future United States Senator Sherrod Brown.
An online obituary on a local funeral site stated Vergara was a freshman who leaves behind her parents, one brother, and a large extended family. It described her as "an avid reader" who "loved ...
Elizabeth Harden Gilmore (1909–1986) was a business leader and civil rights advocate. [1]She was the first woman to be licensed as an assistant funeral director in Kanawha County, West Virginia on October 28, 1938, and as a funeral director on November 12, 1940. [2]
Treat Williams. Marion Curtis/StarPix for STX Films/Shutterstock Treat Williams’ family and friends honored the late actor’s memory during an intimate funeral on Monday, June 19, Us Weekly ...