Carey & Son Funeral Home
Funeral Home Address
216 East Main Street , P.O. Box 424
Springfield, Kentucky 40069, United States
Telephone
(859) 336-3856
Description
In 1911 my grandfather, Fred D. Sutherland purchased the undertaking business of Samuel B. Yeager. In those early years the preparation of the deceased and visitations were held in private family homes. It was the days of horse drawn hearses and no electricity. It was a time when families did not travel or even move very far from where they were raised. Twenty-six years later he purchased the funeral firm of Mayes and Yeager, which had been owned by John Y. Mayes and Samuel B. Yeager. Although some modernization had occurred such as automobiles, electricity and telephones there was actually hardly any change to the funeral industry. In 1937 Rudolph N. Carey, my father, began working at the funeral home and the two of them enjoyed a great working relationship for the next twenty-three years until my grandfather suffered a devastating life changing stroke which left him paralyzed and unable to attend to the day-to-day operation of the business. My father then assumed the daily operation of the funeral home and I joined him in 1961 beginning my career in the funeral business. All three generations offered ambulance service to the families of Washington County until 1977. In 1982 Len Benedict, a local resident, joined our firm and the two of us operate the business today. I’m sure when my grandfather started little did he think it would still be operating as a family business over 100 years later. We truly appreciate the families that have trusted our family to serve them.
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