Stith Funeral Home
Founding
01/01/1926
J. A. Stith founds Stith Funeral Home
Read moreNew Building
01/01/1938
J. A. builds 2nd building to be a funeral home in Kentucky at 318 W. Broadway
Read moreJack Brown Stith joins…
01/03/1939
Jack Brown Stith joined his father at the funeral home after graduating from McAllister Academy of Mortuary Science
Read moreLicensed
01/02/1940
Jack B. Stith becomes a licensed funeral director and embalmer
Read moreNew Ownership
01/05/1951
J. A. Stith dies, Jack B. Stith takes over ownership of Stith Funeral Home, Mary Logan Stith is born
Read moreMary Stith
01/01/1972
Mary Stith starts working part-time for her father (he didn’t want to hire her-no place for a woman)
Read moreNew Family
01/04/1974
Mary Logan Stith and Robert C. Hamlin are married, a year and nine months later they have their first child AnnYager Hamlin
Read moreApprenticeship
01/02/1976
Mary Stith Hamlin is hired full time and starts and apprenticeship under her father the following year
Read moreNew Director
06/09/1980
Mary becomes a licensed funeral director, took her exam 10 months pregnant (June 9th) and 2nd daughter Sarah was born the next day (June 10th)
Read moreJack B. Stith passes away
06/11/1981
Jack B. Stith dies suddenly of a massive heart attack at the Kentucky State Funeral Directors Convention in Louisville, Kentucy our family was rocked to it’s core and Mary started learning her biggest lessons in funeral service. *** see worst funeral ever
Read moreNew Improvements
01/03/1986
Mary adds the full size front porch onto the building her grandfather built
Read moreNew Ownership
01/01/1988
Mary bought Stith Funeral Home from her mother
Read moreNew Partner
01/03/1989
Robert C. Hamlin joins Mary at the funeral home
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New Secretary
01/02/1998
Marcia S. Shackelton starts as the new secretary
Read moreGraduation
01/04/2002
AnnYager Hamlin graduates from John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science
Read moreLicensing and Moving
01/04/2002
Marcia S. Shackelton becomes a licensed funeral director. AnnYager moves to Danville and joins the funeral home
Read moreDirector License
01/03/2003
AnnYager becomes a licensed funeral director and embalmer
Read moreNew Location
01/04/2005
Mary & Robert, Marcia, and AnnYager buy Junction City First Baptist Church to become a funeral home.
Read moreGreen certification – 1st in state
01/04/2008
Stith Funeral Home is the 1st funeral home in Kentucky certified by the Green Burial Council
Read moreNew coordinator
01/02/2009
Brenda Denton joins Stith as Aftercare coordinator
Read moreNew Staff
01/04/2011
Melinda K. McCowan rejoins Stith Funeral Home
Read moreNew CFO
01/01/2016
Sarah Hamlin Kuchenbrod joins Stith Funeral Home as CFO
Read morePrior to 1926 J. A. Stith owned another Danville Funeral Home
1926 – J. A. Stith founds Stith Funeral Home
1938 – J. A. builds 2nd building to be a funeral home in Kentucky at 318 W. Broadway
1939 – Jack Brown Stith joined his father at the funeral home after graduating from McAllister Academy of Mortuary Science
1940 – Jack B. Stith becomes a licensed funeral director and embalmer
1951 – J. A. Stith dies, Jack B. Stith takes over ownership of Stith Funeral Home, Mary Logan Stith is born
1972 – Mary Stith starts working part-time for her father (he didn’t want to hire her-no place for a woman)
1974 – Mary Logan Stith and Robert C. Hamlin are married, a year and nine months later they have their first child AnnYager Hamlin
1976 – Mary Stith Hamlin is hired full time and starts and apprenticeship under her father the following year
1980 – Mary becomes a licensed funeral director, took her exam 10 months pregnant (June 9th) and 2nd daughter Sarah was born the next day (June 10th)
1981 – Jack B. Stith dies suddenly of a massive heart attack at the Kentucky State Funeral Directors Convention in Louisville, Kentucy our family was rocked to it’s core and Mary started learning her biggest lessons in funeral service.
*** see worst funeral ever
1986 – Mary adds the full size front porch onto the building her grandfather built
1988 – Mary bought Stith Funeral Home from her mother
1989 – Robert C. Hamlin joins Mary at the funeral home
1993 – Robert becomes a licensed funeral director
1998 – Marcia S. Shackelton starts as the new secretary
2001 – AnnYager Hamlin graduates from John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science
2002 – Marcia S. Shackelton becomes a licensed funeral director
AnnYager moves to Danville and joins the funeral home
2003 – AnnYager becomes a licensed funeral director and embalmer
Karl Luttrell comes out of retirement to work funerals and visitation
2005 – Mary & Robert, Marcia, and AnnYager buy Junction City First Baptist Church to become a funeral home
2008 – Stith Funeral Home is the 1st funeral home in Kentucky certified by the Green Burial Council
2009 – Brenda Denton joins Stith as Aftercare coordinator
2011 – Melinda K. McCowan rejoins Stith Funeral Home
2013 – Julia Ferreira joins Stith Funeral Home as Office Manager
2016 – Sarah Hamlin Kuchenbrod joins Stith Funeral Home as CFO