The
Thompson-Smith Funeral Home was initially established
as The Gordon Thompson Funeral home in Kingsville
in 1924. The founder, Gordon S. Thompson, moved the
business from Kingsville to Conneaut in 1928, where
it still remains at the Main Street address.
Gordon
was eventually joined by his two sons, George
A. and C. William. The family business became known
as The Thompson Funeral Home, and was trusted
and
relied upon by hundreds of community members
in both Kingsville and Conneaut during their times
of need.
Gordon
eventually retired, leaving the day-to-day operations
to his two sons. When George died
suddenly in 1966, C. William became the President
of the firm.
In 1972,
his son-in-law Thomas
J. Smith joined the established business as a fully-licensed
funeral director and embalmer. Tom and
his wife Janet
(Thompson)
became very involved, not only with the
business, but with the community as well.
The passing
of Gordon in 1978 and the death of C. William
in
1991
resulted
in Tom and Janet becoming owners of the
now
Thompson-Smith Funeral Home. They remain
in this position today.
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