Services for Ron Wright of Wright Creative Branding & Labels set for Monday in High Point
HIGH POINT A memorial service for Ronald “Ron” Edward Wright, who spent years working in his family’s printing business, will be held Monday in High …
Category: Deaths
Remembering Morty Seaman
Industry executives share thoughts and memories of an industry icon DIX HILLS, N.Y. — Industry leaders are remembering retail giant Morton (Morty) Seaman for his …
Morty Seaman dies at age 94
DIX HILLS, N.Y. – Morton (Morty) Seaman, the legendary leader of Seaman’s Furniture and co-founder of Rooms To Go, died Thursday, Oct. 15. He was …
Paul Maitland-Smith dies at age 90
Industry veteran Paul Maitland-Smith, the founder of luxury furniture resources Maitland-Smith and Theodore Alexander, died Thursday at age 90. He founded Maitland-Smith in 1979 and …
Industry sales veteran Pamela Newman Goins dies at age 81
TRINITY, N.C. — Pamela Newman Goins, who spent 21 years working with the Virginia/Carolinas Home Furnishings Representatives Association in High Point, died Sept. 3. She …
World mourns loss of Dolly Parton
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The legendary country artist died Aug. 25 at age 80, surrounded by family and friends. Beloved by fans around the U.S. and …
Retailer Mitchell Lloyd Mintz dies at age 74
NEW ORLEANS — Longtime furniture retailer Mitchell Lloyd Mintz died on June 14 at age 74. A native of New Orleans, Mintz graduated from the …
Industry consultant, manufacturing expert Art Raymond dies at age 78
RALEIGH, N.C. — Arthur Garfield “Art” Raymond Jr. died on June 20 following a “courageous and long-fought battle” with Parkinson’s Disease. Raymond was born in …
Marc Katzman dies at age 74
Youth furniture icon brought sophisticated styling to the category, allowing children the opportunity to choose rooms that suited their personalities and design preferences HARRINGTON PARK, …
Furniture industry legend, Hall of Fame inductee O. William Fenn Jr. dies at age 99
Longtime industry executive was senior vice president of Thomasville Furniture, president, CEO of Stanley and LADD Editor’s note: The following obituary is being reprinted from …
