Scott Russell Turner of Turner’s Furniture dies at age 84
THOMASVILLE, Ga. —Scott Russell Turner, a longtime furniture retailer whose business later branched out into what is known today as 1915 South, died here on …
Category: Deaths
Longtime Dallas Market executive Bill Winsor dies at age 78
Winsor was president and chief executive from 1993 to 2015 and was named chairman emeritus in 2015 DALLAS — Bill Winsor, the longtime president and …
Gerald Washington dies at age 85
PONTOTOC, Miss. — Gerald Washington, who built an upholstery manufacturing operation from the ground up that supplied retailers around the country for decades, died here …
Beryl ‘Budd’ Bugatch dies at age 79
Financial analyst was best known to the industry for his nearly 30 years at Raymond James Financial Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Longtime furniture and …
Purecare co-founder, co-chairman Arnold Hershbain dies at age 77
PHOENIX, Ariz. — Arnold Hershbain, the co-founder and co-chairman of bedding resource Purecare, died on July 8 at age 77. Born in New York City …
Eric Bernstein of Berkshire Furniture dies at age 55
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Eric Bernstein, the chief executive officer of one of New Jersey’s oldest family-owned furniture stores, died on July 25. He was 55. …
Longtime AICO sales rep Robert Webster dies at age 73
PICO RIVERA, Calif. — Robert “Rob” Webster, a long-time sales representative for full-line furniture resource Amini Innovation Corp., died peacefully at his home on July …
Spring Air chairman and CEO Eddie Bates dies at age 75
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Spring Air International announced that its long-time chairman and CEO Eddie Bates, 75, died on Sunday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where …
Long-time industry consultant Philip M. Gutsell dies at age 74
GLENVIEW, Ill. — Philip Michael Gutsell, a long-time consultant in the furniture business, died July 6 surrounded by family members. He was 74. He attended …
Remembering Tom Lias
Many mourn a figure they described as not only passionate about the industry, but one who also was empathetic in the way he interacted with …
