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, …
Category: Deaths
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 …
Industry veteran Richard Carlson dies at age 84
ORLANDO, Fla. — Industry veteran Richard “Dick” Carlson died here on Feb. 2 at age 84. Over the course of a successful 35-year career in …
Fairfield Chairman John Barclay Beall dies at age 77
LENOIR, N.C. — Fairfield is deeply saddened to announce the passing of John Barclay Beall, chairman of the board, who passed away peacefully on September …
Industry merchandising veteran David Marshall Crockett dies at age 79
CANTON, Ga. — David (Davy) Marshall Crockett of Canton, Georgia, died on Aug. 16. He was 79. Crockett was born in Atlanta in 1946 to …
Industry veteran Adam Paxton dies at age 53
Editor’s Note: Home News Now is reprinting Adam Paxton’s obituary from the website of Pegues Funeral Directors TUPELO, Miss. — Albert Adam Paxton “Adam,” 53, …
Chairman of Easyhome home furnishings chain in China jumps to his death
Wang Linpeng, also the CEO of the country’s largest home furnishings retailer, was reportedly the subject of an official investigation BEIJING — Multiple news organizations …
EJ Victor co-founder John Jokinen dies at age 81
Industry leader founded luxury furniture manufacturer in 1989 with Edward W. Phifer III and Joseph B. Manderson Editor’s Note: Home News Now received the following …
Industry veteran Bill Hart remembered for his 5-decade career in home furnishings
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The home furnishings industry lost one of its longtime professionals on Friday, June 20, with the passing of George William “Bill” Hart …
William ‘Bill’ Louis Bradley dies at age 60
DALLASTOWN, Pa. — Longtime retail buyer William “Bill” Louis Bradley, of Dallastown, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on Friday, June 6. …
