Furniture Industry Obituaries
Furniture Today recognizes the life achievements of the influential professionals of the furniture industry. Please read the obituaries below to learn of the contributions each has made to our industry.
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Veteran sales rep James P. Hicks dies at 66
Furniture Today Staff, November 6, 2009WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Veteran sales representative James P. "Jim" Hicks has died following a battle with cancer. He was 66.
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Retired Virginia retailer Ellison Lee Grimsley dies
Tanya K. Merritte, November 4, 2009ANNANDALE, Va. — Ellison Lee Grimsley, who co-owned a furniture store in this area for more than 30 years, has died of bladder cancer. He was 85. More -
Woman charged in hit-and-run death of David Sherman
Furniture Today Staff, November 3, 2009GREENSBORO, N.C. — A woman has been charged in connection with the hit-and-run death of David Sherman, a Sealy vice president, who was killed while riding his bicycle north of here on Oct. 24, according to the Greensboro News & Record. More -
Furniture sales rep John ‘Bob' Martin dies at 86
Furniture Today Staff, October 28, 2009HAYWARD, Calif. — John Robert "Bob" Martin, a longtime furniture and appliance sales representative in northern California, has died. He was 86. More -
Furniture sales rep David H. Shearin dies at 70
Furniture Today Staff, October 28, 2009RICHMOND, Va. — A funeral for David H. Shearin, a longtime furniture sales representative, will be held at noon Saturday in the Huguenot Chapel of Woody Funeral Home here. More -
California furniture retailer Sally Ann Dupree dies
Furniture Today Staff, October 26, 2009CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. — Sally Ann Dupree, a longtime retailer in the East Bay area of California, has died at age 71.Dupree and her husband, Bill, opened Dupree's Furniture in 1972 in Oakland. The store is now in San Leandro.
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Sealy's David Sherman killed in bike accident
David Perry, October 26, 2009ARCHDALE, N.C. — Sealy vice president David Sherman was killed Saturday when an SUV struck his bicycle and left the scene of the accident. More -
Longtime sales representative Jerry Tugman dies
Furniture Today Staff, October 22, 2009DETROIT — Jerry Tugman, a longtime sales representative here who was semi-retired, died Sunday, Oct. 18. More -
City of Hope to honor the late Don Marks during High Point Market
Furniture Today Staff, October 9, 2009HIGH POINT — City of Hope and friends of the late Don Marks, the former Badcock Home Furniture & more CEO who died of cancer Oct. 3, plan a tribute to him on Friday, Oct. 16, during the High Point Market. More -
Badcock's Don Marks dies of cancer
Clint Engel, October 5, 2009MULBERRY, Fla. — Don Marks, the first non-Badcock family member to lead Badcock Home Furniture & more, who was credited with remaking the Top 100 company's image and operations, died Saturday after battling cancer. He was 62. More
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October 05, 2009
Remembering Don Marks...
Over the weekend, Don Marks, Badcock’s president and CEO from 1998 to 2008,...
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Big M– 2009-3-11 12:17:43 EST
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