November 2019

Page A13 NOVEMBER 2019 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A 1215 E. Broadway • Morrilton, AR 72110 • 501.477.2229 • www.rosewoodclassiccoach.com Call us today for the latest on Price and Delivery w Offering Custom Hearses & Limos “Your Brand Icon Awaits” Grand Vista Classic Landau Princess Grand O’Vale Three Buchanans and their children plant a tree on the firm’s 125 th Anniversary. Flanner Buchanan Broad Ripple Location Continued from Front Page Flanner Buchanan, founded in 1881, continues to Diversify and Grow tained a tradition of quality and service since its founding on May 1, 1881. It all began when Frank W. Flanner , Indiana’s first licensed embalmer, opened his storefront funeral es- tablishment on North Illinois Street in the heart of Indianapolis. Those were tough financial times for the Flanner family. Frank’s widowed mother was running a boarding house to support the family after Frank’s father died in the Civil War. However, Frank was able to launch his funeral business with the help of money from his father’s Civil War pension. Anna Flanner Buchanan , Frank’s sister, was instru- mental in bringing her husband Charles J. Buchanan Send Us Your News! PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Fax 1-800-321-9040 info@nomispublications.com Article Continued on Page A21 timeline of FLANNER BUCHANAN “firsts” on Page A18