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The Changing Face of a Funeral Home

Blog post by Randi Richardson For twelve years Charles Gilbert Shaw had his photo studio at 100 ½ W. Sixth Street and lived with his wife, Coralie, a few blocks away at 211 E. Sixth. In the spring of 1937, Walter Allen purchased Shaw’s home and moved the Allen Funeral Home, established in 1917, from

Arthur Day, Leading Bloomington Funeral Director, Died Saving the Life of His Wife

Aug 28, 2018Monroe HistorypeopleDay, Funeral Homes

Blog post by Randi Richardson. One minute Arthur Day and his wife, Mary, were at the northwest corner of Bloomington’s town square walking toward their home at 302 N. Walnut Street; seconds later Arthur lay mortally wounded in the street. They had just finished a meal together at the Graham Hotel. It was to be