Hagy & Fawbush
Funeral Home is the successor of the longest serving funeral establishment in
Wise County. The proprietor, Fred H. King, established King Funeral Service in
1916. Mr. King served families in Wise, Lee, Scott and Dickenson counties.
Worley Minor, Kenneth Minor, Bill O’Dell, Roy Green and Bill Holding were a
few of the men that worked and trained under Fred H. King.
In 1953 the
establishment changed ownership to Mr. Doug Baker. In
1954 the funeral home was purchased by Frank Horsman, a Norton
businessman. Harold Hagy and Kenneth Minor served as Licensed Funeral
Directors. The establishment operated under the name of Minor and Hagy
Funeral Home and continued to train others in the funeral service field.
In 1964 Harold Hagy purchased the establishment and operated it as Hagy Funeral
Home. Bill Gibson served as Funeral Director and Embalmer along with Mr.
Hagy.
Martin Hagy, Harold
Hagy's son, joined the funeral home in 1975 as a Licensed Funeral Director and
Embalmer. Joseph Fawbush joined the funeral home in 1985 as a Licensed
Funeral Director and Embalmer. The
funeral home is still locally owned and operated by Martin Hagy and Joseph
Fawbush. Margaret Adams serves as Secretary and has been with the
establishment for over 30 years. George Roberts serves as funeral
director's assistant and has served for over 10 years. Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home continues
it’s dedication to public service.
King Funeral Service
Circa 1918
King Funeral Service
Circa 1937
King Funeral Service
Circa 1918
Minor & Hagy Funeral Home
Circa 1955
Hagy Funeral Home
Circa 1972
Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home
2001
