Berry & Toombs Furniture Store was built by Joseph Furtney in 1911 (on the site of a 1905 fire.) Herman J. Berry (1876-1960) and his father Levi Berry bought John Aune’s furniture store (and funeral parlor) in 1906. They became L.H. Berry and Son. His father retired in 1910. Herman became a partner with his wife’s brother-in-law W.S. Toombs (1871-1924), with the unusual name for a funeral parlor: “Berry & Toombs.” Toombs died in 1924. From 1936 to 1946 Berry operated the funeral business on his own. In 1946, he sold to Ole Hoplin (1889-1974) of Lowry, and the business name changed to “Hoplin Funeral Home.”
The Glenwood Cemetery Association maintains the grounds with funds from the sale of burial plots, interest from investments and from memorial gifts. As you research your family ancestry and visit their graves, consider a gift to the cemetery. The “Contact Us” page has details.
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