Christopher Guy Harrison passes at 59
SINGAPORE – Renowned designer Christopher Guy Harrison, who made the Christopher Guy brand a hallmark of luxury home furnishings, has died after a 21-month battle with lung cancer. He passed here on...
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In April 2019, Christopher Guy Harrison attended High Point Market for the final time, announcing plans to close his High Point and Las Vegas Market showrooms in the wake of a cancer diagnosis....
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Manufacturers’ rep, Bill Sherry, dies at 75
CANTON, Ga. — William Wray “Bill” Sherry, 75, passed away on Aug. 2 at his home in Canton. Born in Miami to Joseph and Rosemary Sherry, he was a 1962 graduate of Palmetto High School and a 1966...
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Maynard Sauder dies at 88
ARCHBOLD, Ohio – Maynard L. Sauder, former president and CEO of Sauder Woodworking Co., and the son of company founder Erie Sauder, died on Aug. 28 at Fairlawn Haven Special Care Neighborhood. He was...
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John St. John dies at 84
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Industry veteran John St. John, who was an executive at companies such as Pilliod and Progressive Furniture, died Aug. 31 at his home here. He was 84. He was born June 18, 1936, and...
View ArticleCharles Bolick, Alexvale Furniture, dies at 86
CONOVER, N.C. — Charles Henry Bolick Jr., former owner, president and CEO of Alexvale Furniture, passed away Aug. 14 at home at age 86. During his lifetime, Bolick started and sold several businesses...
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Former Dillard’s VP, Richard Monk Moore dies at 73
CABOT, Ark. — Richard Monk Moore, 73, passed away Aug. 21. Born in Little Rock, Ark., to George and Prue Monk Moore, he was a U.S. Army veteran and retired as vice president of Dillard’s Department...
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Former Johnston Tombigbee president Scott Berry dies
COLUMBUS, Miss. – Thomas Scott Berry, who led case goods manufacturer Johnston Tombigbee and founded importer T.S. Berry Sales, died here among his family on Sept. 7 at age 67. The second son of...
View ArticleOriental Weavers founder Mohamed Farid Khamis dies at 80
ATLANTA — Mohamed Farid Khamis, 80, who founded rug manufacturer Oriental Weavers in the 1970s, died at Emory Hospital in Atlanta on Sept. 19 from a long-term illness. Khamis was a legendary...
View ArticleGeorge Heine Jr. dies at age 86
MADISON, Wis. — George Heine Jr., who worked for several furniture companies including Ethan Allen and Thomasville Furniture, died Sept. 14 at the age of 86 after a short illness. Heine was born on May...
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Thomas Fanjoy, longtime manufacturers’ rep, dies at 89
STATESVILLE, N.C. — Thomas Alison Fanjoy, an industry veteran and a long-time sales representative, died Sept. 21, at home surrounded by family. He was 89. Fanjoy was born July 10, 1931, in Charlotte...
View ArticleFurniture retailer Harrell Spears dies at 91
LUBBOCK, Texas – Furniture retailer Walter Harrell Spears passed away Sept. 12, at the age of 91. Spears was born Sept. 10, 1929, in Ardmore, Okla., to Harbison and Evelyn Spears. He graduated from...
View ArticleFormer Riverside exec, Richard Udouj, dies at 84
FORT SMITH, Ark. – Richard Udouj, a former president of Riverside Furniture Corp. and past president of the American Furniture Manufacturers Assn., died on Oct. 4 in Fort Smith, Ark., where he lived...
View ArticleFurniture industry veteran Larry Waggoner dies at 81
CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Larry Harold Waggoner died Sept. 23 at age 81. Born in Blandinsville, Ill., on Sept 23, 1939, to Harold and Helen Waggoner, he resided in Cleveland and spent his career working in...
View ArticleIndustry rep Larry Kozar died at 67
NEW LENOX, Ill. — Furniture industry sales representative Larry Kozar, 67, died Nov. 8 at his home. Kozar was born in Chicago on Jan. 31, 1953, to Joseph and Violet Kozar. He was an active member of...
View ArticleCarpenter Co. executive Stanley Pauley dies at 93
RICHMOND, Va. — Carpenter Co. Chairman Stanley F. Pauley died on Nov. 20 at the age of 93. Until several weeks ago, he had remained engaged in the daily activities of the company he had led for more...
View ArticleMGM Transport founder, Michael Massood Sr., dies at 96
WAYNE, N.J. – Michael Massood Sr., a co-founder of pioneering furniture carrier MGM Transport and American Home Furnishings Hall of Fame member, died at age 96 on Dec. 2. Massood was born July 29,...
View ArticleIndustry veteran Lambert Escobosa dies at 96
VENETA, Ore. — Longtime industry veteran Lambert Escobosa passed away on Nov. 4 at the age of 96. After surviving the battles of Iwo Jima and Saipan in World War II as a U.S. Marine, Escobosa began his...
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Former AFMA chair, Wesley Collins, dies at 96
LENOIR, N.C. – Wesley Enoch Collins, a past president at Bernhardt and a former president and chairman of the American Furniture Manufacturers Assn., died on July 20 at age 96. Collins was born on a...
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Bedding industry veteran Carroll Moran dies at 56
CORSICANA, Texas — Bedding industry veteran Carroll Edwin Moran died Dec. 11 at age 56. Moran was born Sept. 22, 1964, in Jacksonville, Ark., to Harold and Gail Moran. He moved with his parents to...
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