Hornbeak
Funeral Chapel
Est. 1959
With only 5 owners since 1873, what would eventually become Hornbeak Funeral Chapel bagan as Joe Wade's funeral and furniture business located in the area of the old Browder Mill's scales. Subsisting on funeral business alone wasnot possible given the area's sparse population and the day's minimal services required for end-of-life arrangements. After a subsequent move in 1890 to Walnut Street in what many local residents remember as the Graham Furniture building location, the business sold in 1916 to Ed Rice who owned and operated until 1919.
A century of compassionate professionalism began in 1919, when Paul Hornbeak returned from World War 1 and bought the business. Mr. Hornbeak's wife was Rush Hampton Hornbeak. He was previously the postmaster of Wilsonville, TN renamed Hornbeak for the postmaster turned funeral director. Mr. Hornbeak moved the funeral/furniture business to West State Line where many years later the Sonic Drive-in would be located.
Finally, in 1928 a new era in Fulton's funeral business began when Mr. Hornbeak moved his business to the north end of Carr Street into the stately Gid Willingham home. Prosperous times, a growing population, and the public's desire for more mortuary services led to the business foregoing the furniture segment and focusing solely on funeral services.
One final move in 1934 brought Hornbeak Funeral Chapel to its current location at 302 Carr Street. The location was home to Lowe and Stubblefield Funeral Home before it went out of business. At the time of the move, this positioned Hornbeak diagonally across from the Bushart Clinic on the opposite street corner.
Staff members of Hornbeak Funeral Chapel are caring and experienced professionals who understand that each family is unique and has personal requests and traditions. These requests and traditions are of utmost importance to our staff of licensed funeral directors.
Valerie Bynum
Kent Hutchins
Garrett Hutchins
Mike Lynch
Lisa Hutchins
Deborah Liliker
Our staff includes: Kent Hutchins, Lisa Hutchins, Mike Lynch, Garrett Hutchins, Deborah Liliker, Valerie Cathey Bynum, Jordan Barnes, Eddie Crittendon, Chris Puckett, Cindy Tolley, Willie Alford, and Jean Weatherly.
"Thinking only of you and your family."
Eddie Crittendon
Willie Alford
Chris Puckett
Jordan Barnes
”Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life."
Ronald Strong and Joe Cryer purchased the funeral home, formerly known as Chaney Funeral Home in December, 1988, changing the name to Strong & Cryer Funeral Home. Following Joe's death in August of 1994, Ronald and Linda Strong became the sole owner and the funeral home became Strong Funeral Home.