Swigart-Easterling Funeral Home
Swigart-Easterling Funeral Home (formerly known as Swigart Funeral Home) has a long history, starting out with Charles R. Daily. Daily started his furniture company in 1894, where he also served as an undertaker as was common for furniture stores at the time. In 1902, James and Charles Finefrock purchased Daily Furniture Company from Daily and reorganized as the Finefrock Furniture Store[1]. They continued the same furniture & undertaker business.
In 1906 the Finefrock brothers constructed a new building at 239 Canal St N, which is currently Warehouse On the Canal.
After inheriting the family business, in 1937 Paul R. Swigart and his wife Vera (the son-in-law and daughter of James Finefrock) separated the undertaker operation from the furniture store. The undertaker services were moved to a newly-formed company, Swigart Funeral Home, in James Finefrock's former home at 624 East Cherry St.
Undated photo of C.R. Daily Furniture and Undertaker. The building was located at 139 Canal St N, where Sewing & Specialties By Karen is currently.
