August 18, 2017 at 8:10 p.m.
Mortuary gets new home
Business Roundup
Mortuary gets new home
Last September, Downing and Glancy Funeral home in downtown Geneva was demolished to make way for a new building.
On Sunday, the new 9,000-square-foot facility that was built on the same plothosted a grand opening and dedication, attended by hundreds of community members.
“There were at least 600 people here today,” said funeral director Shannon Glancy. “It’s been almost a year-long process, and we’re really excited to be back open.”
Glancy has been a licensed funeral director since2011, and works as the president of Glancy Funeral Homes in Geneva, Montpelier, Warren and Van Buren.
Her father, Jeff Glancy, founded the family business in 1969. He purchased the former Downing and Glancy Funeral home building in 2002.
“The old funeral home was in need of lots of different things,” Glancy said. “It needed to be modernized.”
Rather than upgrade the existing building, Glancy decided it would be better to tear it down and build an entirely new structure on the same spot.
“Financially, it was more feasible to bulldoze (the old building) down and start over,” he said.
The new facility, built by Shetler Construction of Jay County, includes a pair of kitchens, a state-of-the-art preparation room, larger rooms and a new surround sound system.
But the funeral home would be nothing without the employees that fill it, Glancy said.
“We’ve been fortunate to have excellent employees,” he said. “We’re just here to serve families the best we can.”
The plot where Glancy’s new funeral home sits Geneva was originally occupied by the Wells and Hardy families in the early 20th century. Lillian Hardy,wife of Cedric Hardy, became the first female funeral director in Adams County and the funeral home became Hardy and Hardy funeral home, which also served as an ambulance service and furniture store.
Following the Hardys’ death, George and Ruth Downing purchased the home, before Glancy’s acquisition in 2002.
“We’re pleased to have the trust of families here,” Glancy said. “We plan on serving Geneva yesterday, today and tomorrow.”
On Sunday, the new 9,000-square-foot facility that was built on the same plot
“There were at least 600 people here today,” said funeral director Shannon Glancy. “It’s been almost a year-long process, and we’re really excited to be back open.”
Glancy has been a licensed funeral director since
Her father, Jeff Glancy, founded the family business in 1969. He purchased the former Downing and Glancy Funeral home building in 2002.
“The old funeral home was in need of lots of different things,” Glancy said. “It needed to be modernized.”
Rather than upgrade the existing building, Glancy decided it would be better to tear it down and build an entirely new structure on the same spot.
“Financially, it was more feasible to bulldoze (the old building) down and start over,” he said.
The new facility, built by Shetler Construction of Jay County, includes a pair of kitchens, a state-of-the-art preparation room, larger rooms and a new surround sound system.
But the funeral home would be nothing without the employees that fill it, Glancy said.
“We’ve been fortunate to have excellent employees,” he said. “We’re just here to serve families the best we can.”
The plot where Glancy’s new funeral home sits Geneva was originally occupied by the Wells and Hardy families in the early 20th century. Lillian Hardy,
Following the Hardys’ death, George and Ruth Downing purchased the home, before Glancy’s acquisition in 2002.
“We’re pleased to have the trust of families here,” Glancy said. “We plan on serving Geneva yesterday, today and tomorrow.”
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