OHB 0067 | Oral History

OHB 0067

Secretary-treasurer, Anderson-Clayton Funeral Homes, Inc. and Anderson-Clayton Burial Association, Terrell, Texas. Family background; John Clayton’s involvement in Terrell funeral business, 1921; merger of Anderson Undertaking Company and Muckleroy-Clayton Company, 1926; officers of company; expansion into Mesquite, Texas, 1935; establishment of Anderson-Clayton mutual benefit Association, 1935; business experiences during World War II; description of ambulance service; expansion into Kemp, Kaufman, and Duncanville, Texas; experiences during Depression; comparison of 1930s funeral home practices with current practices; personnel employed at three companies; description of embalming process and legal requirements for burial; types of caskets; comments on criticisms of funeral businesses; financing of business; advantages of family business; advertising practices; comments on government regulations; views on components for a successful business; comments on trade associations; civic activities.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 89 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Floyd Jenkins
Date of Interview April 29, 1982

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