Laughter Undertaking Co. - Abilene, TX
N 32° 27.100 W 099° 44.278
14S E 430637 N 3590740
Texas Historical Marker denoting a rather ironic name for an undertaker. No, they weren't trying to cheer us up, they were named "Laughter." Today, the North Funeral Home occupies this site at 242 Orange St, Abilene, TX.
Waymark Code: WMF7GA
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2012
Views: 5
The marker text:
Dan T. Laughter (1871-1952) first worked as an undertaker while employed in a northeast Texas furniture store. In 1900, he came to Abilene, and five years later he founded this undertaking company with his partner, C. M. Tandy. In 1908, at the flip of a coin, the firm came under the full ownership of Laughter. Until the mid-1970s, the company operated an ambulance in connection with its funeral home. Since the early years of the 20th century, Laughter Undertaking Company has been a significant Abilene business institution. (1985)
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