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ALL - Adult Lifelong Learning
*** Program registration and payment required ***
Behind the Scenes of Boyd Funeral Home
Wednesday, November 6 & 13 at 2:00 pm
(Class size limited to 25)
Session One: “Nothing is certain, except death and taxes” so the saying goes, and this class is not about taxes. Join Vickie McClellan, Vice President of Boyd Funeral Home, a Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer, for a behind-the-scenes look at one of Marion’s oldest funeral service providers. During the first session, participants will learn more about the history of the mortuary profession, how it has evolved, current trends, and more! Along the way, Director McClellan will bust myths surrounding mortuary customs and discuss some of the different reasons and regulation behind what they do for the dearly departed.
Session Two: The class will take a tour of Boyd Funeral Home.
Takes place at:
Boyd Funeral Home, 122 W Columbia St, Marion, OH 43302
Each 2hr course led by:
Vickie McClellan, President and owner of the Boyd
Funeral Home is the daughter of Carole and Phillip Boyd. She is a third-generation licensed funeral director and embalmer, and her 2 sons are now fourth-generation funeral directors working within the family business.
A Marion native, Vickie graduated from Marion Harding High School and the Marion General Hospital School of Surgical Technology. She attended Ohio State University of Marion before receiving her associate degree in registered nursing from Owens Community College in Toledo. She worked as a surgical technologist and then a registered nurse in surgery at Marion General Hospital for many years. She continued her nursing career in Toledo at St. Luke’s Hospital for another 15 years while completing her bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Toledo. After deciding to return to Marion to help with the family funeral home, Vickie completed an associate degree in Mortuary Science from Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science along with her son, Michael. They are both now licensed funeral directors and embalmers. Her son Marcus is a funeral director as well. Vickie is the proud grandmother of two granddaughters who love to “help out” in the office. One day, they may become the fifth generation of funeral directors at Boyd Funeral Home.