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Hughes Family Opens New Dowler Funeral Home Facility
In 1950 David H. Hughes bought Dowler Ferguson and Hughes at 9 North College Street. To ease downtown traffic, the new hall sits in a quiet residential area with an air conditioned parlor that can be divided into two or three chapels. Architect H B Trautwein of Columbus designed it with modern equipment in tile preparation rooms and a casket display. An adjacent Hughes residence houses overflow crowds, with Mrs. Hughes and sons James and Donald ready to help. A three car garage replaces the old one and the lot offers parking for 30 cars.
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David H. Hughes
Carl Ferguson
Dowler, Ferguson and Hughes
North College Street
H. B. Trautwein
Columbus
Superior Funeral Supply Company
Cleveland
Hughes
James
Donald