Creator	Frederick's Funeral Home
Title	Frederick’s Funeral Home Records
Description	Frederick's Funeral Home was founded in Opelika, Alabama by James T. Frederick in 1900. In the early years Mr. Frederick operated both a funeral home and a furniture store as a joint business venture under the same roof. Mr. Frederick died in 1917 and the business passed to his son-in-law, Robert Williams, who operated the establishment for the next forty years. The funeral home operated under several names---Frederick-Williams Burial Association, Frederick-Williams and McGinty, Frederick's Funeral Home, Inc.---but remained a family operation for nearly a century. Robert Williams' daughter, Ellen Ball, inherited her father's share upon his death in 1957. In 1987, she became directly involved in the day-to-day operations and continued to run the business until it was finally sold in 1991. (See The Heritage of Lee County, Alabama, by the Lee County Heritage Book Committee, Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. ISBN: 1-891647-55-5.) This collection consists of records regarding Frederick's Funeral Home and includes information on deaths, funeral arrangements, and associated costs. The collection also contains some tax information and various legal documents regarding the business.
Date	1911–1991
Time Period	1911–1991
LC Subject Headings	Undertakers and undertaking--Alabama Funeral rites and ceremonies--Alabama Business enterprises--Alabama Frederick, James T. Williams, Robert Ball, Ellen
EOA Categories	Business & Industry -- Service Industries History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era History -- 1929-1945: The Great Depression and World War II History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights
Type	Text
Format	PDF
Record Group	RG 1009
File Name	1009-07-0009mc.pdf
Link to catalog	http://aubiecat.auburn.edu/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=2547283
Repository	Auburn University. Special Collections and Archives
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
Rights	This finding aid is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information and questions about the collection described in this finding aid, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by	Coates, Midge