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Perry Funeral Chapel - Ashburn, Georgia
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In 1888, Mr. W. A. Murray gave up the profession of school teaching and came to the small sawmill town of Ashburn. His business ventures included grocery, hardware, and dry goods stores. He also owned a barber shop, livery stable, café, farm, and Ashburn's first funeral home.
Initially, the funeral home sold only caskets and gave very little in the way of professional services and no embalming was offered. About 1890, Mr. Murray purchased a horse drawn hearse for the funeral home and began to offer services to the families of Ashburn and Turner County.
In 1901, Mr. Murray employed his nephew, Clyde Z. Harden of Conyers, GA to work in the dry goods store and manage the funeral home. In 1908, Mr. Harden attended Southern Embalming College in Augusta, GA. Upon graduation, he was awarded his embalmer's license, making him one of the youngest and first licensed embalmers in the state of Georgia. He returned to Ashburn to work at the funeral home and practice the art of embalming along with increased professional services in the planning and direction of funerals. Mr. Harden purchased Mr. Murray's interest in the funeral home in the 1930's.
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