Newspaper Clipping: Sullivan Brothers Mortuary, May 29, 2013
- Title
- Newspaper Clipping: Sullivan Brothers Mortuary, May 29, 2013
- Accession Number
- 2026.38.1.10
- Accession Date
- 16 June 2026
- Accession Creator
- Meadow Knapp
- Description
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The Greer Citizen newspaper clipping of an interview with Warren and Maurice Sullivan from the Sullivan Brothers Mortuary
Maurice Sullivan is pictured alongside - Contributor
- Amanda Bradford
- Date
- May 29, 2013
- Storage Location
- Box 33, Folder #2
- Text
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Sullivans deal with death daily
BY AMANDA BRADFORD
STAFF WRITER
Many people go through their day-to-day routines without the reality of death crossing their minds at all.
However, Warren Sulli-van and his son, Maurice, have managed to weave death into their daily re-sponsibilities as second and third generation fu-neral directors and em-balmers at Sullivan Broth-ers Mortuary.
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"My dad started it in 1948, and it's kind of a tradition that's passed down. So, that's how I got into it," Warren said.
"It's a lot more than just burying people. You know you see a hearse going down the road, or a linou-sine going down the road, and it's not just that. It's a lot of community things."
Morticians handle tasks such as dressing bodies, placing bodies in caskets and applying cosmetics to the body's visible areas. It isn't uncommon for mor-ticians to also serve as funeral directors, which involves managing busi-ness aspects of owning a funeral home, such as meeting with clients, be-ing active in the communi-ty, managing the property and finances, in addition to funeral planning.
The mortuary, which was originally opened by Warren's father, uncles and his mother, is possi-bly one of the only funeral homes with drive-by win-dows offering an alterna-tive viewing option.
"Imagine driving in your car past that casket," Mau-rice said. "That's the most unique piece of this build-
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