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Plotting her future: Female funeral director part of a trend - The Daily Progress

Maryland, the District of Columbia and Virginia.Tibbs got her first full-time job in the industry at Vaughn Greene Funeral Home in Baltimore, then spent about 15 years with Metropolitan Funeral Service in Alexandria. She worked as a funeral director at Harman Funeral Home in Hagerstown, Md., for almost a year before deciding to open her own business in Culpeper.Tibbs said she handled every aspect of the business for her former employer, from meeting with families to preparing the bodies.“So I thought, I can do this and step out on my own,” she said. “That just encouraged me and gave me the drive to open my own business.”Jeff Tibbs, 42, describes his wife as a natural nurturer, a skill that serves her well at as the mother of their four children and on the job.“She’s compassionate and understanding,” he added. “It’s just a different perspective. My wife is very good at what she does. I don’t think I’ve ever met a funeral director that has the skills and technique that I’ve seen her have in the prep room.“She has done work for a lot of different funeral homes. She does her work behind the scenes on a lot of dignitaries and political figures. People don’t [ask you to] do those things if you’re not good at it.”Kienta Tibbs said her husband has played an important role in her career.“He’s been so supportive. When we first heard of a need to have an additional funeral establishment in Culpeper, Jeff did months of research to assure me and our kids that this would be a great area to grow a business and raise our children,” she said.Tibbs said her funeral home will welcome all faiths and nationalities. At Metropolitan, Kienta Tibbs serviced all cultures, including Jewish, Muslim and Chinese customs.Tibbs Funeral Home & Cremation will offer full-service funerals, cremations and memorials. She will also sell caskets and urns and produce programs. Tibbs will also incorporate doves, balloons, memorial slideshows with music and flowers into various services.“When families come here, I want to have everything done here,” she said, “so they can avoid having to make any second or third trips anywhere else.”Kienta and Jeff Tibbs have four children: Jeffrey II, 19; Kobe, 12; Madison, 11; and Dylan, 7. She plans to continue to live in Harper’s Ferry, W.Va., and make the more than two-hour commute—at least until her younger children complete this school year.For more information, call Tibbs Funeral Home & Cremation at 540/321-4778 or 1-844/891-5856.#ndn-video-player-3.ndn_embedded .ndn_floatContainer { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }...

First person: Eric Wray | Funeral director does what he's always done since childhood - Virginian-Pilot

Most notably: Graves Funeral Homes, P.G. Thomasson Funeral Services, Rosewood-Kellum, Smith and Williams Funeral Homes, Community Funeral Homes, Fitchett Funeral Home and Metropolitan Funeral Services. I did my internship, at age 18, under Tom Graves Sr. at Graves Funeral Home. That was my first real adult job.”What makes E. Vaughn Wray Funeral Establishment unique?“If you can imagine it, we can provide it. Most of my competitors only provide ‘cookie cutter’ services, but that is not what our community wants. Each person lived their own lives with their own style. Why are funerals cookie cutter?”What do you do in your leisure time?“I am involved heavily in politics. I actually ran for the Virginia Beach School Board in 2012 and am on the ballot for November 2016. I am a church musician for New St. Thomas Baptist in Portsmouth.”Sandra J. Pennecke, sandra.pennecke@insidebiz.com...