Earl W. Darby

A native of Cherokee County, Earl Darby has been in the funeral industry since 1972, when he began working for Huey Funeral Home while in high school. His job in high school led him to pursue a career in funeral assistance and he graduated from Gupton Jones College of Mortuary Science.
Earl feels strongly that being successful in the funeral industry means providing quality service with the utmost integrity. To that end, Earl has been a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer since 1980. In 1993 Earl was elected Coroner of Cherokee County and is still serving in that position. He is also serving his second term on the Georgia Coroners Training Council, which oversees training for coroners and deputy coroners in Georgia.

His peers recognize Earl’s contributions to the industry. He is active in the Georgia Coroners Association where he has served as President, Chairman of the legislative committee, and participated on the emergency response committee. He is currently serving as District One Director for the association.
Earl feels it is important to be active in the community. He has proudly served as President of the Canton Jaycees and on the Board of Directors of the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce. He is a founding member--and the only founder still active--of the Cherokee Volunteer Aging Council and also a founding member of the SALT (senior and law enforcement together) Triad.

Earl is currently Chaplain for the Canton Masonic Lodge #77 and a member of the Cherokee Shrine Club and Yarraab Shrine Temple. Earl resides in Holly Springs with his wife Olene.

Olene Darby

Olene is a native of Cherokee County and brings significant experience working with the elderly and aging to the funeral home. She retired in February 2009 from Cherokee senior services as an information and referral specialist and the Director of the caregiver program. She worked in senior services for 27 years. Olene began her career with the North Georgia Community Action Agency and continued when the Cherokee County Board of Commissioner’s took over senior services in 1993. She is active with the Alzheimer’s Association and has attended training at the Roslyn Carter Center, to name just one. She is also very active with local caregivers groups.

Joe Dowda

Licensed Funeral Director / Embalmer

Todd Sanders

Licensed Funeral Director / Embalmer

Joey Watson

Licensed Apprentice

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