SR 73 — Commending Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24106587DSENATE IRESOLUTION SENAOfferedNO. February 12, 2024 N Commending Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home.

––––––––––73 TE Patron––EbbinCommending R –––––––––– O WHEREAS, for 150 years, Everly-Wheatley Funeral HomeHome. has provided dignified and compassionate service to Alexandria families in their time of greatest need;

andN DAgreed openedto Wheatleyby Funeralthe HomeSenate, onFebruary the15, waterfront2024 R O service to Alexandria families in Alexandria;their time of greatest need;

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theand Wheatleywhere familyhe wereserved well-known for the highcommunity Cfor qualitymany ofyears; their handmade coffins and were industry leaders in embalming;

and E WHEREAS, during the American Civil War, the Wheatley family helpedwere preparewell-known andfor preserve the remainshigh ofE bothquality Unionof andtheir Confederatehandmade soldierscoffins soand theywere couldindustry beleaders returnedin homeembalming; for burial;

and D deathWHEREAS, induring 1919,the atAmerican whichCivil timeWar, histhe widowWheatley soldfamily helped prepare and preserve the businessremains toof anotherboth family-ownedUnion funeraland home,Confederate Stover'ssoldiers Funeralso Homethey incould Strasburg;be returned home for burial;

and WHEREAS,death Josiahin Stickley1919, Everly,at awhich formertime apprenticehis atwidow Stover'ssold Funeralthe Home,business purchasedto Wheatleyanother family-owned funeral home, Stover's Funeral Home in 1933;Strasburg;

and WHEREAS, Josiah Stickley Everly, a fewformer yearsapprentice later,at heStover's alsoFuneral Home, purchased theHome formerand E.W.renamed it as Everly Funeral Home, which was managed by Julian Wilson Everly, Sr.;

Groffandal FuneralR HomeWHEREAS, andin 1959, Josiah Everly renamed itWheatley Funeral Home as EverlyEverly-Wheatley Funeral Home,3 whichHome wasand managedmoved bythe Julianbusiness Wilsonto Everly,its Sr.;current location on Braddock Road, where his son, John C.

andEverly,R WHEREAS, in 1959, Josiah Everly renamed Wheatley Funeral Home as Everly-Wheatley Funeral maintained the family traditions of professionalism and a commitment to excellence;

andhnand C.Enterprises, Inc., in 1990;

EvRrly, WHEREAS, both Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home and Everly Funeral Home were sold to Stewart 3 Enterprises, Inc., in 1990;

and WHEREAS, Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home continues to provide comprehensive programs to shepherd families through the grievingutmost processcare and ensurerespect; that their deceased loved ones are treated with theWHEREAS, Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home has built a strong support network with local caregivers, first responders, clergy, hospices, veterans' groups, and charitable organizations, and the business encourages its employees to give back to the community by volunteering with such organizations;

andandieving WHEREAS,process inand honorensure ofthat itstheir dedicationdeceased toloved enhancingones theare Alexandriatreated community,with WHEREAS, Everly-Wheatley 34 Funeral Home washas selectedbuilt asa thestrong Bestsupport Smallnetwork Businesswith oflocal thecaregivers, Yearfirst byresponders, clergy, hospices, veterans' groups, and charitable organizations, and the Alexandriabusiness Chamberencourages ofits 35employees Commerceto ingive 2022;back to the community by volunteering with such organizations;

now,and therefore,Funeral beHome itwas 37selected onas the occasionBest Small Business of itsthe 150thYear anniversary;by the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce in 2022;

and,now, therefore, be itheatleyit RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home hereby be commended 38on RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for 39 presentation to Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for its contributions to generations of families in Alexandria.