The oldest funeral home in Richmond
RVA News has a look at Billups Funeral Home, the oldest in Richmond: In 1850, [Lafayette Washington Billups] opened L.W. Billups & Son Undertakers at 1506 E. Main Street. “In those days, everybody’s casket was wood,” Barden said. Billups had previous carpentry experience as a cabinet maker while living in Rosslyn, Virginia before moving south. […]
RVA News has a look at Billups Funeral Home, the oldest in Richmond: In 1850, [Lafayette Washington Billups] opened L.W. Billups & Son Undertakers at 1506 E. Main Street. “In those days, everybody’s casket was wood,” Barden said. Billups had previous carpentry experience as a cabinet maker while living in Rosslyn, Virginia before moving south. […]
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