Tyndall Funeral Home Inc

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A Tyndall History
The year was 1931. Kirby Tyndall, a Jones County native and an employee of Garner's Funeral Home in Kinston, came to Mount Olive to start what was to become Tyndall Undertaking Company. The earliest advertisement in the Mount Olive Tribune was December 17, 1931 announcing the services of K. E. Tyndall, Funeral Directors and Embalmers, operating from a location on the East side of the l00 block of North Center Street, in the vicinity of where Dr. James Lambert's office is today. When the business was begun, most funerals were held in the homes of the deceased. As times changed, more space was needed, and in 1938, the business was moved to 108 West Main Street in what had been the stately home of Mr. R. J. "Bob" Southerland. Hence, Tyndall Funeral Home became the name.
Mr. Tyndall passed away in 1949 and after his death, the business was incorporated with his widow, Mrs. Fisher Tyndall, Mr. Jim Glenn, local pharmacist and businessman, and Mr. Willis B. Honeycutt, a licensed funeral director and embalmer, becoming principles in the business, with Mr. Honeycutt being managing partner.