CLARK ASSOCIATES FUNERAL HOME

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It was far back in 1858, two years before Abraham Lincoln’s election to the Presidency, that the present William H. Clark Funeral Home was founded. Samuel B. Hoyt, an enterprising merchant, established a home furnishings store in old Katonah. In those days funeral directing commonly designated as “undertaking” often was conducted in conjunction with furniture business.

Mr. Hoyt was an aggressive and progressive business leader. He developed the finest services of which he was capable, securing also for the community the best value in furniture and furnishings. He was a man of high principles and soon gained for himself a reputation for absolute integrity and fair dealing.

William H. Clark joined the Hoyt firm in 1894 He served first as an assistant. Later, in 1899, he secured his embalmer’s license under state law, after a course of study at the Champion School of Embalming. In 1904 he received his funeral director’s license, which is now recorded as one of the earliest in the state. The firm of Clark and Avery was formed in 1902. This partnership continued until 1908 when it was dissolved.

From 1902 to 1904 Clark and Avery conducted the disinterment of all of the graves in the Katonah Cemetery in Old Katonah to several other cemeteries in the local area in conjunction with the move of Old Katonah to New Katonah.

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