H.E Turner & Co Funeral Home

Batavia, United States

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We are a full service funeral home providing traditional funerals and cremations. We are an exclusive provider of the Cremation with Confidence Guarantee.

History

Established in 1910.

Our story begins in January of 1910, when Harry Ernest Turner, a native of Clarendon, and Harry D. Bartlett of Holley, bought the Williamson Furniture and Undertaking Store.

The furniture and funeral combination wasn’t unusual at the time. Historians believe early furniture stores carried coffins and other funeral accessories, which made them a natural link to the funeral business.

Turner, who worked 10 years in a furniture store in Holley before purchasing the Batavia store, published a weekly newspaper, The Holley Standard, as a sideline. Bartlett served as Orleans County Clerk in the early 1900’s, and the pair also had a joint interest in stores in Byron and Holley, which they sold a few years after they came to Batavia.

H.E. Turner & Co. was operated at 111 Main St, the former Newberry Building until 1921 when it was moved to the Cary Mansion at 211 East Main St. 14 years later the firm moved to the Bean Mansion at 403 East Main St, where it remains today.

Meet the Manager

Joshua S.

Manager

A second generation funeral director, I was born and raised in Batavia to James and Mary (Calarco) Smith and still call Batavia home. I graduated from Batavia High School in 1997, SUNY Brockport in 2001 and Simmons Institute of Mortuary Science in 2002. I completed my one year residency in 2003 with the H.E. Turner & Co. Funeral Home and have been licensed since then.

I married my wife Kristin on Aug. 6, 2005 and we are the parents of three children, Caleb, Brendan and Gabriella.

I am a member of Grace Baptist Church in Batavia and am involved in several different ministries of the church. These include a trustee of the church, co-​managing the churches capital campaign, steward of finance and a member of Joshua’s Men.

I am a member of the Kiwanis Club of Batavia, and also belong to the City of Batavia Republican Committee. A 2005 graduate of Leadership Genesee, I am a past member and board member of the Batavia Area Jaycees.