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2017 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 907
Commending Money & King Funeral Home.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 17, 2017
Agreed to by the Senate, February 22, 2017

 

WHEREAS, for 135 years, Money & King Funeral Home has provided compassionate service to families in their times of greatest need; and

WHEREAS, founded in 1881 by Howard A. Money, a former cabinetmaker, Money & King Funeral Home is one of the oldest businesses in Vienna; and

WHEREAS, after Howard Money’s death in 1931, his wife, Ella A. Money, operated the business until 1946, when she passed ownership to their grandson, Howard A. King; and

WHEREAS, Howard King relocated Money & King Funeral Home from Church Street to its present location at Maple Avenue and Lawyers Road in Vienna; it was the first two-story commercial building in Vienna and one of the first purpose-built funeral homes; and

WHEREAS, Money & King Funeral Home hit another milestone, when it was owned by two women, Howard King’s wife, Edith A. King, and his aunt, Gertrude V. Money, who continued the funeral home’s proud tradition of family ownership; and

WHEREAS, in 1986, Edith King’s sister, Letha M. Crickenberger, became owner and president of Money & King Funeral Home; she served in that capacity until 2001, when her nephew, Pete V. Treibley, became owner and president; and

WHEREAS, Money & King Funeral Home provides a wide range of services, including preneed planning, traditional funerals, cremation, memorial services, gatherings, graveside services, and military services, tailored to a family’s wishes and financial needs; and

WHEREAS, throughout its history, Money & King Funeral Home has provided unparalleled service; with its deep roots in the community, families know that they can expect the highest levels of professionalism and care from the funeral home’s devoted and trustworthy staff; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Money & King Funeral Home on the occasion of its 135th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Pete V. Treibley, president of Money & King Funeral Home, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the funeral home’s important contributions to the residents of Virginia.