october 15, 2013
Community News
october 15, 2013 Volume 19, NO. 14
Donald Trimble Mortuary celebrates 30 years in South DeKalb
EDITOR/Publisher Valerie J. Morgan editor@ocgnews.com GENERAL MANAGER Glenn L. Morgan gmorgan1@ocgnews.com Staff Writer Joshua Smith joshsmith@ocgnews.com Advertising Manager Richard S. Hill richardhill@ocgnews.com
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By Joshua Smith
DECATUR—Donald Trimble Mortuary, Inc. is marking 30 years of business with a fall festival for children in the community on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2- 6 p.m. “We are excited about being here for three decades and wanted to do something for our children. We’ll have bounce houses, obstacle courses, candy, food, games and a DJ. The event will also come in handy for parents looking for a safe alternative to trick or treating,” said Mortuary President and CEO Chedonna Trimble-Holston, who is the niece of the late mortuary founder Donald
Trimble. “My uncle always loved helping our seniors and children. This event represents him and his legacy well.” In October 1983, Donald Trimble’s lifelong dream became a reality when he opened his funeral home. When he died in 2000, Chedonna Trimble-Holston was there to take up the reins of the mortuary. “My uncle started out by washing cars at funeral homes when he was just a boy and he just had a real passion for funeral homes and their services,” said Trimble-Holston. “The moment I graduated from Southwest DeKalb High School, my uncle asked me to consider entering the funeral business. I started
at Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service Mortuary School in 1983. That’s when my uncle opened his business. I was working here while in school. After I graduated, I came here and I’ve been here ever since.” The funeral home averages 750 services performed each year, which include pre-need/pre-arrangement, chapel services, an on-staff chaplain and after-care counseling. Donald Trimble Mortuary will continue celebrating 30 years in the community with a gospel concert in November and a Christmas toy drive in December. “We have plans to host the concert on Nov. 24. It will be emceed by gospel radio show host Reggie Gay and will feature several local gospel artists,” said Trimble-Holston. “If anyone would like to help us with our Dec. 23 toy drive, they can bring a toy to the Oct. 27 festival.” DTM’s affiliations include DeKalb County Chamber of Commerce; GFSPA, where Chedonna TrimbleHolston is the co-chairperson for the 9th District; National Funeral Director and Morticians Association; National Funeral Directors Association; and 100 Black Women in Funeral Service. The mortuary is located at 1876 Second Ave., Decatur. If you would like to register your family to receive toys in the toy drive our donate toys to the drive, visit www. donaldtrimblemortuary.com. 404-3710772.
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