Funeral home served black families for almost a century
over 4 years in Washington Times
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - When Jesse Grant Lampkin and Janie Gravely Lampkin opened their funeral home in the 1920s, it was the only place in North Central West Virginia that could provide service to black people. According to Judy Bussey, Jesse Grant Lampkin’s daughter, the couple moved from Martinsville, Virginia ...
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