April 6,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries 
Furniture industry icon Frederick Brown Starr, former president and CEO of Thomasville Furniture Industries and Natuzzi Americas, died on April 1 at Moses Cone Hospital from complications from the coronavirus.
February 27,
2020 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries
Bedding Industries of America has announced its original company’s founder, Gerald Gershaw, has died at the age of 95. Gershaw was the founder of Therapedic International and its first plant in North Brunswick, N.J., which subsequently was transitioned to Stuart Carlitz in 2001.
December 17,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries
J. Harper Beall III, CEO and former president of Fairfield Chair Company, passed away on Dec. 13 at the age of 77. Beall suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease the last seven years of his life and died at home surrounded by family.
August 5,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries
Nick Cardi, one of the Cardi brothers from Cardi’s Furniture, passed away on Aug. 2 after a four-year battle with cancer.
June 5,
2019 by Jane Chero in Industry, Obituaries
Charles Sprintz, co-founder of Sprintz Furniture in Tennessee passed away on May 20, 2019. He was 85.
April 16,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries
Furniture industry veteran, Robert “Bob” Hocum, passed away on February 2.
March 22,
2019 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries
Eric James Steinhafel, longtime furniture manufacturer’s representative, passed away on Tuesday, March 19 at age 60.