October 12,
2022 by HFBusiness Staff in Industry, Obituaries 
Walter Edward Smithe, Jr.
May 19, 1936 - October 9, 2022
It is with great sadness that the family of Walter Edward Smithe, Jr., announces his passing. Walter was the patriarch of the extended Smithe family and the founder of Walter E. Smithe Furniture & Design. He died peacefully with his beloved wife of 64 years, Florence Flynn Smithe, by his side. Many family members from far and near gathered close during his final days, cherishing the memories of time spent with Papa during the 86 years of his extraordinary life.
May 5,
2022 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries
Jackson Furniture Industries has announced that William Ronald (Ron) Jackson, former president and CEO, passed away on April 22, 2022.
February 25,
2022 by HFBusiness Staff in Industry, Obituaries
Industry veteran Gene Rosenberg, founder, and chairman of the board of Planned Furniture Promotions (PFP), and co-founder of Bob’s Discount Furniture, died Thursday morning after a brief battle with cancer. He was 86.
January 23,
2022 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries
Stephen Chen, 59, the president of Mlily USA died Friday evening after suffering from an illness the past several weeks. The company’s senior management team had assumed his responsibilities since he became ill.
January 5,
2022 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries
Design industry veteran Beverly Russell, a British American journalist and editor who led the design magazines Interiors and Architecture, advocating for women to seize their place in media and design, died on Dec. 11 at her home in Albuquerque, according a a report from The New York Times. She was 87.
October 18,
2021 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries
Tom Temple, a veteran sales representative for Klausner Furniture, passed away on October 13, 2021.
October 6,
2021 by Laurie Northington in Industry, Obituaries
Eclipse International and Bedding Industries of America mourn the loss of bedding industry veteran, Alan Carlitz, who died, Sept. 29 at Accordia Hospice in Moorestown, a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina.