According to the “History of Licking County”, the roots to the Hoskinson Funeral Home can be traced as far back as 1893, the year that William Larimore established his business in Kirkersville.
In 1906, Mr Larimore erected a “magnificent cement residence” of nine rooms of modern style architecture which was located on the corner of East Main and S. Third St. The Funeral business was conducted from this residence.
Mr Larimore also built a building to the west of his residence beside the Kirkersville Savings Bank (Now Park National Bank). This is the building which became the Emerson Funeral Home. H. Lee Emerson, a third generation funeral director from Johnstown, Ohio, purchased the funeral business from William Larimore on January 13, 1920. As was customary in those days, Lee also operated a furniture business from 1920 to 1925, when the store and its contents were fire damaged. The Emerson Funeral Home provided the southwest Licking County area with ambulance service until the 1970′s when the local fire departments acquired emergency squads. In the height of popularity of Buckeye Lake amusement park and dance halls, the firm was kept quite busy providing ambulance services.
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