"Setz" was the son of Eli J. Setzer and Ellen Laura Kincaid. He served in World War I.
He married Nell Elizabeth Houck, and they had a son, Harry Filmore Setzer. Another son, Jack Nelson Setzer, was stillborn.
Setz was encouraged to be an undertaker by his father-in-law, the Reverend Kelley Houk. He became a licensed embalmer in 1926. He worked with Kirksey Funeral Home and later ran his own funeral home, Setzer Funeral Home, for a short time. (It was in the renovated Otis Pitts house on Avery Avenue that now houses Ebony Funeral Home) He sold his business to Kirksey Funeral Home after discovering that he had prostate cancer.
At the time of his death, he had been the county coroner for twelve years. He also served as president of the Tenth District Funeral Directors Association. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the First Methodist Church of Morganton.
The cancer spread and Setz ultimately died of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
His funeral was held at Kirksey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Walter Lee Lanier presiding.
In addition to his wife and son, he was survived by a granddaughter, Harriet; brothers Tom Setzer, Marshall Setzer, and Rev. Robert Setzer; sister Clarecey Setzer Clay.
(source: relatives; substantiated by newspaper articles and death certificate)
He married Nell Elizabeth Houck, and they had a son, Harry Filmore Setzer. Another son, Jack Nelson Setzer, was stillborn.
Setz was encouraged to be an undertaker by his father-in-law, the Reverend Kelley Houk. He became a licensed embalmer in 1926. He worked with Kirksey Funeral Home and later ran his own funeral home, Setzer Funeral Home, for a short time. (It was in the renovated Otis Pitts house on Avery Avenue that now houses Ebony Funeral Home) He sold his business to Kirksey Funeral Home after discovering that he had prostate cancer.
At the time of his death, he had been the county coroner for twelve years. He also served as president of the Tenth District Funeral Directors Association. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the First Methodist Church of Morganton.
The cancer spread and Setz ultimately died of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
His funeral was held at Kirksey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Walter Lee Lanier presiding.
In addition to his wife and son, he was survived by a granddaughter, Harriet; brothers Tom Setzer, Marshall Setzer, and Rev. Robert Setzer; sister Clarecey Setzer Clay.
(source: relatives; substantiated by newspaper articles and death certificate)
"Setz" was the son of Eli J. Setzer and Ellen Laura Kincaid. He served in World War I.
He married Nell Elizabeth Houck, and they had a son, Harry Filmore Setzer. Another son, Jack Nelson Setzer, was stillborn.
Setz was encouraged to be an undertaker by his father-in-law, the Reverend Kelley Houk. He became a licensed embalmer in 1926. He worked with Kirksey Funeral Home and later ran his own funeral home, Setzer Funeral Home, for a short time. (It was in the renovated Otis Pitts house on Avery Avenue that now houses Ebony Funeral Home) He sold his business to Kirksey Funeral Home after discovering that he had prostate cancer.
At the time of his death, he had been the county coroner for twelve years. He also served as president of the Tenth District Funeral Directors Association. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the First Methodist Church of Morganton.
The cancer spread and Setz ultimately died of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
His funeral was held at Kirksey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Walter Lee Lanier presiding.
In addition to his wife and son, he was survived by a granddaughter, Harriet; brothers Tom Setzer, Marshall Setzer, and Rev. Robert Setzer; sister Clarecey Setzer Clay.
(source: relatives; substantiated by newspaper articles and death certificate)
He married Nell Elizabeth Houck, and they had a son, Harry Filmore Setzer. Another son, Jack Nelson Setzer, was stillborn.
Setz was encouraged to be an undertaker by his father-in-law, the Reverend Kelley Houk. He became a licensed embalmer in 1926. He worked with Kirksey Funeral Home and later ran his own funeral home, Setzer Funeral Home, for a short time. (It was in the renovated Otis Pitts house on Avery Avenue that now houses Ebony Funeral Home) He sold his business to Kirksey Funeral Home after discovering that he had prostate cancer.
At the time of his death, he had been the county coroner for twelve years. He also served as president of the Tenth District Funeral Directors Association. He was a veteran of World War I and a member of the First Methodist Church of Morganton.
The cancer spread and Setz ultimately died of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage.
His funeral was held at Kirksey Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Walter Lee Lanier presiding.
In addition to his wife and son, he was survived by a granddaughter, Harriet; brothers Tom Setzer, Marshall Setzer, and Rev. Robert Setzer; sister Clarecey Setzer Clay.
(source: relatives; substantiated by newspaper articles and death certificate)
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