About Us

About Us

David R. James, Sr. and his wife Goldie started something long ago that would turn out to be a family legacy, passed down through four generations over more than a century.

When he was 17 years old, David began working with Rensel & Son undertakers in Farrell, Pennsylvania. He later attended the Pittsburgh School of Anatomy, graduating in 1907, and had established his own funeral home in Youngstown, Ohio by 1912. Two years later, it was tragically destroyed by fire, and Mr. James moved back to Pennsylvania to start a new facility in Farrell. In 1922, he sold that location to open the James Funeral Home in Newton Falls, Ohio—which is still owned and operated by the James family to this day.

We are grateful to be able to continue this tradition by supporting our Newton Falls and surrounding-area neighbors in their time of need.