Whigham Funeral Home

Charles L. Whigham, was born in Sparta, Georgia, in 1921. A Graduate of Newark's Malcolm X. Shabazz High School (formerly South Side High School) and the Renouard School of Embalming in New York City. He established Whigham Funeral in 1946. The funeral home initally started its early years in his home (across the street from its present location) before moving to its new and present location in 1967. When Whigham Funeral Home's new location was opened to the Public in 1967, it was greeted with great admiration.