Trainor Funeral Home Inc

Trainor Funeral Home, Inc. has served families in Oneida and Lewis Counties for over 100 years with compassionate and dignified service, and has been locally owned and managed by three generations of the Trainor family. The funeral home was founded by Clarence W. Trainor in 1906 in the Hamlet of West Leyden, and was operated by Clarence and his wife Mildred, also a licensed funeral director. In 1938 they purchased the present funeral home on Schuyler Street, Boonville. Over the years the Victorian home has been enlarged in a manner to accomodate large services, while still serving small private gatherings. In 1946 Wesley A. Trainor, son of Clarence and Mildred, graduated from Simmons School of Embalming and Mortuary Science and joined his parents in the operation of the funeral home. During World War II Wesley had served with the U.S. Army's 96th Infantry Division in the Pacific Theatre and received an honorable separation. Wesley passed away in August 2001. Carl W. Trainor, son of Wesley and Glenyce Trainor, graduated from Adirondack Central School in 1975, and from S.U.N.Y. Canton with an Associates Degree in Mortuary Science in 1977. In 1979 Carl joined his father in the operation of the funeral home, which they operated together for a number of years. In 1998, Jesse G. Boyd, a licensed funeral director, and native of Rome, joined the staff at the funeral home and assists Carl in its operation. Jesse graduated from Simmons Institute of Funeral Service, Inc., Syracuse, in 1992. Carl and Jesse continue their education by attending many seminars on Funeral Directing, Embalming, Grief Support, and numerous related topics in order to help them better serve families, whether it be at the time of death of a loved one or for pre-arranging funeral services. The Trainor Funeral Home, Inc. is a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, New York State Funeral Directors Association, and the Tri-County Funeral Directors Association.