 Adams Funeral Home Ltd., located at 140 King street in the city of Miramichi (formerly Chatham), has been operating at the same location since its inception in 1956.
The founder and original owner, E. Davis Adams, moved to this area from his hometown of Hartland, New Brunswick and was a third generation funeral director, having worked with his father and grandfather in the Carleton County area of the province.
At the time of his arrival in the former town of Chatham, he was the only licensed embalmer within a twenty to twenty-five mile radius. Although there were others in the funeral service at the same time, none had apprenticed nor received a professional Certificate.
Perhaps the most outstanding event that Adams mentioned during the tenure of almost four decades was the Escuminac fishing disaster of 1959 in which thirty three victims were recovered over a several month period.
It was during this time that Adams came in contact with various families touched by this tremendous loss. This was one of the crucial times in which the Adams Funeral Home reputation was built through the dedication and service afforded the grieving families. To this day, the services rendered are not forgotten.
Today, at Escuminac, there's a monument by New Brunswick sculptor Claude Roussel paying tribute to the fisherman who went down in the sea during that savage storm - a haunting reminder of men against nature.
Adams continued to operate the funeral home until 1994 when Douglas Jardine (pictured above), a graduate of the Kingstec Funeral Services program located in Kentville, Nova Scotia, purchased the business.
Jardine is from the Napan area, a community located approximately three miles from the funeral home location. He and wife Blyn and daughter Kelsey have lived in this area most of their lives and know most of the families served on a personal basis, either through church, community and social events or work.
Jardine says he is grateful to have been given the opportunity to work in the funeral service.
"Having grown up in this area is beneficial in dealing with folks who are grateful to have familiar face, as well as someone who can understand and deal with their needs at a time of extreme stress and/ or loss."
Jardine is proud of the Adams funeral home, proud of his profession and honored to serve when the need arises.
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