Property History: built 1900
(unverified information says it may have been a Children's Home)
Edward Erwin Complete Ambulance and Funeral Home
Private Home
Edward Erwin Complete Ambulance and Funeral Home
525 High Street
Minford, OH 45653
Owner: Edward Erwin
Year started: 1932
Year ended: 1952
The Portsmouth Times, October 29, 1952 - FUNERAL HOME SOLD BY ERWIN
Mortician Retires; Dodson Brothers Buy
Edward Erwin of the Erwin Funeral Home in Minford announced his retirement and the sale of his business to the Dodson brothers, Kenneth B. Dodson and William M. Dodson both of Minford.
The new owners plan to move the funeral home to a new building on South Street in Minford and will operate under the name of Erwin-Dodson.
Both men have been associated with Mr. Erwin in the past. William has been with Mr. Erwin since 1951 and his brother, Kenneth, was associated with the firm from 1945 until 1949 when he went to Ashville, North Carolina as office manager for a commercial printing company.
Both brothers are overseas veterans of World War II and both hold state funeral directors' licenses.
William is a graduate of the Ohio State University College of Commerce and the Cincinnati School of Embalming.
Above: House as it stands in 2020
The Portsmouth Times, June 11, 1963
Edward Erwin, 85, of Minford died Monday at 4:50 p.m. at his residence.
Born in Madison Township, February 10, 1878, he was a son of William and Nancy Monroe Erwin.
He founded the Erwin Funeral Home in 1932, and retired in 1952.
Surviving are two daughters; Mrs. Lena Kronk of Minford and Mrs. Ada White of Wheelersburg; two sisters, Mrs. Callie Reynolds and Mrs. Ida Milam, both of Minford; eight grandchildren and 16 great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, four wives, two sons, a daughter, six brothers and three sisters.
He had been a member of Harrison Freewill Baptist Church for 67 years.
Funeral services are to be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the church, with Rev. Clarence Caulley and Don Williams officiating. Burial if to be in White Cemetery under direction of Erwin-Dodson Funeral Home.
Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 tonight.