About Us
Tom Williford—Tom Williford was born in Harnett county and raised in the Fuquay community. Tom’s mother and father, as well as his grandparents, were all from the Fuquay area. At a young age, Tom was active in sports and social activities in the community, and soon married and moved to Raleigh. There he began a career in Sales, covering territories in North and South Carolina as well as a short time working in the Detroit area. When his mother came ill, Tom returned to the Fuquay area, beginning a second career in Funeral Directing. At first Tom felt that the business was nothing he wanted part; however, after only a short time, he began to see that as a funeral director he held a unique position to help people in their time of need. He received his funeral directing license from Fayetteville Technical College and began his second career.
Tom has worked for many of the funeral homes in the Raleigh area. He began at Cromartie-Miller and Lee, became the manager at Montlawn, and eventually worked for Brown-Wynne. What Tom learned by working for corporations in Raleigh was that the almighty dollar took precedence over caring for families. He vowed that he would either get out of the business or have the control he needed to provide an ethical business for those in need. When Sugg Funeral home came up for sale in Fuquay, Tom saw it was a chance to return home as well as provide the type of care that this industry needed the most. Currently, Tom, along side his wife, Linda, attempt to provide a distinguished and honored memorial for those that have passed as well as council families at their time of need.