Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

Billings honored at funeral home event

The O'Brien Cooperative Funeral Association held its spring gathering on May 11 at Jay's Restaurant in Sanborn. Board members, staff and spouses acknowledged outgoing board member Tim Devitt, who had represented the Sanborn area for two consecutive terms, and welcomed new member Rod Den Hartog.

Kent J. Billings was the guest of honor as he was congratulated on his 20th year as funeral director for the Sanborn & Hartley Funeral Homes. A graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science in Chicago, Ill., Billings began serving this community in March of 2003, residing in Hartley with his wife and...