PSTOS - Harlow-Hollingsworth Mortuary (Jones Funeral Home), Bellingham Washington

Harlow-Hollingsworth Mortuary (Jones Funeral Home) - 2/5 Leathurby-Smith
Bellingham, Washington
Organ installation timeframe: 1929 - 1992

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Leathurby-Smith console, c.1930s. Image courtesy Whatcom Museum and Jeff Fox.

The Harlow-Hollingsworth Mortuary (later Jones Funeral Home) organ started out in Tacoma's Victory Theatre in 1927. The instrument was removed from the theatre in 1929 by Balcom & Provorse and reinstalled in the mortuary for a cost of $1,500, with $400 down and monthly payments for an extended period.

According to Jeff Fox, Ernie Oberg was organist at Jones Funeral Home for many years. Jeff attended funerals there in the 1970s-80's "until Jones built their new building East of town."

Recording of Jeff Fox at the Jones Funeral Home Leathurby-Smith

Date: December 12, 1986
Recording: Jeff Fox

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Console 1987. Photo courtesy Jeff Fox

Pipe chamber 1987. Photo courtesy Jeff Fox

Door to the pipe chamber, 1987. "Provorse" at bottom of sign most likely painted over by Sandy Balcom when the Balcom Provorse partnership ended. Photo courtesy Jeff Fox

In 1992, the organ was purchased by Gordon Sullivan of Custer, Washington.