MISSOURI
Columbia Tribune
By JANESE SILVEY
Friday, June 1, 2012
Updated: 10:19 am, Wed May 8, 2013
Harold Warren continues to prepare bodies for visitations and funerals even though he’s no longer licensed to do so, according to a lawsuit filed against his employer, Millard Family Chapels, late last week.
Rosetta “Darla” Fisher and Heidi Wick-Houser are suing the funeral home company for wrongful termination after both were fired Aug. 31.
Owner Reid Millard told them it was a business decision to eliminate the positions, although the lawsuit says the same jobs later were advertised as being open. Their attorney believes they were fired for complaining about Warren.
“There were two things they complained about — Harold Warren working there and operating without a license, and they were asked to do things that put their own license in jeopardy,” Columbia attorney George Smith said.
The lawsuit also accuses Kevin Clohessy — a former priest accused of clergy sexual abuse in 2003 — of not holding a license while performing duties. Instances recorded in the lawsuit span from April 2011 to August, but the petition says Clohessy managed the Columbia funeral home for more than a year before that. The Missouri Division of Professional Registration shows Clohessy was issued a funeral director license on June 15.
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