In 1984, Pat’s son, Barry
K. Brewer, joined the family
firm. After several years of self-employment
in the construction industry, Barry had
completed studies in Mortuary Science at
Miami-Dade and Business Administration at
Pasco-Hernando Community College and
University of South Florida. While in Miami
attending Mortuary school, he worked to
perfect his skills in funeral service and
became very proficient in the marketing of
prearrangements. After returning to the
family firm, he used those skills to begin
marketing pre-arrangements in Hernando
County. At the time, no
other funeral home had become aggressive in
the market place, and essentially there was
a whole new market to tap into. Through the
next few years, Barry worked diligently and
developed a self-supporting prearrangement
department. In 1987, Barry took over the
management of the Spring
Hill location on Commercial Way.
In 1992, they completed the Seven Hills Chapel and in 1994 remodeled an 11,000-sq. ft. bank building into their fourth location and one crematory. Shortly thereafter, they began making offers on several local funeral establishments. Although many appreciated the offers, they were not ready to sell. So in 1995, the Brewer Funeral Homes and Crematory was merged with Equity Corp. international (ECI) to further achieve their ten-year plan. Pat chose to take a less active role in the day-to-day activities, but joined the corporate development team of ECI. Barry, while also on the corporate development team, chose to continue managing the firm. While associated with ECI the company grew from 100 funeral homes to 326 funeral homes and 18 cemeteries in 35 states and 1 Canadian province. The growth had been substantial and it had been a complete team effort, company wide, with everyone playing a big role in its success. However, August 6, 1998 ECI announced its merger with Service Corp. international. As of 1999, SCI owned and operated approximately 3600 funeral homes, 500 cemeteries, and 175 crematories in 18 countries on 5 continents with annualized revenues approaching $3 billion and have been established since the early 60's. In a company that size, it would be very difficult to make a true difference in the future of operations and/or it's growth and it does not work within the parameters set in the original ten-year plan.
This is the reason for starting FAMILY OWNED SERVICE COMPANY, INC. (FOSC), to continue the original Brewer plan, continue to care for families and make a true difference in the industry.
The first acquisition of FOSC was completed April 14, 2000 with the purchase of our Orlando location at 115 West Gore Street.
In February 1999, we entered into litigation with SCI to force them to allow us to exercise the "first right of refusal" that we had contractually agreed to with ECI in 1994. Due to the merger mentioned earlier, we felt we had the right to buy our funeral homes. On June 25, 2001 we purchased all three of our funeral homes and our crematory successfully bringing an end to the litigation and bringing these properties back into the family of "Family Owned Service Company".
On July 15, 2003 Mark III Funeral Homes, with two locations in Tampa, Florida was acquired by Family Owned Service Company. Mark III and the Curry family have a long history of quality funeral care in the Tampa Bay area. We are proud to have them join our company. This acquisition brings our company to 6 locations in 3 counties. Our plan now was to buy or build funeral homes between Tampa, Orlando, and Brooksville/Spring Hill.
On January 26, 2004, Kurfiss Funeral Homes of Lake County (Clermont and Groveland) was acquired by Family Owned Services Company. We are proud to have this 3rd generation funeral home join our family. With the subsequent sale of our Orlando Funeral Home, this acquisition brought our company to seven locations and one crematory in three counties, all with the Brewer and Sons Funeral Homes and Cremation Services name.
We are dedicated to the quality traditions on which Funeral Services has built its foundation. We will provide individual care and concern for each family we serve. We believe in the value of a life lived, and a tribute of memories to those left behind. Tradition is the strength of our industry. Brewer & Sons is a family of Funeral Directors. Our goal is to keep yesterday's traditions as we provide individual care for each family we serve.
 Charles P. Brewer Palatka, FL  |
 Yvonne Brewer Dalton, GA |
 Barry K. Brewer, Sr. Daytona Beach, FL |
 Marisa Urso Brewer Tampa, FL |
 Barry “J.R.” Brewer, Jr. Brooksville, FL |
 Ryan Brewer Brooksville, FL |
 Dylan Brewer Brooksville, FL |
 Kathleen E. LaSala Queens, NY |
 Erika Frances Leeds North Patchogue, NY |
 Tammy M. Tolbert Brooksville, FL |
 Ronda Gossage Pinellas Park, FL |
 Charles “Charlie” Koenig Irvington, NJ |
 Debbie Layne Erie, PA |
 Ami V. Ratliff Tulsa, OK |
 Joy D. Robinson Satellite Beach, FL |
 Robert “Bobby” Senecal Schenectady, NY |
 Roberta “Bobbi” Marcella Morgan Silveus Jacksonville, FL |
 Debra M. Werner Tampa, FL |
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 Nancy Zahringer Norfolk, MA |
 Catherine Baker Sarasota, FL |
 Thomas J. Derryberry Memphis, TN |
 Jill R. Grabowski Norwalk, CT |
 Denise S. Kelly Spring Hill, FL |
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