1901
— David & Eliza Boal purchased the business from the late John Dawson of Barton David & Eliza Boal
1901 — David & Eliza Boal founded Boal Funeral Service in Barton, Maryland
1926 —
David Boal, a graduate of the National School of Embalming in Pittsburgh, established a business in Westernport, Maryland
1928 —
Ellsworth Boal, a graduate of Eckels College of Embalming in Philadelphia, became associated with his father
1937 — Fay Boal Hill, a graduate of Eckels College of Embalming in Philadelphia, was the first female funeral director in the Boal family
1937 — The Boal family purchased the Collins Home on Church Street in Westernport- which is still the main part of the building today
1950 — F. Wayne Boal II (David Boal’sgrandson), a graduate of Eckels College of Embalming, becomes associated with the funeral home
1954 — David Smith Boal, founder of Boal Funeral Home, dies at the age of 79
1971 — The Boal’s celebrate 70 years of service by renovating and updating the Westernport funeral home
1978 — F. Wayne “Beaver” Boal III, a graduate of Mortuary Science from Catonsville Community College, becomes the fourth generation funeral director of the Boal family
1997 — The Barton funeral home was newly constructed on land adjacent to the original structure, dedicated to David and Eliza Boal
2001 — The Westernport facility is renovated and a new addition of a chapel is added
2001 — Boal Funeral Home celebrates 100 years of service to the community
2011 — Theresa Boal, daughter of F. Wayne “Beaver” Boal III, graduates from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and will become the fifth generation funeral director and second female in the family
2019 — F. Wayne "Beaver" Boal III retires, putting full ownership of the funeral home to his daughter, Theresa.
Present — Theresa Boal is the owner and operator of Boal Funeral Home.
