The Boys took over the furniture and funeral business, and continued their father’s dream, while the girls embarked on other business ventures, Walker Jeweller’s, MacArthur Drugs, nursing and dietary department head. All were engaged in serving the community in which they lived.
In the early 40’s, Mackey Funeral Home moved from their Kent Street store, a furniture and funeral supply store, into a building designed with the community in mind. This was at 33 Peel Street, Lindsay, a location, offering a chapel with pews and organ, visitation rooms and lounge, meeting the needs of that time.