2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 164
Commending Clarksville Furniture and Flooring.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 2, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, March 5, 2026
WHEREAS, in 2026, Clarksville Furniture and Flooring, located in historic downtown Clarksville, celebrates the 100th anniversary of its incorporation as a business; and
WHEREAS, Clarksville Furniture and Flooring traces its roots to the early 1920s, when Franz Julius Liipfert, a skilled artisan who had been making cabinets for Randolph-Macon College, relocated to Clarksville and began manufacturing furniture; and
WHEREAS, with help from Webster Yancey, Odelia Yancey, and Luther Morgan, Franz Liipfert's business flourished, and Clarksville Furniture Company was officially established in 1926; in the early days, the store built and sold its own furniture, but later transitioned to selling high-quality, American-made products from other manufacturers; and
WHEREAS, in 1943, Clarksville Furniture Company was purchased by J.A. Watkins and J.E. Cooper, owners of Watkins-Cooper Funeral Home, and in 1968, the business moved from 301 Virginia Avenue to its current location at 601 Virginia Avenue; and
WHEREAS, Larry Kindley, Jr., who had also worked at Watkins-Cooper Funeral Home, began working for Clarksville Furniture Company in 1981; by the late 1980s, he had become the majority shareholder and had expanded the business by starting to offer flooring, tiling, lighting, and home decor; and