NFDA Celebrates Members for Excellence in Service to Families and Communities

Funeral Industry News August 3, 2023
NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Awards
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NFDA Celebrates Members for Excellence in Service to Families and Communities

2023 Pursuit of Excellence Award honorees will be recognized during the NFDA International Convention & Expo

Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is delighted to announce the funeral businesses that earned a 2023 Pursuit of Excellence Award. For more than 40 years, NFDA has presented this award to firms that have demonstrated a commitment to raising the bar on funeral service excellence by adhering to strict ethical and professional standards and providing outstanding service to families and communities.

The 2023 Pursuit of Excellence Award honorees will be formally recognized by the association at the All-Star Recognition Ceremony, taking place on Monday, September 11 at 4 p.m. during the NFDA International Convention & Expo (September 10-13 in Las Vegas, Nevada).

To earn a NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award, a funeral home must demonstrate proficiency in key areas of funeral service, including compliance with state and federal regulations; staff participation in ongoing education and professional development; offering outstanding programs and resources to bereaved families; maintaining an active level of involvement in the community; active participation in and service to the funeral service profession; and promoting funeral home services through a variety of marketing, advertising and public relations programs. Participants are also required to adhere to a Pledge of Ethical Practices.

“This year’s Pursuit of Excellence honorees are a truly exceptional group. Not only are they serving grieving families with dignity and compassion, but they are finding meaningful ways to support and give back to the community,” said NFDA Director of Public Relations Jessica Koth, who manages the Pursuit of Excellence Award program. “The Pursuit of Excellence Work Group was very impressed by this year’s entries and enjoyed reviewing each and every one. The Work Group applauds these firms for their hard work and dedication to providing a superior level of service to families and communities. We are proud to have them as part of our NFDA family.”

Information about the NFDA Pursuit of Excellence program can be found by visiting www.nfda.org/pursuitofexcellence. Registration and application materials for 2024 will be available in mid-September 2024.

Best of the Best Award Recipients

All Pursuit of Excellence applicants submitted an essay describing the development and execution of a program or service that had a positive impact on the families they serve or their community, qualifying them for the Best of the Best Award, which recognizes the most novel and innovative programs and services in the profession. 

Essays are judged on the uniqueness of the idea on a national and international level, quality of implementation, benefit to those served, benefit to the funeral home and how easily the idea could be replicated or modified by another funeral home. After a thorough review, the Pursuit of Excellence Task Force selected nine funeral homes to receive the Best of the Best Award:

·         Arlington Memorial Chapels and Crematory, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

·         Arrington Funeral Directors & Crematory, Jackson, Tennessee

·         David C. Brown Funeral Home, Belleville, MI

·         Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., Hamburg, New York (Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., West Seneca, NY)

·         Macz Funeral Home, Centralia, Illinois (Day Macz Funeral Home, Sandoval, IL; Day Macz Funeral Home, Patoka, IL; Irvin Macz Funeral Home, Odin, IL)

·         Martin Funeral, Cremation & Tribute Services, Mt. Morris, Michigan

·         Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Johnson City, Tennessee

·         Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory, New Castle, Delaware (Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory, Delaware City, DE; Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory, Newark, DE; Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory, Middletown, DE)

·         Waitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Morganville, New Jersey (Mathis Funeral Home, Medford, NJ)

As they reviewed the essays to select the Best of the Best honorees, the Pursuit of Excellence Task Force noted a number of programs and services that were very well-executed and yielded positive results for the community served by the funeral home. The Task Force recognized these funeral homes with a Certificate of Honorable Mention:

·         A Sacred Choice, Houston, Texas

·         A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Troy, Michigan (A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Vasu, Rogers & Connell, Troy, MI; A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Price Chapel, Troy, MI)

·         Bradbury Memorial Center, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

·         Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Hammond, Louisiana (Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Denham Springs, LA; Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Ponchtoula, LA)

·         Capillas Señoriales Casa de Homenajes, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

·         Duksa Family Funeral Homes at Newington Memorial, Newington, Connecticut (Duksa Family Funeral Homes at Burritt Hill, Burritt Hill, CT)

·         J. Garcia Lopez Casa Prim, Mexico City, Mexico

·         Jefferson Memorial Cemetery, Funeral Home, Crematory & Arboretum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

·         Jennings-Calvey Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania (Scranton Area Cremation Care, Scranton, PA)

·         Life Celebrations Group – Radney Funeral Home, Alexander City, Alabama (Langley Funeral Home, Camp Hill, AL)

·         Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Athens, Georgia (Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Watkinsville, GA; Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Danielsville, GA)

·         Memorial Parque Das Cerejeiras, São Paulo, Brazil

·         Mercer-Adams Funeral Service, Bethany, Oklahoma

·         Morada da Paz, Parnamirim, RN, Brazil

·         Myers Mortuary, Ogden, Utah (Myers Mortuary, Roy, UT; Myers Mortuary, Layton, UT; Myers Mortuary, Brigham City, UT)

·         Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. – Carpenter Chapel, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. – Liberty Chapel, Ann Arbor, MI)

·         Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Manchester, New Hampshire (Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Boscawen, NH; Pillsbury Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Littleton, NH)

·         Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory, Coal City, Illinois (Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory, Gardner, IL; Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory, Morris, IL; Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory, Wilmington, IL)

·        Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Traverse City, Michigan

·         Robinson Funeral Home & Crematory-Downtown, Easley, South Carolina (Robinson Funeral Home & Crematory-Powdersville Road, Easley, SC; Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home & Cremations, Central Clemson Commons, Central, SC)

·         Roller Funeral Homes (Roller-Chenal Funeral Home), Little Rock, Arkansas (Roller-Drummond Funeral Home, Little Rock, AR; Roller-Owens Funeral Home, N. Little Rock, AR; Roller-England Funeral Home, England, AR; Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West Memphis, AR; Roller-Swift Funeral Home, Osceola, AR; Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West Helena, AR; Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, Marianna, AR; Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Conway, AR; Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Greenbriar, AR; Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Greenbriar, AR; Roller-Burns Funeral Home, Yellville, AR; Roller-Christeson Funeral Home, Harrison, AR; Roller Funeral Home, Mountain Home, AR; Roller-Crouch Funeral Home, Batesville, AR; Roller-Coffman Funeral Home, Marshall, AR; Roller-Coffman Funeral Home, Mountain View, AR: Roller-Crouch Funeral Home, Mountain View, AR; Roller-Daniel Funeral Home, Searcy, AR; Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home, Jonesboro, AR)

·         Smith Family Funeral Homes, North Little Rock, Arkansas (Smith Family Funeral Homes, Benton, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Glenwood, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Hot Springs, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Little Rock, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Sherwood, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes – Westbrook, Beebe, AR; Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home, Arkadelphia, AR)

·         Soxman Funeral Homes, Ltd., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

·         Sproles Family Funeral Home, New Castle, IN

·         Tetrick Funeral Services, Johnston City, Tennessee (Oakley-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory, Bristol, TN)

·         Vila Memorial – Centro de Velório São José, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

·         Watson Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory, Galesburg, Illinois

NFDA Hall of Excellence Inductees

NFDA-member funeral homes are inducted into the Hall of Excellence upon receiving their 10th Pursuit of Excellence Award. In recognition of their consistent display of professional and ethical excellence, seven funeral homes have been inducted into the NFDA Hall of Excellence in 2023:

·         Copeland Funeral Service, Beaufort, SC

·         Falco, Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home, Pennsauken, New Jersey (Falco, Caruso & Leonard Funeral Homes, Camden, NJ)

·         Mercer-Adams Funeral Service, Bethany, Oklahoma

·         Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, Indiana (Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Hannover, IN)

·         Oliverie Funeral Homes, Manchester, New Jersey (Oliverie Funeral Homes, Jackson, NJ)

·         Thomas McAfee Funeral Home – Southeast, Simpsonville, South Carolina

·         Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Owosso, Michigan (Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Durand, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Perry, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Laingsburg, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Bancroft, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Corunna, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Howell, MI)

Several funeral homes have achieved milestones in their participation in the Pursuit of Excellence Award program in 2023. NFDA salutes the following funeral homes for their ongoing commitment to excellence:

·         15th Pursuit of Excellence Award

o    Pedersen Funeral & Cremation, Morris, Minnesota (Starbuck Funeral Home, Starbuck, MN)

·         20th Pursuit of Excellence Award

o    Memorial Funeral Home, Edinburg, Texas

o    Milward Funeral Directors, Lexington, Kentucky (Milward Funeral Directors – Southland, Lexington, KY; Milward Funeral Directors – Man o’ War Chapel, Lexington, KY)

o    Wm. Sullivan and Son Funeral Home, Royal Oak, Michigan (Wm. Sullivan and Son Funeral Home, Utica, MI)

·         25th Pursuit of Excellence Award

o    Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Traverse City, Michigan

·         35th Pursuit of Excellence Award

o    Martin Funeral, Cremation & Tribute Services, Mt. Morris, Michigan

·         40th Pursuit of Excellence Award

o    A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Troy, Michigan (A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Vasu, Rogers & Connell, Troy, MI; A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Price Chapel, Troy, MI)

2023 NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award Recipients

A Sacred Choice, Houston, Texas

A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Troy, Michigan (A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Vasu, Rogers & Connell, Troy, MI; A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Price Chapel, Troy, MI)

Alderson-Ford Funeral Homes, Inc., Cheshire, Connecticut (Alderson-Ford Funeral Homes, Inc., Naugatuck, CT; Alderson-Ford Funeral Homes, Inc., Waterbury, CT)

Ang Chin Moh Funeral Directors, Pte., Ltd., Singapore

Arlington Memorial Chapels and Crematory, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Arrington Funeral Directors & Crematory, Jackson, Tennessee

Bailey Family Funeral Homes, Wallingford, Connecticut (Bailey Funeral Home. Plainville, CT; Carpino Funeral Home, Southbury, CT; Connecticut Funeral Care, Waterbury, CT)

Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio

Bayliff & Son Funeral Home, Cridersville, Ohio

Bolock Funeral Home and Crematory, Cresco, Pennsylvania (Molden Funeral Chapel, Bristol, PA)

Bradbury Memorial Center, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Hammond, Louisiana (Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Denham Springs, LA; Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Ponchtoula, LA)

Brown, Hill and Reigle Funeral Homes, Grand Blanc and Flushing, Michigan

Brownfield Funeral Home, Brownfield, Texas

Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick, New Jersey (Mount Sinai Memorial Chapel, East Brunswick, NJ)

Capillas Señoriales Casa de Homenajes, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Chambers and James Funeral, Pet and Cremation Services, Wellsburg, West Virginia (Chambers and James Funeral, Pet and Cremation Services, Follansbee, WV)

Copeland Funeral Service, Beaufort, SC

Cozean Memorial Chapel & Crematory, Farmington, Missouri

C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors, Danvers, Massachusetts

David C. Brown Funeral Home, Belleville, MI

Duksa Family Funeral Homes at Newington Memorial, Newington, Connecticut (Duksa Family Funeral Homes at Burritt Hill, Burritt Hill, CT)

Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home, Canal Winchester, Ohio (Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home, Pickerington, OH)

Elton Black and Son Funeral Home, White Lake, Michigan (Elton Black and Son Funeral Home, Highland, MI)

Falco, Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home, Pennsauken, New Jersey (Falco, Caruso & Leonard Funeral Homes, Camden, NJ)

Feeney Funeral Home, Ridgewood, New Jersey

Finch & Finch, Inc. Funeral & Cremation Service, Altavista, Virginia (Finch & Finch, Inc., Gladys, VA)

Funeraria San Vicente, S.A., Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Funeza Servicios Funerarios (Funeza Periférico), Mexico City, Mexico (Funeza Zaragoza, Iztalco, Mexico; Funeza La Raza, Gustavo A Madero, Mexico; Funeza Azcapotzalco, Azcapotzalco, Mexico; Funeza Los Reyes, Los Reyes Acaquilpan, Mexico; Funeza Nezahualcoytl, Nezahualcoytl, Mexico)

G.H. Herrmann Funeral Homes and The Gardens at Olive Branch Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana (G.H. Herrmann Funeral Homes – Madison Avenue, Indianapolis, IN; G.H. Herrmann Funeral Homes, Greenwood, IN)

Gamble Funeral Service, Savannah, Georgia

Grupo Gayosso, Mexico City, Mexico (Gayosso Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico; Gayosso Mexicali Lopez Mateos, Baja California, Mexico; Gayosso Mexicali Madero, Baja California, Mexico; Gayosso Tijuana Del Rio, Baja California, Mexico; Gayosso Tijuana Santa Gema, Baja California, Mexico; Gayosso Sullivan, Mexico City, Mexico; Gayosso Mausoleos Del Angel, Mexico City, Mexico; Gayosso Lomas Memorial, Mexico City, Mexico; Gayosso Colima, Mexico City, Mexico; Gayosso Felix Cuevas, Mexico City, Mexico; Gayosso Torreon Allende, Coahuila, Mexico; Gayosso Torreon Periferico, Coahuila, Mexico; Gayosso Santa Monica, Edo. Mexico, Mexico; Gayosso Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico; Gayosso Lopez Mateos, Guanajuato, Mexico; Gayosso Francisco Villa, Guanajuato, Mexico; Gayosso Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico; Gayosso El Carmen, Jalisco, Mexico; Gayossos Capillas Vallarta, Michoacan, Mexico; GAyosso Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico; Gayosso Monterrey Capillas Marianas, Neuvo Leon, Mexico; Gayosso Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico)

H.E. Turner & Co., Inc., Batavia, New York (H.E. Turner & Co., Inc. Funeral Homes, Bergen, NY; Bohm-Calarco-Smith Funeral Home, Batavia, NY; Burdett & Sanford Funeral Home, Oakfield, NY; Robinson and Hackemer Funeral Home, Warsaw, NY)

Halpin-Bitecola Brookdale Funeral and Cremation Service, LLC, Bloomfield, New Jersey

Hantge-McBride-Hughes Funeral Chapels, Hutchinson, Minnesota

Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland, Florida

Holman-Howe Funeral Homes, Lebanon, Missouri

Howard K. Hill Funeral Services, New Haven, Connecticut (Howard K. Hill Funeral Services, Hartford, CT; Henry L. Fuqua Funeral Service – A Division of Howard K. Hill Funeral Services, Bloomfield, CT)

Hughes Family Tribute Center, Dallas, Texas

J. Garcia Lopez Casa Prim, Mexico City, Mexico

James Funeral Home & Northlake Memorial Gardens, Huntersville, North Carolina

Jefferson Memorial Cemetery, Funeral Home, Crematory & Arboretum, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jennings-Calvey Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania (Scranton Area Cremation Care, Scranton, PA)

Johnston & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory, Ellensburg, Washington (Johnston & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory, Cle Elum, WA)

Jones and Sons Funeral Home, Richton, Mississippi (Jones and Sons Funeral Home, Beaumont, MS; Jones and Sons Funeral Home, Hattiesburg, MS; Jones and Sons Funeral Home, Moselle, MS)

Jones-Wynn Funeral Homes & Crematory, Villa Rica, Georgia (Jones-Wynn Funeral Homes & Crematory, Douglasville, GA)

Kemp Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Southfield, Michigan

Kerrville Funeral Home, Kerrville, Texas (Kimble Funeral Home, Junction, TX; Krestridge Funeral Home, Levelland, TX)

Lakeshore Memorial Services, Holland, Michigan

Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., Hamburg, New York (Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., West Seneca, NY)

Leo P. Gallagher and Son Funeral Home, Stamford, Connecticut (Leo P. Gallagher and Son Funeral Homes, Greenwich, CT; Spadaccino and Leo P. Gallagher & Son Community Funeral Home, Monroe, CT)

Life Celebrations Group – Radney Funeral Home, Alexander City, Alabama (Langley Funeral Home, Camp Hill, AL)

Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Athens, Georgia (Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Watkinsville, GA; Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Danielsville, GA)

Macz Funeral Home, Centralia, Illinois (Day Macz Funeral Home, Sandoval, IL; Day Macz Funeral Home, Patoka, IL; Irvin Macz Funeral Home, Odin, IL)

Martin Funeral, Cremation & Tribute Services, Mt. Morris, Michigan

Memorial Funeral Home, Edinburg, Texas

Memorial Funeral Home, San Juan, Texas

Memorial Parque Das Cerejeiras, São Paulo, Brazil

Mercer-Adams Funeral Service, Bethany, Oklahoma

Miles Funeral Home, Holden, Massachusetts (Miles-Sterling Funeral and Tribute Center, Sterling, MA; Kelly Cremation and Funeral Care, Worcester, MA)

Milward Funeral Directors, Lexington, Kentucky (Milward Funeral Directors – Southland, Lexington, KY; Milward Funeral Directors – Man o’ War Chapel, Lexington, KY)

Mitchell Family Cremations and Funerals, Inc., Albion, New York (Christopher Mitchell Funeral Home, Middleport, NY; Christopher Mitchell Funeral Home, Gasport, NY; Christopher Mitchell Funeral Home, Holley, NY)

Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland

Moments Funeral Home, Lucedale, Mississippi (Moments Funeral Home, Leakesville, MS)

Morada da Paz, Parnamirim, RN, Brazil

Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, Indiana (Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Hannover, IN)

Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Johnson City, Tennessee

Myers Mortuary, Ogden, Utah (Myers Mortuary, Roy, UT; Myers Mortuary, Layton, UT; Myers Mortuary, Brigham City, UT)

Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. – Carpenter Chapel, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. – Liberty Chapel, Ann Arbor, MI)

Oliverie Funeral Homes, Manchester, New Jersey (Oliverie Funeral Homes, Jackson, NJ)

Olson Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Paradise Memorial and Leon Williamson Funeral Homes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Parque da Paz CG, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home & Crematory Inc., Turtle Creek, PA)

Pedersen Funeral & Cremation, Morris, Minnesota (Starbuck Funeral Home, Starbuck, MN)

Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Manchester, New Hampshire (Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Boscawen, NH; Pillsbury Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Littleton, NH)

PinesFunerals (Fry & Prickett Funeral Home), Carthage, North Carolina (Kennedy Funeral Home, Robbins, NC; Powell Funeral Home & Crematory, Carthage, NC)

Pixley Funeral Home, Rochester, Michigan (Pixley Funeral Home, Auburn Hills, MI; Pixley Funeral Home, Keego Harbor, MI)

Pollock Randall Funeral Home, Port Huron, Michigan (Karrer Simpson Funeral Home, Port Huron, MI; Marysville Funeral Home, Marysville, MI)

Posey Funeral Directors, North Augusta, South Carolina

Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte, Michigan

Primaveras, São Paulo, Brazil

Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory, Coal City, Illinois (Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory, Gardner, IL; Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory, Morris, IL; Reeves & Baskerville Funeral Homes and Crematory, Wilmington, IL)

Return Home, Auburn, Washington

Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Traverse City, Michigan

Robinson Funeral Home & Crematory-Downtown, Easley, South Carolina (Robinson Funeral Home & Crematory-Powdersville Road, Easley, SC; Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home & Cremations, Central Clemson Commons, Central, SC)

Roller Funeral Homes (Roller-Chenal Funeral Home), Little Rock, Arkansas (Roller-Drummond Funeral Home, Little Rock, AR; Roller-Owens Funeral Home, N. Little Rock, AR; Roller-England Funeral Home, England, AR; Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West Memphis, AR; Roller-Swift Funeral Home, Osceola, AR; Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West Helena, AR; Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, Marianna, AR; Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Conway, AR; Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Greenbriar, AR; Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Greenbriar, AR; Roller-Burns Funeral Home, Yellville, AR; Roller-Christeson Funeral Home, Harrison, AR; Roller Funeral Home, Mountain Home, AR; Roller-Crouch Funeral Home, Batesville, AR; Roller-Coffman Funeral Home, Marshall, AR; Roller-Coffman Funeral Home, Mountain View, AR: Roller-Crouch Funeral Home, Mountain View, AR; Roller-Daniel Funeral Home, Searcy, AR; Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home, Jonesboro, AR)

Rone Funeral Service, Vineland, New Jersey

Señoriales Corporación de Servicio, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Smith Family Funeral Homes, North Little Rock, Arkansas (Smith Family Funeral Homes, Benton, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Glenwood, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Hot Springs, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Little Rock, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Sherwood, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes – Westbrook, Beebe, AR; Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home, Arkadelphia, AR)

Soxman Funeral Homes, Ltd., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory, New Castle, Delaware (Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory, Delaware City, DE; Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory, Newark, DE; Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory, Middletown, DE)

Sproles Family Funeral Home, New Castle, IN

St. Peter Chapels, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Tetrick Funeral Services, Johnston City, Tennessee (Oakley-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory, Bristol, TN)

Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown, Greenville, South Carolina (Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest, Greenville, SC; Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Southeast, Simpsonville, SC)

Twiford Funeral Home, Elizabeth City, North Carolina (Twiford Colony Chapel, Manteo, NC)

Vila Memorial – Centro de Velório São José, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Waitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Morganville, New Jersey (Mathis Funeral Home, Medford, NJ)

Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park and Mortuary, Salt Lake City, UT (Valley View Memorial Park and Funeral Home, West Valley City, UT; Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park South Valley, Riverton, UT)

Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Owosso, Michigan (Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Durand, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Perry, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Laingsburg, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Bancroft, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Corunna, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Howell, MI)

Watson Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory, Galesburg, Illinois

Weeks’ Funeral Home, Buckley, Washington (Weeks’ Enumclaw Funeral Home, Enumclaw, WA; Weeks’ Dryer Mortuary, Tacoma, WA; and Edline-Yahn & Covington Funeral Chapel, Kent, WA)

Wm. Sullivan and Son Funeral Home, Royal Oak, Michigan (Wm. Sullivan and Son Funeral Home, Utica, MI)

About NFDA

NFDA is the world’s leading and largest funeral service association, serving more than 20,000 individual members who represent nearly 11,000 funeral homes in the United States and 49 countries around the world. NFDA is the trusted leader, beacon for ethics and the strongest advocate for the profession. NFDA is the association of choice because it offers funeral professionals comprehensive educational resources, tools to manage successful businesses, guidance to become pillars in their communities and the expertise to foster future generations of funeral professionals. NFDA is headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., and has an office in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.nfda.org.