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NF DA/CANA 

Joint Expo in the 

Windy City 

NFDA/CANA Convention Preview 

Selling Your Business Made Simple 

by Dan Isard 

Early Non-Terrestrial Memorialization 

by Oscar Rios 

Pet Lovers Need to Provide and Protect 

by Nancy Lohman 

FDA of Kentucky Annual Convention and Expo 

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NFDA/CANA CoNveNtioN FeAtures 

6 NFDA/CANA Convention Preview 

7 General Sessions and Special Events 

8 The Social Network 

10 2011 List of Exhibitors 

11 Schedule At-A-Glance 

12 2011 NFDA International Convention & Expo 

Registration Form 

FeAtures 

14 Selling You Business Made Simple 

18 A Brief History of Early Non-Terrestrial 

Memorialization 

22 A Pet Lovers need to Provide and Protect 

24 Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky 129th 

Annual State Convention 

News releAses 

28 The Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky 

celebrated their 129th Annual Convention in 

Louisville, Kentucky 

29 Ambulance and Coach 

31 James V. Andrews, Jr. Obituary 

32 Leading the Way in Funeral Service Excellence 

35 Genesis Casket Names Second Special Advisor 

to Board 

36 Curtis Elliott of Matthews Funeral Products shot a 

hole in one 

DepArtmeNts 

36 Classifieds 

38 Ad Index 

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The annual NFDA International Convention and Expo has long been 

considered the world’s premier funeral service event. This year 

it is being taken to another level. For the first time ever NFDA, the 

worlds leading and largest funeral service association is working in 

conjunction with CANA, the world’s foremost cremation association to 

create an experience of unsurpassed excellence. 

Members of the funeral profession will converge, communicate and 

collaborate in Chicago from October 23 through October 26. The 

general sessions and special events are going to be terrific. The 

Opening General Session will feature Chris Gardner whose book Pursuit of Happyness was made into a 

movie of the same name starring Will Smith. Mr. Gardner will share his incredible story with attendees. 

The All-Star Recognition Ceremony will feature a presentation by Arlington Cemetery Superintendent, 

Patrick Hallinan who will shed light on the current situation at our nation’s premier cemetery. The Closing 

General Session will feature Dr. Cyril Wecht who will discuss several high profile deaths including, 

President Kennedy, Elvis, Jon-Benet Ramsey, Laci Peterson and others. 

Last year’s Service of Remembrance included a New Orleans style funeral. This year we will incorporate 

traditions found in funerals of the Irish. Complete with bag pipers, tin whistlers, fiddlers and Irish songs, 

you won’t want to miss this special opportunity to remember those among us who died this past year. 

President-elect Randy Earl and his wife Evelyn are hosting the Annual President-elects reception. Juke 

Box Blues is the theme for what will be everyone’s opportunity to meet old friends and make new friends 

to the sounds of some of the best live music Chicago has to offer. 

Our under forty funeral directors will have their annual social event which will include a trolley ride and 

evening of fun and fellowship at the Public House on State Street. 

Of course NFDA will work again for Habitat for Humanity and there will be the Funeral Service Foundation 

Golf Classic. Add to this a Motorcycle Ride, Friends of Facebook Gathering and a Closing Celebration 

featuring Irish entertainment and music by the Gentlemen of Distinction and this year’s convention will 

surely be among the best ever. 

In addition to all the fun, there will be some serious information shared. NFDA and CANA have assembled 

the finest workshops anywhere. So if continuing education is what you’re looking for you’ll find it 

in Chicago. 

As President of NFDA during this historic convention I offer you a personal invitation to attend. I promise, 

you’ll be glad you were there. 

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Chicago has a bigger “Rat.” Al Capone (left) seen 

checking out the latest “Chicago Typewriter” with 

Johnny McClurd, Ocilla, GA (right). Al Capone is 

making you an offer to the Expo that you can’t refuse. 


(L-R) NFDA’s Connie Smith, Southern Funeral Director’s 

John Yopp and Christine Pepper, CEO of NFDA welcome 

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Join your friends, fellow funeral directors and valued clients for a 

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The only Pete and P.B. Dye-designed golf course in Chicagoland, 

Ruffl ed Feathers is a must play for the devoted golfer. This golf jewel 

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Selling Your Business Made Simple 

By Daniel M. Isard, MSFS 

Picture you are at your high school reunion. Imagine 

you are addressing the class of peers you have known 

for your lifetime. Can you feel the tension going 

through your body and soul? Can you imagine the 

anxiety leading up to this moment? Now, imagine 

you are totally naked and there is no podium. That is 

the same feeling you will have when you get ready to 

sell your business. Is this a metaphor or a Freudian 

example? I don’t know. I do know that different 

people handle the matter differently but the better 

prepared someone is, will result in a better outcome. 

The first thing you have to do is to decide if you are 

going to represent yourself or use a qualified M&A 

Consultant. Notice, I used the phrase qualified. 

There are many scoundrals out there. Some call 

you up and say, “I have a buyer for your business”, 

but of course you have to retain the caller. No! If 

an M&A Consultant has a buying client that client 

is going to pay them for their efforts, not you. Some 

are local real estate people that have no idea of what 

the value of your business is or even what the usual 

and customary terms of a sale would be. There is a 

difference in a qualified and non-qualified advisor! 

Qualified Advisors (“QA”) have fees for their services. 

The fee’s can range from 7% of the sale price to 

something less. Often there is a decreasing fee. It 

could be 7% of the first $2,000,000 and then decrease 

by 1% each $2,000,000 thereafter. Some will charge 

an hourly rate before closing but back out that hourly 

rate from the closing fee. They do that to keep their 

objectivity. I know that there have been some clients 

I have had to tell them not to continue to close on an 

offer. By charging this hourly rate, we were paid for 

our time to date. We are not just paid at the closing. I 

am able to retain my objectivity this way. 

You should ask if a QA can earn their fee. In many 

cases the answer is yes, several times over. Any 

advisor is paid for their time and experience. The QA 

has more applicable experience which should result in 

a better result. There are several ways in which a QA 

pays for their fee. 


• Time to get the deal done. There is a matter 

of confidentiality and at some point the 

confidentiality is going to get blown by someone. 

The QA is usually able to get the deal done quicker 

as they know how to move the transaction along. 

• Legal and Accounting fees. We have done 

more than 500 transactions. For us to do the 

tax analysis takes very little time. For the legal 

issues, if someone doesn’t know the funeral or 

cemetery profession it is filled with unusual legal 

concepts that have to be memorialized in a sale 

document. We can usually get a better document 

sooner and get your lawyer to the closing table 

with fewer costs. 

• Get more value. We know how to negotiate to 

get the most value and get it in the most secured 

fashion. This is a direct reward to the client by 

putting more money in their pocket. 

Your second step is going to decide who to invite to 

your dance. There are usually national and regional 

operating companies that might have an interest in 

being your successor. There may also be local and 

regional competitors that should have an interest 

in your business. You want to decide who you are 

willing to sell your business to and if there is anyone 

that you will not sell to. Once you get that list made, 

then you can move forward. 

When you get ready to sell your business you are 

vulnerable. You are going to be showing the intimate 

financial and operating details of your business to 

strangers and maybe some people that were heretofore 

competition. It is one thing to claim you sold three 

bronze caskets at the bar at a state convention but it is 

another thing to prove it in your financials. 

You want to have a Non-Disclosure Agreement in 

place with all receiving your data. In some cases 

you are going to want to have a mutual disclosure 

from them as well, to prove that they are financially 

able to secure the financing for the transaction. A 

Non-Disclosure Agreement is important to protect 

your confidential information and even the fact you 

are considering selling the business. It is especially 

important when you have a buyer’s data as well.

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Alternating lawyers go weekends, back and forth easy “lawyering” on call schedule, on the no the closing Pierce Chemicals day. The typical closing is when 29 there are 

night purchase or weekend and other removals, documentation. and limited The purchase prep-room about Pierce a million Mortuary copies Colleges of a hundred documents 26 and 

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Daniel tiser M. Isard, #310, MSFS c/o Southern is one of Funeral the most Director highly sought Maga- after 

deathcare industry speakers. He has presented over 500 speeches 

zine, P.O. Box 768152, Roswell, GA 30076. 

to various funeral home and cemetery trade groups, and published 

more than 250 articles and written 4 books. Dan combines first 

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published Preneed Perspective, an informational magazine on the 

aspects of Preneed, and continues to publish feature articles each 

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us informed on the latest consumer trends and smart approaches 

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A Brief History of 

Early Non-Terrestrial 

Memorialization 

by: Oscar Rios 

Chapter One – 

Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust to Dust. 

In the early days of space colonization Luna, or 

Earth’s moon, was the site of the first non-terrestrial 

burial. This occurred on October 21st, 2083, forty 

two year before Lunar independence for Terra. In 

those days Luna was little more than a construction 

site for early colonial transports (as the Montgomery 

-Quade shipbuilding facility wouldn’t be finished 

until 2096). Other than that Luna was mostly used 

as a location for mining and as a fueling station for 

colonial transports, loading up on Luna ice to power 

the vessel’s early Ion propulsion systems. In this 

period Luna was administered by a variety of Terran 

governments and a handful of small independent 

companies, all working to support the Martian 

colonization efforts. 

It’s a commonly held belief that Ho-Wu Tseng was the 

first person to die on Luna, but this is not the case. Mr. 

Tseng was actually the ninth person to die on Earth’s 

moon; he was only the first person whose body was not 

returned to Earth. A review of the historical archives 

of Luna clearly shows that the EU had three deaths 

before then, the United States two, and the Sino- 

Chinese Pact suffered the remaining three deaths on 

Luna before the death of Mr. Tseng. These deaths 

had all been a combination of construction accidents, 

fatalities due to undetected medical conditions and in 

one case an apparent suicide. The bodies of these 

seven men and one woman were all returned to Earth 

by their respective governments. However Ho-Wu 

Tseng was a construction foreman for the Rosenthal 


Consortium, an independent sub-contractor hired by 

the Sino-Chinese Pact to mine Lunar ice a operate a 

refinery to process it into Ion Fuel. 

In those days competition was fierce, between the 

National Earth government programs and the subcontractors 

they employed. In many cases corners 

were cut and safety was sacrificed in the name of 

efficiently and profits. It was just these conditions 

that would spark the Lunar Independence Movement 

and lead to major industrial reforms, but that wouldn’t 

occur until the early 2100’s. Ho-Wu Tseng died in an 

industrial accident at RC-RF2, a lunar ice refinery. A 

faulty coupling valve gave way, filling the chamber 

he was working in with super heated steam. Mr. Wu 

is credited with sealing off the chamber and closing 

the valve feeding pressurized steam into the ruptured 

coupling. His actions undoubtedly saved the lives of 

the other seventeen workers in the refinery. However 

he was burned over 60% of this body and died two 

days later, on October 12th, 2083. 

His superior working at the refinery requested that the 

body be transported to back Earth for final disposition. 

However, the request was passed through channels for 

seven days, as no at the Rosenthal Consortium wished 

to authorize the transport. The reason was cost. 

Supply ships from Earth were infrequent and every 

gram of weight was factored in. This was true both 

transports coming to and returning from Luna. It was 

estimated that transporting Ho-Wu Tseng’s remains 

back to Earth for cremation (as was his family’s 

wishes) would cost the Rosenthal Consortium 53 

Million Credits.

It was proposed that Mr. Tseng be cremated at the 

refinery on Luna, and then his remains transported 

back to Earth. It was hoped that the decreased weight 

would make returning Mr. Tseng’s remains to his 

family more palatable to the corporation’s bottom 

line. However, then as it is now, fire is one of the 

most dangerous threats to any enclosed environment. 

The oxygen required to feed such a fire necessary 

to cremate Mr. Tseng’s remains was also a costly 

commodity in the early days of Lunar colonization. 

There would not be a suitable Lunar Crematory 

constructed until late 2116. 

So, as the bureaucrats debated and haggled, the 

workers saved by Ho-Wu Tseng ’s quick actions grew 

more and more aggravated. They were ordered to 

freeze dry the body in an air lock with the temperature 

controls shut off, and package it up until further notice. 

To this day what actually happened next is unclear. 

According to popular folklore a memo was intercepted 

by the refinery’s workers’ at RC-RF2 stating that the 

body of Mr. Tseng was to be returned to Earth with 

the next shipment of recyclable waste. This was 

basically how the Rosenthal Consortium disposed of 

garbage that was too valuable to be buried on Luna. 

While a colorful story it is unclear just how the 

refinery workers would have managed to get a hold 

of an official company brief. Whatever the reason, 

on October 20th nine of the seventeen workers took 

matters into their own hands. 

These, at the time, unidentified men violated several 

company regulations in a flagrant display of defiance 

and humanity. They disabled the recorders and 

transponders on seven AECS (Artificial Environment 

Construction Suits) so that they could not be identified 

or tracked. They then gathered up excavation tools 

and absconded with the remains of the man who’d 

saved their lives. The men then exited the refinery 

and entered the Lunar environment, with their tools 

and the body of Ho-Wu Tseng. The body had been 

placed in a plastic container which usually held 

perishable food stuffs. The men walked about 2 

kilometers away from the refinery, behind a rise so 

that their actions would not be seen. 

Here the seven men dug into the lunar dust, excavating 

a hole big enough to bury their coworker, friend and 

the man to whom they owed so very much. The 

men recorded the burial although most of what was 

recorded cannot be seen through the cloud of blowing 

lunar dust. For a marker they placed Mr. Tseng’s 

construction helmet perched atop the stolen digging 

tool. This recording was broadcast back to Earth, 

eventually reaching the family of the deceased. This 

was the very first burial on a body anywhere outside 

of the planet Earth. What should have been an act of 

solemn respect was instead an act of defiance. 

When the seven suits were later discovered, their 

owners claimed that they were stolen. All workers 

at the RC-RF2 refinery refused to cooperate with the 

Rosenthal Consortium’s official investigation into the 

burial of Mr. Tseng. They all swore to being together 

and no evidence was ever found able to incriminate 

any one of the seven members of the burial detail. 

The seven suits all needed a thorough cleaning due 

to the heavy lunar soil contamination (Lunar soil 

has the consistence of talcum powder and can be 

dangerous to equipment if not properly removed). 

They also needed to have repairs made to their 

damage tracking and recording systems. Lastly 

was the cost of the impromptu marker, a high tech 

hand excavator and a lunar work helmet. All this 

proved to be very expensive to the Rosenthal 


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mains Consortium. to their home Final and cost display to the them company on the mantle was just or 

shelf 

under 

have 

40 million 

the constant 

credits. 

reminder of their loved one’s 

presence and, the reminder of the physical loss. The importance 

However of the all public families relations returning damage to a life was of much “normalcy”, greater. 

is None so important! of the workers It is much at RC-RF2 easier to were do so fired, without as they the 

daily awareness or reminder of sorrow by the urn being 

were quickly regarded as heroes. The case was used 

present in their home. It is also a very important consideration 

to illustrate 

to 

the 

allow 

point 

other 

that humans 

members 

living 

of the 

and 

family 

working 

or 

friends outside to of visit Terra the still physical retained location their basic of the human urn in rights. their 

desire The incident to occasionally was also relate used to to and good to pay effect respect just to five the 

life years that later lived! as the Where FFLR would (Fellowship you like this for urn Lunar to be Right) in 5, 

20, was or formed. 50 years? Three Who of the remains founders among of the FFLR living were that 

knew Scott Burbaker, the deceased Bishnu in 50 Sooknauth years? A cemetery and Lan Chun or colum- Fan. 

barium 

These men 

is the 

were 

permanent 

all working 

location 

at 

for 

RC-RF2 

cremated 

when 

remains. 

Mr. 

Tseng died, and would openly confess to taking part in 

Those that choose to scatter cremains or to bury cremains 

the burial at sea detail are eliminating in 2117, during future the generations early days from of 

equating Lunar Independence. 

with the physical location of what was physically 

left of a human life. We human creatures primarily 

relate 

Today 

to 

the 

physical 

graveyard, 

existence 

which 

and 

holds 

location, 

only 

in 

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all 

graves, 

of our re- 

is 

flections a National in Monument life and the of feeling the Republic of prior existence, of Luna. both The 

physical graveyard and was spiritual. only used Tourists for 9 years, travel before the world newer, over less to 

visit costly the and burial more locations dignified of means significant of final individuals disposition and 

events, became even available back to on the the days Lunar of the Colonel. pyramids and Lunar the 

Taj burial, Mahal in and the Normandy, lunar environment, and Ground is an Zero expensive in New 

York and dangerous City. procedure. Traditional burial would 

be abandoned altogether on Luna, as the second and 

Again, we must acknowledge that all of us human creatures 

subsequent 

do normally 

generations 

react to 

of 

and 

Lunar 

relate 

citizens 

to the physical 

were born. 

locations 

The traditions in life that of earth have meaning. were slowly The replaced burial location to reflect of 

a the loved new one limitations, that we knew needs in and life is sensibilities a very tangible of those element 

living in and our dying reflection on the and Earth’s recollection only of moon. the past. Thus, 

we do visit the physical locations of not only burial lo- 


cations, In our next but chapter the locations we’ll in cover which the we next worship fifty years and re- of 

flect 

final disposition 

on life and 

on 

its 

the 

origin 

Lunar 

and 

Colony, 

its past. 

as it became 

Temples, 

the 

churches, cathedrals, or houses of worship are the best 

Republic of Luna. Subsequent chapters will follow 

examples of physical locations in which we frequent, to 

pay mankind homage as to they or spread give tribute throughout to, in our the conviction, solar system, belief, 

and we and shall perception cover early of an methods Almighty of Creator final disposition or Maker 

(God). on Mars, It is the often asteroid said “Why mining do we colonies, get dressed the up Jovian and 

go moon to a settlements church or a temple and the to early worship intergalactic when we can colony worship 

ships, and where glorify a full our generation Maker at any of humanity location or lived, point and in 

life?” died, before We do so, reaching however, their because final destination. it is a physical Lastly, action, 

an outright sign, and location that we believe houses the 

we will discuss the burial of Gaia Kellogg, the first 

spirit to which we relate in our faith. In some faiths it is 

essential 

woman to 

to 

be 

worship 

buried 

in 

on 

a specific 

a planetary 

building 

body 

in 

orbiting 

which we 

a 

can sun sense other and than feel Sol. the Ms. presence Kellogg of an was almighty born and spirit spent and 

creator. most of her early life on a colony ship, the USCC 

Sevenstar. She became a teacher and spent most 

Therefore, of her adult those life who on spent choose on to New scatter Haven, cremains the terra- or to 

take formed cremains planet home orbiting in the the form star of Proxima an urn or Centauri. a container, 

or bury cremated remains at sea, are eliminating future 

generations of having the privilege 

Oscar Rios 

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A Pet 

Lovers Lovers need 

to to Provide 

and Protect 

by: Nancy Lohman 

You’ve heard the stories-“rich widow leaves estate to 

her Maltese”, “neighborhood woman rescues dozens of 

dogs”……our devotion to our furry four-legged friends 

can be as strong as any feelings we may have toward 

fellow humans. 

There is a positive correlation between the pet parent 

who devotes time and energy into the care of their 

furry family member and their need to ensure that 

when “that time comes” they are equally as caring for 

their pet. 

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So strong is that bond that many people include their 

pets in their will, providing for them in the event they 

may outlive their owner. No surprise, cemeteries and 

funeral homes, who sense the consumer of today and 

tomorrow are changing, are finding ways to appeal to 

this niche market of pet lovers who desire to provide 

and protect. 

When evaluating the idea of starting a pet cemetery, 

there are some helpful considerations you should 

explore. Do you have the available land to designate 

to a pet cemetery? Do you have the staff resources 

to train and establish expertise in working with pet 

owners? Do you have the marketing savvy to promote 

your pet cemetery in order to gain a real foothold of 

market share, enough to be profitable? 

Although state statues vary, most pet cemeteries 

go largely unregulated. For that reason, pet owners 

find tremendous value in a reputable cemetery firm 

expanding into the area of memorialization for their 

furry family members. The confidence and security 

of knowing a pet cemetery “will be there perpetually” 

often hasn’t existed in a community. It is a welcomed 

and untapped niche market. The choices have often 

been: cremation or burial in the backyard. Often there 

is no other alternative. 

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The first critical factor in developing a pet cemetery is 

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Profitability lies in the ability to provide good, better, 

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will find that there is a large segment of people who 

don’t want to just bury their pet; they want to be with 

their pet. Marketing “pets and people together” can 

provide significant revenue, especially if this choice is 

a more “elite choice”. If you offer your pet parents the 

ability to have their cremated remains placed beside 

their pets, in strictly above ground memorialization, 

you will find that many pet lovers will gravitate to 

these opportunities. Columbarium niches, cremation 

benches, and synthetic rock memorialization 

all allow for premium memorialization and 

a premium price. 

Opportunities to gain expertise and develop 

pet cremation and pet burial standards to 

willfully meet the pet owners’ expectations 

exist through the PLPA organization, The 

Int’l Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral 

Assn’s Pet Loss Professionals Alliance. 

Spear-headed by Coleen Ellis, founder of 

Two Hearts Pet Loss Center in Indianapolis, 

Indiana and Founding Chairperson of 

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educational resource which will help you 

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2011-2012 FDAK OFFICERS 

(L to R) Front Row – Vice President: Marcia Caniff-Davis from Ashland; Western District Director: Rick Morgan from Princeton; Immediate Past-President: John W. Gay from Burlington; 

President-Elect: Mary Steele from Pineville; Sergeant-at-Arms: Doug Stanley from Williamstown 

Back Row - NFDA Policy Board Member: Ronald Strong from Hickman; Secretary/Treasurer: Jim Davis from Berea; Southcentral District Director: Walt Parrott from Greensburg; Central 

District Director: David West from Nicholasville; Southeastern District Director: John Jones from Harlan; Eastern District Director: Rusty Preston from Paintsville; President: John W. 

Muster, V from Calhoun; NFDA President: Pat Lynch from Clawson, Michigan; and Northern District Director: Rob Riley from Carrollton. 

Not pictured: Southern District Director: Robbie Brantley from Brownsville; Chairman of the Board: Mike Neal from Catlettsburg 

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INDUSTRY NEWS 

The Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky celebrated their 

129th Annual Convention in Louisville, Kentucky 

The Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky 

celebrated their 129th Annual Convention at the 

Louisville Marriott Downtown Hotel and the 

Kentucky International Convention Center in 

Louisville on June 27-29, 2011. The convention 

was well attended by funeral directors, suppliers, 

and their families. As the attendees viewed all 

the new and improved merchandise, they were 

able to visit with old friends and vendors as well as 

new ones. 

John W. “Will” Muster, 

V (right) was sworn in 

as the new President of 

The Funeral Directors 

Association of KY by 

John W. Muster, IV 

of the Muster Funeral 

Home in Calhoun 

John W. Muster, IV 

congratulated John 

W. “Will” Muster, V, 

with his son, John 

W. Muster, VI, as the 

new President of The 

Funeral Directors 

Association of KY 

Ribbon cutting at the 

opening of the FDAK 

Exhibits (L to R) 

President John Gay 

and NFDA President 

Pat Lynch 


The following officers and directors 

were elected for the 2011-2012 year: 

OFFICERS 

President John W. “Will” Muster, V Calhoun 

President-Elect Mary Steele Pineville 

Vice President Marcia Caniff-Davis Ashland 

Secretary-Treasurer James W. Davis Berea 

Sergeant-at-Arms Doug Stanley Williamstown 

Chairman of the Board Mike Neal Catlettsburg 

Immediate Past-President John W. Gay Burlington 

DISTRICT DIRECTORS 

Central David West Nicholasville 

Eastern Rusty Preston Paintsville 

Northern Rob Riley Carrollton 

Southern Robbie Brantley Brownsville 

Southcentral Walt Parrott Greensburg 

Southeastern John Jones Harlan 

Western Rick Morgan Princeton 

A large crowd attended “The President’s 

Reception and Party” Tuesday evening. It 

included a wonderful buffet and entertainment by 

The Return—Beatles Tribute Band, dancing and 

lots of prizes. 

Immediate Past President John Gay (left) presented to John W. “Will” 

Muster, V his gavel as the new President of The Funeral Directors 

Association of KY

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Amb & Coach 


Ambulance and Coach, Nashville, TN delivers new fleet of white hearses, limo's and van to 

Ambulance 

Benton-Glunt 

and 

Funeral 

Coach, 

Home, 

Nashville, 

Henderson, 

TN delivers 

KY (Photo 

new fleet 

of James 

of white 

Veccia, 

hearses, 

Owner 

limo's 

and 

and 

Wayne 

van to 

Benton-Glunt 

Funeral Home, Henderson, KY (Photo of James Veccia, Owner and Wayne 

Justice, Ambulance & Coach). Also, Ellis Galyon, Georgia Ambulance FDA and Summer Coach, delivering Convention car keys for 

Justice, Ambulance & Coach). Also, Ellis Galyon, Ambulance and Coach, delivering car keys for 

new fleet of S&S Limo's delivered to the Central Kentucky Livery Service as shown in front of the 

new fleet of S&S Limo's delivered to the Central Kentucky Livery Service as shown in front of the 

Accubuilt 

Accubuilt 

Building, 

Building, 

Lima, 

Lima, 

OH. 

OH. 

Michael Mims, Cherokee Casket President Receives 

Compassionate Friends Professional Award 

Oak Brook, IL— Recognized as a 

professional who has contributed greatly in the 

area of supporting bereaved families after the death 

of a child, Michael Mims, president and owner of 

Cherokee Child Caskets in Griffin, Georgia has been 

awarded the Professional Award by the nation’s 

largest self-help bereavement organization, The 

Compassionate Friends. 

“Michael’s quiet support of bereaved 

families exemplifies the best in companies that 

interact with those grieving the loss of a precious 

child,” says Patricia Loder, executive director of The 

Compassionate Friends. She presented the award 

to Mr. Mims at the recent Compassionate Friends 

National Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota 

as more than 1,000 bereaved parents, siblings and 

grandparents looked on in appreciation. 

Cherokee Casket, founded in 1941, 

specializes in and only supplies handcrafted 

infant, children’s, and youth caskets to the funeral 

industry. To support bereaved families, Mr. Mims’ 

company sponsors and then purchases special 

reprintings of The Compassionate Friends brochure, 

“Understanding Grief After a Child Dies.” A copy is 

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in the United States and around the world, more than 

10,000 a year. 

“As a bereaved parent I truly feel The 

Compassionate Friends is an organization of 

compassionate friends willing and able to offer 

support to bereaved families,” says Michael Mims. 

For more information about Cherokee 

Casket Company, visit them on the web at www. 

cherokeechildcaskets.com or call 800-535-8667. 

The Compassionate Friends has more than 

630 chapters in the United States offering support to 

bereaved families. Annually the organization sponsors 

The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting 

the second Sunday in December in remembrance of all 

children who have died at any age from any cause. Many 

bereavement organizations and groups, including funeral 

homes, sponsor services open to the public in conjunction 

with the event. 

For more information about The 

Compassionate Friends and its many programs for 

bereaved families, call toll-free 877-969-0010 or visit them 

on the web at www.compassionatefriends.org. Also on 

Facebook at The Compassionate Friends/USA. 

Ambulance and Coach, Nashville, TN delivers new fleet of white hearses, limo’s and van to Benton-Glunt Funeral Home, Henderson, KY 

then included in every casket that the company ships 

Custom Casket Company 

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Funeral Coach Inventory 

2011 S&S Medalist Cadillac - White -NEW! 

2011 S&S Medalist Cadillac - Blue - Oval Window - NEW! 

2011 S&S Medalist Cadillac - Black - NEW! 

2010 S&S Medalist Cadillac - Black/Silver - NEW! 

2007 S&S Medalist Cadillac - Black - 14K Miles 

2006 S&S Medalist Cadillac - Black/White - 21K Miles 

2006 Crown Sovereign - Black - 49K Miles 

2004 S&S Masterpiece Cadillac - Blue - w/Pull-out Table - 75K Miles 

1999 S&S Masterpiece Cadillac - Black/Gray - w/Pull-out Table - 51K Miles 

2005 S&S Limo 

6 Door 

American Made 

Custom Casket Company | 1603 Limousine Gibbs Drive Inventory | Gainesville, GA 30507 

(877) 57 – CASKET | info@customcasketcompany.com | www.customcasketcompany.com 

2005 S&S 47" Cadillac w/Executive Roof - Black - 38K Miles 

Ambulance and Coach 

(Photo of James Veccia, Owner and Wayne Justice, Ambulance & Coach). Also, Ellis Galyon, Ambulance and Coach, delivering car keys 

for new fleet of S&S Limo’s delivered to the Central Kentucky Livery Service as shown in front of the Accubuilt Building, Lima, OH. 

2010 S&S 

Cadillac Medalist 

2005 S&S Lincoln - 6DR - White - Leather - Reversible Center Seat -14K Miles 

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Custom Casket Company | 1603 2005 Gibbs S&S 6DR Drive Cadillac | - Gainesville, Silver - 24K MilesGA 

30507 

(877) 57 – CASKET | info@customcasketcompany.com | www.customcasketcompany.com American Made 

2005 Lincoln 46" 6DR - White - 23K Miles 

Custom Casket Company | 1603 Gibbs Drive | Gainesville, GA 30507 

2004 S&S 6DR Cadillac w/Executive Roof - Dark Blue - 48K miles 

2005 S&S 

(877) 57 – CASKET | info@customcasketcompany.com | www.customcasketcompany.com 6 Door Cadillac Limo 

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Benton-Glunt Forest Hill should Funeral contact Max Home, Shelton, Henderson, Receiver, for additional KY (Photo information of James concerning Veccia, bidding Owner procedures and as Wayne soon as pos- 

Justice, sible, but Ambulance no later than August & Coach). 5, 2011. Also, Ellis Galyon, Ambulance and Coach, delivering car keys for 

new Contact fleet information of S&S Limo's for Mr. delivered Shelton is: (901) to the 525-1455; Central Fax Kentucky (901) 526-4084; Livery e-mail Service mshelton@harrisshelton.com 

mshelton@harrisshelton.com 

as shown in front of the 

Accubuilt Building, Lima, OH. 


Custom Casket Company 

Bottom Handle 

Funeral Coach Inventory 

2011 S&S Medalist Cadillac - White -NEW! 

2011 S&S Medalist Cadillac - Blue - Oval Window - NEW! 

2011 S&S Medalist Cadillac - Black - NEW! 


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2010 S&S Medalist Cadillac - Black/Silver - NEW! 

2007 S&S Medalist Cadillac - Black - 14K Miles 

2006 S&S Medalist Cadillac - Black/White - 21K Miles 

2006 Crown Sovereign - Black - 49K Miles 

2004 S&S Masterpiece Cadillac - Blue - w/Pull-out Table - 75K Miles 

1999 S&S Masterpiece Cadillac - Black/Gray - w/Pull-out Table - 51K Miles 

Limousine Inventory 

Georgia FDA Summer Convention 

2005 S&S 47" Cadillac w/Executive Roof - Black - 38K Miles 

2005 S&S Lincoln - 6DR - White - Leather - Reversible Center Seat -14K Miles 

2005 S&S 6DR Cadillac - Black/Silver - 18K Miles 

2005 S&S 6DR Cadillac - Silver - 24K Miles 

2005 Lincoln 46" 6DR - White - 23K Miles 

2004 S&S 6DR Cadillac w/Executive Roof - Dark Blue - 48K miles 

Custom Casket Company | 1603 Gibbs Drive | Gainesville, GA 30507 

(877) 57 – CASKET | info@customcasketcompany.com | www.customcasketcompany.com 

2005 S&S Limo 

6 Door 

2010 S&S 

Cadillac Medalist 

American Made 

2005 S&S 

6 Door Cadillac Limo 


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INDUSTRY NEWS 

James V. Andrews, Jr. 

James V. “Jim” Andrews, Jr., 

81, retired sales representative for 

Aurora Casket Company and longtime 

resident of Madison, recently 

passed away September 21, 2011. 

A native of the White House 

Community in Sumner County, he 

was the son of the late James V. 

Andrews, Sr. and Martha Carver 

Andrews. Following graduation 

from White House High School, 

he entered the U. S. Army during 

the Korean War. After completing 

military service, he began his career 

of association with funeral service 

in the office of National Casket 

Company in Nashville prior to 

traveling as a sales representative for 

the company in Middle Tennessee. 

Later, he established, owned, and 

operated Colonial Casket Company 

for several years. On January 1, 

1965 he was offered a position 

with Aurora Casket Company of 

Aurora, Indiana. He represented the 

company in East, Middle, and West 

Tennessee and in a large territory 

in Kentucky until his retirement 

February 1, 2002. During this 

period, he served two terms as 

President of the Tennessee Funeral Supply Sales Club and as 

Exhibit Chairman for several conventions of the Tennessee 

Funeral Directors Association. His enthusiasm for life, everpresent 

smile, and dedication to his work made him beloved 

by his customers. His integrity, high ethical standards, fair 

dealing, and loyalty to all with whom he dealt were a model for 

his chosen profession. 

Survivors include his wife, Sonia Cole Andrews, whom 

he married September 25, 1954; daughter, Angela Andrews 

Wright; grandsons, James Andrew and Justin Lee; beloved 

nephew, John E. Brown; several other special nieces and 

nephews. 

SAVE THE DATE 

THE FUNERAL DIRECTORS’ 

CONFERENCE 

November 1, 2011 from 8a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Topics to include: Embalming in the Real World; 

Eye, Lip & Neck Restoration 

(Approved for 6 CEUs) 

Guest Speakers: 

JACK ADAMS & TOM BUIST 

Call 912.486.7409 for more information. 

One Joseph E. Kennedy Blvd. | 912.681.5500 

www.ogeecheetech.edu 

Equal Opportunity Institution | A Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia 

OTC’s Funeral Service Education 

AAS Degree is accredited by 

the American Board of Funeral 

Service Education (ABFSE). 

Find us in more places than just campus. 

Active pallbearers are James Cole, James Andrew Wright, 

Johnny Hurt, Kerry Baggett, Tom Parsons, Ellis Galyon, 

Aubrey Gregory, and Kenneth Rice. Honorary pallbearers 

include Aurora Casket Company associates, and members of 

the Tennessee Funeral Directors Association and Tennessee 

Funeral Supply Sales Club. 

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 2:00 p.m. 

in Bixler Chapel of Madison Church of Christ with William F. 

“Bill” Ruhl officiating. Burial will follow in Warren-Brinkley 

Cemetery in White House. Notes of sympathy may be sent to 

oakesandnichols.com. Oakes & Nichols Funeral Directors, 

Columbia, TN are assisting the family with arrangements. 


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INDUSTRY NEWS 

Leading the Way in Funeral Service Excellence 

NFDA-member funeral homes earn Pursuit of Excellence Award for outstanding service to families, communities 

Brookfield, Wis. – The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is 

pleased to announce the names of the 147 funeral homes that have earned 

a 2011 Pursuit of Excellence® Award. The Award is given out annually 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. 

To earn an NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award, a participating funeral 

home must meet or exceed business standards set forth by the program 

and demonstrate proficiency in key areas the funeral service, such as 

compliance with state and federal regulations; providing ongoing education 

and professional development opportunities for staff; offering outstanding 

programs and resources to bereaved families; maintaining an active level of 

involvement within the community; participating and actively serving in 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. 

More information about the NFDA Pursuit of Excellence program can be 

found by visiting www.nfda.org/pursuitofexcellence. 

Award recipients will be honored on October 24 at the All-Star Recognition 

Ceremony and Reception during the 2011 NFDA International Convention & 

Expo. The 2011 NFDA Convention, which is being held in conjunction with 

the Cremation Association of North America, will take place October 23-26 

in Chicago. 

The complete list of 2011 NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients can 

be found at the end of this news release. 

Four Pursuit of Excellence Award Recipients Recognized with “Best 

of the Best” 

In addition to receiving the 2011 NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award, four 

funeral homes received the Best of the Best Award in recognition of their 

development and execution of an innovative program or service that had a 

positive impact on the families and communities they served this year. The 

2011 Best of the Best honorees are: 

Arlington Memorial Chapels & Crematory, Manila, Philippines 

Coston Funeral Homes Inc., Pittsburgh, Penn. 

Paul-McBride Funeral Chapel, Norwood, Minn. 

Spencer Family Funeral Home, Athens, Mich. 

Five Firms Inducted into NFDA Hall of Excellence 

Created to recognize long-standing participation in the Pursuit of 

Excellence program and a consistent display of service excellence, NFDAmember 

funeral homes are inducted into the Hall of Excellence upon 

receiving their 10th Pursuit of Excellence Award. The 2011 NFDA Hall of 

Excellence inductees are: 

Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio 

Dodd & Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs, W.Va. 


Waller Funeral Home, Oxford, Miss. 

Wappner Funeral Directors and Crematory, Mansfield, Ohio 


2011 NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award Recipients 

A.H. Peters Funeral Home of Grosse Pointe, Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. 

A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Troy, Mich. 

A.S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home, Decatur, Ga. 

Adair Funeral Home, Tucson, Ariz. 

Anderson-Burris Funeral Home & Crematory, Enid, Okla. 

Arlington Memorial Chapels and Crematory, Manila, Philippines 

Arnett & Steele Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Pineville, Ky. 

Arrington Funeral Directors, Jackson, Tenn. 

Aspen Mortuaries, Lakewood, Colo. 

Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio 

Ballard-Durand Funeral & Cremation Services, White Plains, N.Y. 

Bartolomeo & Perotto Funeral Home, Inc., Rochester, N.Y. 

Bayliff & Son Funeral Home Inc., Cridersville, Ohio 

Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals, Tifton, Ga. 

Branch Funeral Home, Smithtown, N.Y. 

Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Hammond, La. 

Bring Funeral Home Inc., Tucson, Ariz. 

Burritt Hill Funeral Home, New Britain, Conn. 

Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home Inc., Covington, Ga. 

Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors, McDonough, Ga. 

Carlson Funeral Service Inc., Rhinelander, Wis. 

Carmon Community Funeral Homes, Windsor, Conn. 

Cassaday-Turkle-Christian Funeral & Cremation Service Inc., Alliance, Ohio 

Clark Family Funeral Chapel, Mount Pleasant, Mich. 

Cobb Funeral Home, Blytheville, Ark. 

Coston Funeral Homes Inc., Pittsburgh, Penn. 

Cottonwood Memorial Mortuary, Holladay, Utah 

Cozean Memorial Chapel, Farmington, Mo. 

Cozine Memorial Group, Wichita, Kan. 

Cunningham-Becker Funeral Home, Lowellville, Ohio 

D’Esopo East Hartford Memorial Chapel, East Hartford, Conn. 

D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, Wethersfield, Conn. 

David C. Brown Funeral Home, Belleville, Mich. 

Davis Funeral Home, Nashua, N.H. 

DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, Columbia City, Ind. 

Deseret Memorial Mortuary, Salt Lake City, Utah. 

Dobratz-Hantge Funeral Chapel, Hutchinson, Minn. 

Dodd & Reed Funeral Home, Webster Springs, W.Va. 

Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home, Pickerington, Ohio 

E. Blake Collins Funeral Home, Wilkes Barre, Penn. 

Eggers Funeral Home & Crematory Inc., Chesnee, S.C. 

Emmanuel Johnson Funeral Home, Philadelphia, Penn. 

Enea Family Funeral Homes of the Mohawk Valley, Herkimer, N.Y. 

Erlewein Mortuary, Greenfield, Ind. 

Evergreen Mortuary, Cemetery & Crematory, Tucson, Ariz. 

Fellows-Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home PA, Easton, Md. 

Fitzgerald Funeral Home & Crematory, Rockford, Ill. 

Freitag-Reeves and Baskerville Funeral Home, Wilmington, Ill. 

Freitas Rupracht Funeral Home, Yerington, Nev. 

French, Lawson-Miller & Schoppenhorst Funeral Homes, Brazil, Ind. 

Gamble Funeral Service, Savannah, Ga. 

Gardinier Funeral Home Inc., Franklin, Penn.

Geisen Funeral Cremation & Reception Centre, Crown Point, Ind. 

Glende-Nilson Funeral Home, Fergus Falls, Minn. 

Gorsline-Runciman Funeral Homes, Lansing, Mich. 

Gunderson Funeral Home & Crematory, Madison, Wis. 

Hansen-Lendman Funeral Home, Kenosha, Wis. 

Hanson-Runsvold Funeral Home, Fargo, N.D. 

Henderson Funeral Home Ltd., Pekin, Ill. 

Heritage Funeral Chapel, Peoria, Ariz. 

Heritage Funeral Home & Crematory, Spokane, Wash. 

Heritage Funeral Home, Nipawin, SK, Canada 

Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, Youngstown, Ohio 

Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Homes & Cremation Services, 

Cookeville, Tenn. 

Howard K. Hill Funeral Services, New Haven, Conn. 

Hughes-Hantge Funeral Chapel, Hector, Minn. 

Johnson-Hagglund Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Litchfield, Minn. 

Jones and Son Funeral Home, Richton, Miss. 

Jones-Wynn Funeral Home, Douglas Chapel, Douglasville, Ga. 

Jones-Wynn Funeral Home, Villa Rica Chapel, Villa Rica, Ga. 

Joseph Vertin & Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, Minn. 

Kapinos-Mazur Funeral Home and Cremation with Confidence by 

Kapinos-Mazur, Ludlow, Mass. 

Kerrville Funeral Home, Kerrville, Texas 

Kilpatrick Funeral Homes, West Monroe, La. 

Lake Hills Memorial Mortuary, Sandy, Utah 

Lancaster-Morgan Funeral Home, Caribou, Maine 

Larrison Mortuary Ltd, Pratt, Ks. 

Lentz Funeral Home, Algona, Iowa 

Lippert-Olson Funeral Home, Sheboygan, Wis. 

Lynch & Sons Funeral Directors, Clawson, Mich. 

Lynch & Sons Funeral Directors, Milford, Mich. 

Martin Funeral Home-Fairgrove, Fairgrove, Mich. 

Martin Funeral Home-Vassar, Vassar, Mich. 

Mattson Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Forest Lake, Minn. 

Memorial Funeral Home, Edinburg, Texas 

Memorial Funeral Home, San Juan, Texas 

Memorial Mortuary, Salt Lake City, Utah 

Miles T. Martin Funeral Home, Mount Morris, Mich. 

Milward Funeral & Cremation Service, Lexington, Ky. 

Moloney Funeral Homes, Central Islip, N.Y. 

Moore Funeral Home, Brazil, Ind. 

Morman Funeral Home, Wakeman, Ohio 

Mountain View Mortuary & Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah 

Myers Mortuary-Brigham City, Brigham City, Utah 

Myers Mortuary-Layton, Layton, Utah 

Myers Mortuary-Ogden, Ogden, Utah 

Myers Roy Mortuary, Roy, Utah 

Newington Memorial Funeral Home, Newington, Conn. 

Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare, Winterset, Iowa 

Panebaker Funeral Home, Hanover, Penn. 

Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home, East Pittsburgh, Penn. 

Paul-McBride Funeral Chapel, Norwood, Minn. 

Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte, Mich. 

Preston-Hanley Funeral Homes & Crematory, Pekin, Ill. 

Proko Funeral Home & Crematory, Kenosha, Wis. 

Redwood Memorial Mortuary & Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah 

Reeves Funeral Homes Ltd., Coal City, Ill. 

Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 

Traverse City, Mich. 

Robertaccio Funeral Home Inc., Patchogue, N.Y. 

Roland Funeral Service, Atlantic, Iowa 

Roller Funeral Home, Mountain Home, Ark. 

Roller-Ballard Funeral Home, Benton, Ark. 

Roller-Chenal Funeral Home, Little Rock, Ark. 

Roller-Crouch Funeral Home, Batesville, Ark. 

Roller-Daniel Funeral Home, Searcy, Ark. 

Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Conway, Ark. 

Roller-Owens Funeral Home, North Little Rock, Ark. 

Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel/Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel, 

Knoxville, Tenn. 

Routsong Funeral Home Inc., Kettering, Ohio 

Sanderson Funeral Home Carthage Chapel, Carthage, Tenn. 

Schrader Funeral Home and Crematory, Ballwin, Mo. 

Sharer-Stirling-Skivolocke Funeral Home, Alliance, Ohio 

Shuler Funeral Home, Hendersonville, N.C. 

Smith Family Mortuaries, Derby, Kan. 

Southern Utah Mortuary, Cedar City, Utah 


Staab Polk Memorial Home and Cremation Services of Central Illinois, 

Chatham, Ill. 

Strode Funeral Home Inc., Stillwater, Okla. 

Tetrick Funeral Home Riverside Chapel, Elizabethton, Tenn. 

Thomas McAfee Funeral Home - Downtown Chapel, Greenville, S.C. 

Thomas McAfee Funeral Home Northwest Chapel, Greenville, S.C. 

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, Lawrenceville, Ga. 

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service LLC, Snellville, Ga. 

Twiford Funeral Homes LLC, Memorial Chapel, Elizabeth City, N.C. 

Uht Funeral Home, Westland, Mich. 

W. E. Pegues Funeral Directors, Tupelo, Miss. 

Waid Funeral Home, Merrill, Wis. 

Waller Funeral Home, Oxford, Miss. 

Wappner Funeral Directors and Crematory, Mansfield, Ohio 

Weeks’ Enumclaw Funeral Home, Enumclaw, Wash. 

Weeks’ Funeral Home, Buckley, Wash. 

West Funeral Home, West Fargo, N.D. 

Whitaker Funeral Home Inc., Newberry, S.C. 

Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, Royal Oak, Mich. 

Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, Utica, Utica, Mich. 

Wonderly Horvath Hanes Funeral Home & Crematory, Fremont, Ohio 

Worlein Funeral Home, Austin, Minn. 

NFDA is the world’s leading funeral service association, serving 18,500 

individual members who represent more than 9,900 funeral homes in the 

United States and 43 countries around the world. From its headquarters 

in Brookfield, Wis., and its Advocacy Division office in Washington, D.C., 

NFDA is the worldwide source of expertise and professional resources for 

all facets of funeral service. Through education, information and advocacy, 

NFDA is dedicated to supporting members in their mission to provide 

families with meaningful end-of-life services at the highest levels of 

excellence and integrity. For more information, visit www.nfda.org. 

Leading the Way in Funeral Service Excellence 


INDUSTRY NEWS 

Genesis Casket Names Second Special Advisor to Board 

B. D. “Buddy” Hunter to Provide Counsel to Genesis Casket Company 

Indianapolis, September 

23, 2011: Casket 

manufacturer Genesis 

Casket Company today 

announced that B.D. 

“Buddy” Hunter has 

accepted an appointment to the Genesis Casket Board 

of Directors as a special advisor. In this capacity, he 

joins Bob Horn who accepted a similar appointment 

last month. 

“Buddy is a visionary for our profession and the 

Genesis Casket Board and we are delighted to 

have his involvement and support,” stated Genesis 

President and Chief Executive Officer William 

Anthony (Tony) Colson. “His extensive knowledge 

of casket manufacturing and distribution as well as 

a demonstrated experience with some of the most 

notable companies in funeral service will provide 

valuable insights to our company as we execute our 

go-to-market strategy.” 

In 1969, Hunter founded Amedco Inc., a company 

that manufactured burial supplies for funeral homes, 

made wheelchairs and other medical devices, and 

eventually expanded into the steel business to 

make burial caskets. In 1986, after becoming the 

second largest manufacturer of burial caskets in the 

world, Amedco merged with Service Corporation 

International, the largest owner of funeral homes 

and cemeteries in the world. As part of the merger, 

Hunter, through Huntco Inc., purchased the steel 

processing and health care equipment operations 

of Amedco. 

Hunter has been a board member of Cash America 

International, Inc. since 1984. He has been a director 

for Service Corporation International for over 20 

years, and currently serves as a consultant. Previously, 

Mr. Hunter served on the board of Mark Twain 

Bancshares Inc. for approximately 15 years, and was 

a Member of the Listed Company Advisory Board for 

three years on both the New York Stock Exchange 

and the American Stock Exchange. 

“I am delighted SELLING to join your the Genesis team,” said Hunter. 

“I am most impressed by the firm’s commitment 

to high FUNERAL standards of excellence HOME in steel manufacturing. 

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the Genesis Board of Directors allows 

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Photo of Curtis Elliott, Funeral Service Consultant 

with Matthews Funeral Products Division. Whilst 

at a sales meeting in West Point, MS, Curt shot a 

hole in one at the Old Waverly Golf Course. This 

is his second hole in one during his golfing career. 

On another note: 

A man playing as a single at Pebble Beach was 

teamed with a twosome. After a few holes, the 

twosome finally asked why he was playing such a 

beautiful course by himself. He replied that he & 

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his wife had played the course every year - for over 

20 years - but this year she had passed away and he 

kept the tee time in her memory. 

The twosome commented that they thought 

certainly someone would have been willing to take 

her spot. 

“So did I,” he said “but they all wanted to go to 

her funeral” 


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