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NFDA congratulates the 2024 Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients: 

A Sacred Choice Funeral Home, Houston, Texas

A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Troy, Michigan; A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Troy, Michigan; A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Royal Oak, Michigan

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

Ang Chin Moh Funeral Directors Pte. Ltd., Singapore

Arlington Memorial Chapels, Inc., Quezon City, Philippines

Arrington Funeral Directors & Crematory, Jackson, Tennessee

Bailey Family Funeral Homes, Wallingford, Connecticut; Bailey Family Funeral Homes, Plainville, Connecticut; Bailey Family Funeral Homes, Southbury, Connecticut

Bayliff & Son Funeral Home, Cridersville, Ohio

Bradbury Memorial Center, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Hammond, Louisiana; Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, Louisiana; Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Denham Springs, Louisiana

Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick, New Jersey; Mount Sinai Memorial Chapels, East Brunswick, New Jersey

Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home, Covington, Georgia

Capillas Señoriales Casa de Homenajes, Merida, Mexico

Carmon Community Funeral Homes, Windsor, Connecticut; Carmon Community Funeral Homes, Avon, Connecticut; Carmon Community Funeral Homes, Granby, Connecticut; Carmon Community Funeral Homes, Vernon, Connecticut; Carmon Community Funeral Homes, Suffield, Connecticut; Carmon Community Funeral Homes, South Windsor, Connecticut; Carmon Community Funeral Homes, Hartford, Connecticut

Clement L. Pantalone Funeral Home, Inc., Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Copeland Funeral Service, Beaufort, South Carolina

Cornerstone Funeral Services & Cremations, Birmingham, Alabama

Cozean Memorial Chapel and Crematory, Farmington, Missouri

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

Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Colville, Washington; Danekas Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Chewelah, Washington

David C. Brown Funeral Home, Belleville, Michigan

Duksa Family Funeral Homes at Newington Memorial, Newington, Connecticut; Duksa Family Funeral Homes at Burritt Hill, New Britain, Connecticut

Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Homes and Crematory, Canal Winchester, Ohio; Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Homes and Crematory, Pickerington, Ohio

Empresa Vila - Crematório e Centro Funerário São José, Natal, RN, Brazil

Falco, Caruso & Leonard Funeral Homes, Pennsauken, New Jersey; Falco, Caruso & Leonard Funeral Homes, Camden, New Jersey

Finch & Finch, Inc. Funeral & Cremation Service, Altavista, Virginia; Finch & Finch, Inc. Funeral & Cremation Service, Gladys, Virginia

French Funerals and Cremations, Albuquerque, New Mexico; French Funerals and Cremations - West Side Chapel, Albuquerque, New Mexico; French Funerals and Cremations, Rio Rancho, New Mexico; French Funerals and Cremations - Lomas Chapel, Albuquerque, New Mexico; French Funerals and Cremations - Wyoming Chapel, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Funeraria Jaramillo, Loja, Ecuador

Funeraria San Vicente S.A., Medellin, Colombia

Funeza Servicios Funerarios, Mexico City, Mexico; Funeza Azcapotzalo, Mexico City, Mexico; Funeza C7 Nezahualcoytl, Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico; Funeza La Raza, Mexico City, Mexico; Funeza Los Reyes, Los Reyes Acaquilpan, Mexico; Funeza Zaragoza, Mexico City, Mexico

Gamble Funeral Service, Savannah, Georgia

Grace Funeral Home & St. Lazarus of Bethany Memorial Garden, Covington, Louisiana

Grupo Gayosso, Mexico City, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Morelia, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Col. Villa Insurgentes, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Aguascalientes, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Naucalpan, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Acapulco, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Aguascalientes, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Torreon, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Guadalajara, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Monterrey, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Guadalajara, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Mexico City, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Cuernavaca, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Tijuana, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Mexico City, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Leon, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Irapuato, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Mexico City, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Mexicali, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Leon, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Mexicali, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Morelia, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Torreon, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Reynosa, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Tijuana, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Tlalnepantla de Ba, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Mexico City, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Mexicali, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Tijuana, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Torreon, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Monterrey, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Torreon, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Irapuato, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Gomez Palacio, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Aguascalientes, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Gomez Palacio, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Mexico City, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Tijuana, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Col. Las Fuentes, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Reynosa, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Zapopan, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Aguascalientes, Mexico; Grupo Gayosso, Acapulco, Mexico

Hantge-McBride-Hughes Funeral Chapels, Hutchinson, Minnesota

Heath Funeral Chapel & Crematory, Lakeland, Florida

Heckart Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Sedalia, Missouri

H.E. Turner & Co., Inc., Batavia, New York; H.E. Turner & Co., Inc., Batavia, New York; H.E. Turner & Co., Inc., Oakfield, New York; H.E. Turner & Co., Inc., Perry, New York; H.E. Turner & Co., Inc., Batavia, New York; H.E. Turner & Co., Inc., Bergen, New York; H.E. Turner & Co., Inc., Attica, New York; H.E. Turner & Co., Inc., Warsaw, New York

Hightower Family Funeral Homes, Carrollton, Georgia; Hightower Family Funeral Homes, Bremen, Georgia; Hightower Family Funeral Homes, Douglasville, Georgia

Holman-Howe Funeral Homes, Lebanon, Missouri

Howard K. Hill Funeral Services, New Haven, Connecticut; Howard K. Hill Funeral Services, Hartford, Connecticut; Howard K. Hill Funeral Services, Bloomfield, Connecticut

Hughes Family Tribute Center, Dallas, Texas

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

Jardim da Saudade Assistência LTDA, Curitiba, Brazil

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

Jennings-Calvey Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania; Scranton Area Cremation Care, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania

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

Johnston & Williams Funeral Home, Ellensburg, Washington; Johnston & Williams Funeral Home, Cle Elum, Washington

Jones and Son Funeral Home, Richton, Mississippi; Jones and Son Funeral Home, Beaumont, Mississippi; Jones and Son Funeral Home, Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Jones and Son Funeral Home, Moselle, Mississippi

Jones-Wynn Funeral Homes & Crematory, Villa Rica, Georgia; Jones-Wynn Funeral Homes & Crematory, Douglasville, Georgia

Kemp Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Southfield, Michigan

Kerrville Funeral Home, Kerrville, Texas; Kimble Funeral Home, Junction, Texas; Krestridge Funeral Home, Levelland, Texas

Krause Funeral Home, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Krause Funeral Home, Brookfield, Wisconsin; Krause Funeral Home (Brown Deer Road), Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Krause Funeral Home, New Berlin, Wisconsin

Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries, New Orleans, Louisiana

Lakeshore Memorial Services, Holland, Michigan

Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., Hamburg, New York; Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., West Seneca, New York

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

Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Athens, Georgia; Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Danielsville, Georgia; Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Watkinsville, Georgia

Macz Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Centralia, Illinois; Macz Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Patoka, Illinois; Macz Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Sandoval, Illinois; Macz Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Odin, Illinois

Martin Funeral Home, Mount Morris, Michigan; Detroit Cremation Society, Grand Blanc, Michigan

Memorial Cemitério e Crematório Ltda., Passo Fundo, Brazil

Memorial Funeral Home - Edinburg, Edinburg, Texas

Memorial Funeral Home - San Juan, San Juan, Texas

Mercer-Adams Funeral Service, Bethany, Oklahoma

Miles Funeral Home, Holden, Massachusetts; Kelly Cremation & Funeral Care, Worcester, Massachusetts; Miles-Sterling Funeral Home, Sterling, Massachusetts

Milward Funeral Directors, Lexington, Kentucky; Milward Funeral Directors - Man O' War, Lexington, Kentucky; Milward Funeral Directors - Southland, Lexington, Kentucky

Mitchell Family Cremations & Funerals, Inc., Albion, New York; Mitchell Family Cremations & Funerals, Inc., Middleport, New York; Mitchell Family Cremations & Funerals, Inc., Holley, New York; Mitchell Family Cremations & Funerals, Inc., Gasport, New York

Mitchell Family Funeral Home, Marshalltown, Iowa

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

Moments Funeral Home, Lucedale, Mississippi; Moments Funeral Home, Leakesville, Mississippi

Morada da Paz, Parnamirim, Brazil

Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, Indiana

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

Myers Mortuary - Ogden, Ogden, Utah; Myers Mortuary - Layton, Layton, Utah; Myers Mortuary - Brigham City, Brigham City, Utah; Myers Mortuary - Roy, Roy, Utah

Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan; Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., Ypsilanti, Michigan; Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan

Oliverie Funeral Home, Manchester, New Jersey; Oliverie Funeral Home, Jackson, New Jersey

Paradise Memorial Funeral and Cremation Services, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Leon L. Williamson Funeral and Cremation Services, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania

PinesFuneral, Carthage, North Carolina; PinesFuneral, Robbins, North Carolina; PinesFuneral, Carthage, North Carolina

Pixley Funeral Home, Rochester, Michigan; Pixley Funeral Home - John Desmond Chapel, Auburn Hills, Michigan

Pollock-Randall Funeral Home, Port Huron, Michigan; Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home, Port Huron, Michigan; Marysville Funeral Home, Marysville, Michigan

Posey Funeral Directors, North Augusta, South Carolina

Pray Funeral Home, Inc., Charlotte, Michigan

Primaveras, Guarulhos, Brazil

Proko Funeral Home & Crematory, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Radney Funeral Home, Inc, Alexander City, Alabama; Langley Funeral Home, Camp Hill, Alabama

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

Return Home, Auburn Hills, 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, South Carolina; Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home & Cremations, Central-Clemson Commons, South Carolina

Roller Funeral Homes, Little Rock, Arkansas; Roller Burns Funeral Home, Yellville, Arkansas; Roller Funeral Home, Mountain Home, Arkansas; Roller Funeral Homes, Paris, Arkansas; Roller-Alcoa Funeral Home, Benton, Arkansas; Roller-Christeson Funeral Home, Harrison, Arkansas; Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West Memphis, Arkansas; Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, Marianna, Arkansas; Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West Helena, Arkansas; Roller-Coffman Funeral Home, Mountain View, Arkansas; Roller-Coffman Funeral Home, Marshall, Arkansas; Roller-Cox Funeral Home, Clarksville, Arkansas; Roller-Crouch Funeral Home, Batesville, Arkansas; Roller-Daniel Funeral Home, Searcy, Arkansas; Roller-Drummond Funeral Home Southwest, Little Rock, Arkansas; Roller-England Funeral Home, England, Arkansas; Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home, Jonesboro, Arkansas; Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Clinton, Arkansas; Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Conway, Arkansas; Roller-McNutt Funeral Home-Greenbrier, Greenbrier, Arkansas; Roller-Owens Funeral Home, North Little Rock, Arkansas; Roller-Swift Funeral Home, Osceola, Arkansas

Señoriales Corporacion de Servicio, Guatemala, Guatemala

Smith Family Funeral Homes, North Little Rock, Arkansas; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Glenwood, Arkansas; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Hot Springs, Arkansas; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Little Rock, Arkansas; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Sherwood, Arkansas; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Benton, Arkansas; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Arkadelphia, Arkansas; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Beebe, Arkansas

Soxman Funeral Homes, Ltd., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes and Crematory, New Castle, Delaware; Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes and Crematory, Delaware City, Delaware; Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes and Crematory, Newark, Delaware; Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes and Crematory, Middletown, Delaware

St. Peter Chapels, Quezon City, Philippines

Tetrick Funeral Services, JohnsonCity, Tennessee; Oakley-Cook Funeral Home, Bristol, Tennessee

Thomas McAfee Funeral Home - Downtown, Greenville, South Carolina; Thomas McAfee Funeral Home - Northwest Chapel, Greenville, South Carolina; Thomas McAfee Funeral Home - Southeast, Simpsonville, South Carolina

Thorson-Popp Funeral and Cremation Services, Viroqua, Wisconsin

Twiford Funeral Homes, LLC & Albemarle Crematorium, Elizabeth City, North Carolina; Twiford Funeral Homes, LLC & Albemarle Crematorium, Manteo, North Carolina

Waitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Morganville, New Jersey; Bedle Funeral Home - Matawan, Matawan, New Jersey; Huber-Moore Funeral Home, Bordentown, New Jersey; Inglesby & Sons Funeral Home, Pennsauken, New Jersey; M. William Murphy Inc, Ewing, New Jersey; Mathis Funeral Home, Medford, New Jersey; Moore Funeral Home, Browns Mills, New Jersey; Old Bridge Funeral Home, Old Bridge, New Jersey

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

Watson Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory, Galesburg, Illinois

Weeks' Funeral Home, Buckley, Washington; Columbia Funeral Home, Seattle, Washington; Edline-Yahn & Covington Funeral Chapel, Kent, Washington; Haven of Rest Funeral Home Memorial Park & Crematory, Gig Harbor, Washington; Newell-Hoerling's Mortuary Inc, Centralia, Washington; Weeks' Dryer Mortuary, Tacoma, Washington; Weeks' Enumclaw Funeral Home, Enumclaw, Washington

Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, Royal Oak, Michigan; Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, Utica, Michigan

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