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Snyder Appointed to Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral Directors

September 23, 2024
Third-generation funeral director Charles F. “Chad” Snyder III, owner of Charles F. Snyder Funeral Homes & Crematory (Lancaster), was appointed to the Pennsylvania State Board of Funeral Directors. Founded by his grandfather, Charles F. Snyder, the firm has been a part of the Lancast...

APFSP Announces Three New Trustee Members

September 23, 2024
In August, the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice (APFSP; Lincoln) announced the elections of three new trustee members to its board of directors: Robert L. Barnes, CFSP; Rhonda K. Pleasants, CFSP; and Allyse R. Worland, CFSP. The trio was elected by academy membership from a field of ...

Kentucky Holds 142nd Annual State Convention

September 23, 2024
On June 4-5, the Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky (FDAK) held its 142nd Annual State Convention at the Kentucky Expo Center and Crowne Plaza Hotel in Louisville. FDAK President Wesley Rominger of Rominger Funeral Home (Manchester) presided. “Journey Through the Decades – Don&rsq...

Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks Celebrates Opening of New Cremation Garden

September 23, 2024
In May, Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries (Glendale) celebrated the opening of its new nature-inspired cremation garden, The Woodlands, at Forest Lawn-Hollywood Hills. The Woodlands invites visitors to rediscover nature with tree canopies and meandering paths landscaped with native Califor...

Legacy Funeral Group’s Soper Named TCU Valuable Alum

August 15, 2024
In April, Texas Christian University (TCU) awarded Michael Soper, class of 1989, its 2024 Valuable Alumni Award. Soper is president and CEO of Legacy Funeral Group (Houston), which owns and operates 160 funeral homes, cemeteries and crematories across eight states. Each year, TCU proudly acknowledge...

La Mar Consulting for Anthem-Partners

August 15, 2024
Earlier this year, Anthem­Partners (Frisco) hired Jim La Mar in a consulting capacity to provide strategic counsel on how the company can grow its market share in California. In addition, he will develop a leadership training program for the organization. La Mar has almost 35 years of sales a...

Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries Promotes Staff

August 15, 2024
Forest Lawn Memorial-Parks & Mortuaries (Glendale) promoted three longtime staff members in July. Vicky Franco now serves as vice president of Hollywood Hills. An alumna of Cypress College’s mortuary science program with several decades of experience in funeral service, Franco joined Fores...

McMikle Funeral Home Longtime Employee is New Owner

August 15, 2024
Terry A. Parker, longtime employee of McMikle Funeral Home (Charleston and Sikeston), assumed ownership of both firms January 31, 2024. Parker purchased the business in its entirety from owner Mary Katherine McMikle-Branum, daughter of the business founders, and husband Bill Branum. Associated wi...

CCMS Touts Educational Cremation Center

August 15, 2024
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science is the first funeral service school in the United States to provide students with hands-on training in its state-of-the-art Educational Cremation Center (ECC), which was dedicated late last year. “Today, the national cremation rate is over 60% – it ...
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