October 2018

Page A26 OCTOBER 2018 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A V i s i t u s a t B o o t h 9 3 1 CALL NOW! Pet Cremation Urns by Forever Pets 651.450.7727 to request our wholesale catalog The Fan Man, Inc. Fans Calendars Urns Register Books Dresses Advertising Specialties John Mannion “WhatEver You Need” 1-800-671-8280 Cell: 803-417-2940 Thefanman@comporium.net bankersadvertising.com/thefanman V i s i t u s a t B o o t h 1 9 3 5 Hall of Fame Awards By E lleanor S tarks B easley , CFSP Founder and Executive Director 100 B lack W omen of F uneral S ervice , I nc . The 100 Black Women of Funeral Service, Inc. was founded in Kissimmee, FL in 1993 after a two year period of consultations and research on the role they would play in the National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association–The Nation's Oldest African American Funeral Service Organization. The four goals of the 100BWFS organization are: 1. Women's leadership and award recognition. 2. Mentoring and scholarship assistance for mortuary students, matching them with experienced licensed professionals to assist their development and licensure. 3. Community service projects. 4. Building a stronger network for females entering a male dominated profession. 25 years later the 100BWFS has been involved in numerous awards and projects including: • Living Legends of Funeral Service, recognition for 50 or more dedicated years in the profession. • Mortuary Science Educator of the Year. • African American Funeral Service History Museum and Hall of Fame induction, which we will be showcasing for the next 11 months. • Breast Cancer Awareness Project, showcased in October along with the NFDA Convention. We are proud of all of our VIP Life Members, staff, exhibitors and the many members and suppliers who support us through the Memorial Scholarship Program and The Gift of Funeral Education, especially Nomis Publications, Inc. and Batesville Casket Co., who have supported us since we organized in 1993. We thank each of you who read our articles in the Funeral Home and Cemetery News each month. We are always looking H all of F ame A wards A frican A merican F uneral S ervice H istory M useum 8 - 7 - 18 • 2PM Kissimmee, Florida for phenomenal women to join our ranks and help us work toward 25 more years of excellence for a new generation funeral caregivers. Email Hundredbwfs@aol.com. The Chestnut Family: Charles Chestnut, III, his wife Dr, Cynthia Moore Chestnut and their two sons, Attorney Christopher Chestnut (standing on the right) and Charles Chestnut, IV, Alachua County Commissioner and former member of the Florida House of Representatives (standing on the left) Established in 1914 by Matthew E. Hughes and Charles S. Chestnut, Sr., Hughes and Chestnut Funeral Home in Gaines- ville, FL has been serving families in Alachua Coun- ty for over 100 years. A member of the Flori- da Morticians Association, Chestnut Sr., was among the first forty black em- balmers having received his license #388 on May 20, 1928. Licensing of fu- neral directors became ap- plicable in Florida in 1935 Chestnut Funeral Home, Ocala, Florida African American Funeral Home Hall of Fame and he was among the first fifteen to re- ceive his Florida license #115. Chestnut Sr served his apprenticeship with the WilliamsThoma Funeral Home, a white establishment that remains in busi- ness to this day. As part of the Chestnut legacy and to insure that the communi- ties would have others to provide funer- al services, Charles Chestnut Sr., provid- ed training to fourteen African Americans to either open their own establishment or work with him at the Chestnut Funeral Home. Among the trainees was his son, Charles Chestnut Jr., who helped expand operations to include Stark, Ocala, Lake City and Lake County, FL. Chestnut Jr died in 1959 and his son Charles Chest- nut III took over operation of the business in 1961, working alongside his wife, Dr. Cynthia Moore Chestnut. Hughes died in 1947 and Chestnut Sr., died in 1977. Congratulations to the Chestnut family and the Chestnut Funeral Home on their recent August induction in the 2018 100 Black Women of Funeral Service African American Funeral Home Hall of Fame, which took place during NFDMA’s 81 st Annual Convention in Kissimmee, FL. PO Box 5159 Youngstown, OH 44514 Fax 1-800-321-9040 press_releases@nomispublications.com www.nomispublications.com Send Us Your News!