October 2022

Page A40 October 2022 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A Funeral Directors Research,Inc. AMRA INSTRUMENT, LLC 623 N. Tower (P.O. Box 359) Centralia, WA 98531 “the shorter the supply line the better off you are” WEB DIRECT GIFT & PRICING TM ® www.amrainstruments.com www.preproomdirect.com Scale Included Funeral Supply Store 1-800-392-2936 • www.funeralsupplystore.com FREE COT COVER! Magnum Mortuary Cot $1,59500 1,000 lb. Capacity Dressing Table $99500 Elite Mortuary Cot $1,29500 Scissor Lift $6,39500 Junkin Mortuary Cot 650 lb. Capacity $2,04300 FREE COT COVER & FREE SLIDER BOARD FDMA of North Carolina Announces Installation of Past State Presidents as National Officers NEWS Association CONTINUED Cheryl V. Anderson Lenora Wiseman Tryphina Wiseman George J. Durham, Jr. Robert H. Miller Professional of the Year Award during the banquet. During the convention, the National Ladies Auxiliary held a breakfast meeting. The entertainment for the breakfast was the Imani Dance Company of New Orleans, LA. Cheryl V. Anderson, Roberts Chapel/Roberts Funeral Service of Mocksville, NC was reappointed as the National Ladies Auxiliary President for the National Tracey W. Alston, State President and Woman of the Year Honoree, with Cheryl V. Anderson, National Ladies Auxiliary President. MOCKSVILLE,NC— During the week of July 31 – August 4, 2022, the National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association, Inc. (NFDMA) hosted their 85th annual convention at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside & Convention Center, New Orleans, LA. The highlight of the week was the installation of national officers and the annual NFDMA Robert H. Miller Professional of the Year Awards Banquet. The Funeral Directors & Morticians Association of North Carolina, Inc is proud to announce that their 57th past State President George J. Durham, Jr., CFSP, CFSGM was installed as the 68th National President for the National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association, Inc. Their 48th past State President Tryphina Wiseman was re-elected as the National Corporate Clerk of the House. Continued on page A41 President Durham, Jr., CFSP, CFSGM is the seventh National President coming from FD&MA of NC, Inc., with the list including: Perry L. Brown, #21, 19671968, Clarence E. Lightner #24, 19701971, John C. “Skeepie” Scarborough III #36, 1982-1983, June McLaurin Jeffers #38, 1984-1985, Jerry C. Gilmore III #43, 1989-1990 and Joseph B. Cutchins Jr. #55, 2001-2002. Lenora Wiseman, Wiseman Mortuary, Inc., Fayetteville, NC, received the 2022 www.nomispublications.com

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