December 2019

Page A30 DECEMBER 2019 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS S ec t i on A Woodmiller Fine Woodworking Style and Quality WoodmillerUrns.com 410-354-0575 Call for Wholesale Price List In nite Innovations · 3745 Evergreen · Stra ord, MO 65757 · 800-362-6224 · www.infparts.com · sales@infparts.com • Funeral Car Repair Parts and Accessories • SpecialtyWindshields • Full Line of Trim & Body Parts • Rollers & Bier Pins • Flag Staffs...And More! Serving our Customers for over 30 years! Our New 55,000 Sq. Ft. Facility $2995 Chelsea@brightwhitepaper.com News Association ContinueD Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Waldoboro, ME; Massey Bros. Funerals, Dublin, Ireland; and Richard Steel and Part- ners, Ltd., Winchester, Hampshire, England. The annual meeting also gave all attend- ing members an opportunity to complete the Community Service Project sponsored by Homesteaders Life Company. Selected members packed backpacks with school sup- plies and created sets of flash cards and inspi- rational notes for students attending Metro Nashville Public Schools, part of an LP PEN- CIL Box Program. “Selected appreciates the sponsorship of Homesteaders and also PENCIL for its help in getting these items to students and fami- lies of these schools,” said Patty Neuswanger, member engagement director at Selected. “Nearly 400 backpacks were assembled and will be distributed on Thursday, October 17, at Fall Hamilton Elementary school.” Next year’s Annual Meeting will be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on September 30 to October 3, 2020. For more information, visit www .selectedfuneralhomes.org or call 800-323-4219. Selected Independent Funeral Homes Gathered in Nashville for 2019 Annual Meeting Selected’s Past Presidents DEERFIELD,IL— More than 300 members and guests of Selected Independent Fu- neral Homes gathered at the JW Marriott Resort in Nashville for the association’s 2019 Annual Meeting on September 23-26. With a focus on leader- ship and staffing, the experi- ence featured numerous ed- ucational opportunities plus the chance to reconnect with friends and develop new rela- tionships. The event includ- ed a variety of presentations and activities such as: how to adapt to change; informal discussions with Selected’s Preferred Partners; tapping into the power of staff engagement; how to raise the bar in recruiting and interviewing; association updates including the induction of the new board president Arthur Erickson and secretary/treasurer, Jake Johnson, plus new board members Robert Nunnaley and Josh Blake. In addition, Stevens Mortuary, Inc., Al- toona, PA was inducted into Selected’s Cen- tury Club, an elite group of members that have earned 100 years of continuous mem- bership. Firms achieving 50 and 75 years of continuous membership also were recog- nized, including: 75 Years of Continuous Membership: Bissler & Sons Funeral Home and Cre- matory, Kent, OH; Blyth Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Greenwood, SC; Busch Funeral and Crematory Services, Cleveland, OH; Fournier and Fournier, Inc., Woonsocket, RI; and Hall-Wynne Fu- neral Service, Durham, NC. 50 Years of Continuous Membership: Bib- ber Memorial Chapel, Kennebunk, ME; BullisMortuary, Inc., Hardin, MT; Denton- Wood Funeral Home, Inc., Carlsbad, NM; Association Officers: Send Us Your News! PO Box 5159, Youngstown, OH 44514 Fax 1-800-321-9040 • Email info@nomispublications.com FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS We welcome news of the industry. Send us information on your association today!