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Pursuit of Excellence Award

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NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award Recipients

NFDA congratulates the 2023 Pursuit of Excellence Award recipients: 

A Sacred Choice, Houston, Texas

A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Troy, Michigan (A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Vasu, Rogers & Connell, Troy, MI; A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Price Chapel, Troy, MI)

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

Ang Chin Moh Funeral Directors, Pte., Ltd., Singapore

Arlington Memorial Chapels and Crematory, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Arrington Funeral Directors & Crematory, Jackson, Tennessee

Bailey Family Funeral Homes, Wallingford, Connecticut (Bailey Funeral Home. Plainville, CT; Carpino Funeral Home, Southbury, CT; Connecticut Funeral Care, Waterbury, CT)

Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio

Bayliff & Son Funeral Home, Cridersville, Ohio

Bolock Funeral Home and Crematory, Cresco, Pennsylvania (Molden Funeral Chapel, Bristol, PA)

Bradbury Memorial Center, Lake Havasu City, Arizona

Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Hammond, Louisiana (Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Denham Springs, LA; Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Ponchtoula, LA)

Brown, Hill and Reigle Funeral Homes, Grand Blanc and Flushing, Michigan

Brownfield Funeral Home, Brownfield, Texas

Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick, New Jersey (Mount Sinai Memorial Chapel, East Brunswick, NJ)

Capillas Señoriales Casa de Homenajes, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

Carmon Community Funeral Homes, Windsor, Connecticut (Carmon Funeral Home and Family Center, Avon, CT; Hayes-Huling & Carmon Funeral Home, Granby, CT; Nicholson & Carmon Funeral Home, Suffield, CT; Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home, South Windsor, CT; Ladd-Turkington & Carmon Funeral Home, Vernon, CT; South Green Memorial Home, Hartford, CT)

Chambers and James Funeral, Pet and Cremation Services, Wellsburg, West Virginia (Chambers and James Funeral, Pet and Cremation Services, Follansbee, WV)

Copeland Funeral Service, Beaufort, SC

Cozean Memorial Chapel & Crematory, Farmington, Missouri

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

David C. Brown Funeral Home, Belleville, MI

Duksa Family Funeral Homes at Newington Memorial, Newington, Connecticut (Duksa Family Funeral Homes at Burritt Hill, Burritt Hill, CT)

Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home, Canal Winchester, Ohio (Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home, Pickerington, OH)

Elton Black and Son Funeral Home, White Lake, Michigan (Elton Black and Son Funeral Home, Highland, MI)

Falco, Caruso & Leonard Funeral Home, Pennsauken, New Jersey (Falco, Caruso & Leonard Funeral Homes, Camden, NJ)

Feeney Funeral Home, Ridgewood, New Jersey

Finch & Finch, Inc. Funeral & Cremation Service, Altavista, Virginia (Finch & Finch, Inc., Gladys, VA)

Funeraria San Vicente, S.A., Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia

Funeza Servicios Funerarios (Funeza Periférico), Mexico City, Mexico (Funeza Zaragoza, Iztalco, Mexico; Funeza La Raza, Gustavo A Madero, Mexico; Funeza Azcapotzalco, Azcapotzalco, Mexico; Funeza Los Reyes, Los Reyes Acaquilpan, Mexico; Funeza Nezahualcoytl, Nezahualcoytl, Mexico)

G.H. Herrmann Funeral Homes and The Gardens at Olive Branch Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana (G.H. Herrmann Funeral Homes – Madison Avenue, Indianapolis, IN; G.H. Herrmann Funeral Homes, Greenwood, IN)

Gamble Funeral Service, Savannah, Georgia

Grupo Gayosso, Mexico City, Mexico (Gayosso Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico; Gayosso Mexicali Lopez Mateos, Baja California, Mexico; Gayosso Mexicali Madero, Baja California, Mexico; Gayosso Tijuana Del Rio, Baja California, Mexico; Gayosso Tijuana Santa Gema, Baja California, Mexico; Gayosso Sullivan, Mexico City, Mexico; Gayosso Mausoleos Del Angel, Mexico City, Mexico; Gayosso Lomas Memorial, Mexico City, Mexico; Gayosso Colima, Mexico City, Mexico; Gayosso Felix Cuevas, Mexico City, Mexico; Gayosso Torreon Allende, Coahuila, Mexico; Gayosso Torreon Periferico, Coahuila, Mexico; Gayosso Santa Monica, Edo. Mexico, Mexico; Gayosso Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico; Gayosso Lopez Mateos, Guanajuato, Mexico; Gayosso Francisco Villa, Guanajuato, Mexico; Gayosso Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico; Gayosso El Carmen, Jalisco, Mexico; Gayossos Capillas Vallarta, Michoacan, Mexico; GAyosso Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico; Gayosso Monterrey Capillas Marianas, Neuvo Leon, Mexico; Gayosso Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico)

H.E. Turner & Co., Inc., Batavia, New York (H.E. Turner & Co., Inc. Funeral Homes, Bergen, NY; Bohm-Calarco-Smith Funeral Home, Batavia, NY; Burdett & Sanford Funeral Home, Oakfield, NY; Robinson and Hackemer Funeral Home, Warsaw, NY)

Halpin-Bitecola Brookdale Funeral and Cremation Service, LLC, Bloomfield, New Jersey

Hantge-McBride-Hughes Funeral Chapels, Hutchinson, Minnesota

Heath Funeral Chapel, Lakeland, Florida

Holman-Howe Funeral Homes, Lebanon, Missouri

Howard K. Hill Funeral Services, New Haven, Connecticut (Howard K. Hill Funeral Services, Hartford, CT; Henry L. Fuqua Funeral Service (A Division of Howard K. Hill Funeral Services), Bloomfield, CT)

Hughes Family Tribute Center, Dallas, Texas

J. Garcia Lopez Casa Prim, Mexico City, Mexico

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

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

Jennings-Calvey Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania (Scranton Area Cremation Care, Scranton, PA)

Johnston & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory, Ellensburg, Washington (Johnston & Williams Funeral Home and Crematory, Cle Elum, WA)

Jones and Sons Funeral Home, Richton, Mississippi (Jones and Sons Funeral Home, Beaumont, MS; Jones and Sons Funeral Home, Hattiesburg, MS; Jones and Sons Funeral Home, Moselle, MS)

Jones-Wynn Funeral Homes & Crematory, Villa Rica, Georgia (Jones-Wynn Funeral Homes & Crematory, Douglasville, GA)

Kemp Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Southfield, Michigan

Kerrville Funeral Home, Kerrville, Texas (Kimble Funeral Home, Junction, TX; Krestridge Funeral Home, Levelland, TX)

Lakeshore Memorial Services, Holland, Michigan

Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., Hamburg, New York (Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., West Seneca, NY)

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

Life Celebrations Group – Radney Funeral Home, Alexander City, Alabama (Langley Funeral Home, Camp Hill, AL)

Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Athens, Georgia (Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Watkinsville, GA; Lord and Stephens Funeral Homes, Danielsville, GA)

Macz Funeral Home, Centralia, Illinois (Day Macz Funeral Home, Sandoval, IL; Day Macz Funeral Home, Patoka, IL; Irvin Macz Funeral Home, Odin, IL)

Martin Funeral, Cremation & Tribute Services, Mt. Morris, Michigan

Memorial Funeral Home, Edinburg, Texas

Memorial Funeral Home, San Juan, Texas

Memorial Parque Das Cerejeiras, São Paulo, Brazil

Mercer-Adams Funeral Service, Bethany, Oklahoma

Miles Funeral Home, Holden, Massachusetts (Miles-Sterling Funeral and Tribute Center, Sterling, MA; Kelly Cremation and Funeral Care, Worcester, MA)

Milward Funeral Directors, Lexington, Kentucky (Milward Funeral Directors – Southland, Lexington, KY; Milward Funeral Directors – Man o’ War Chapel, Lexington, KY)

Mitchell Family Cremations and Funerals, Inc., Albion, New York (Christopher Mitchell Funeral Home, Middleport, NY; Christopher Mitchell Funeral Home, Gasport, NY; Christopher Mitchell Funeral Home, Holley, NY)

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

Moments Funeral Home, Lucedale, Mississippi (Moments Funeral Home, Leakesville, MS)

Morada da Paz, Parnamirim, RN, Brazil

Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, Indiana (Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Hannover, IN)

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

Myers Mortuary, Ogden, Utah (Myers Mortuary, Roy, UT; Myers Mortuary, Layton, UT; Myers Mortuary, Brigham City, UT)

Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. – Carpenter Chapel, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Nie Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. – Liberty Chapel, Ann Arbor, MI)

Oliverie Funeral Homes, Manchester, New Jersey (Oliverie Funeral Homes, Jackson, NJ)

Olson Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Paradise Memorial and Leon Williamson Funeral Homes, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Parque da Paz CG, Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home & Crematory Inc., Turtle Creek, PA)

Pedersen Funeral & Cremation, Morris, Minnesota (Starbuck Funeral Home, Starbuck, MN)

Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Manchester, New Hampshire (Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Boscawen, NH; Pillsbury Phaneuf Funeral Homes & Crematorium, Littleton, NH)

PinesFunerals (Fry & Prickett Funeral Home), Carthage, North Carolina (Kennedy Funeral Home, Robbins, NC; Powell Funeral Home & Crematory, Carthage, NC)

Pixley Funeral Home, Rochester, Michigan (Pixley Funeral Home, Auburn Hills, MI; Pixley Funeral Home, Keego Harbor, MI)

Pollock Randall Funeral Home, Port Huron, Michigan (Karrer Simpson Funeral Home, Port Huron, MI; Marysville Funeral Home, Marysville, MI)

Posey Funeral Directors, North Augusta, South Carolina

Pray Funeral Home, Charlotte, Michigan

Primaveras, São Paulo, Brazil

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

Return Home, Auburn, 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, SC; Duckett-Robinson Funeral Home & Cremations, Central Clemson Commons, Central, SC)

Roller Funeral Homes (Roller-Chenal Funeral Home), Little Rock, Arkansas (Roller-Drummond Funeral Home, Little Rock, AR; Roller-Owens Funeral Home, N. Little Rock, AR; Roller-England Funeral Home, England, AR; Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West Memphis, AR; Roller-Swift Funeral Home, Osceola, AR; Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West Helena, AR; Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, Marianna, AR; Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Conway, AR; Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Greenbriar, AR; Roller-McNutt Funeral Home, Greenbriar, AR; Roller-Burns Funeral Home, Yellville, AR; Roller-Christeson Funeral Home, Harrison, AR; Roller Funeral Home, Mountain Home, AR; Roller-Crouch Funeral Home, Batesville, AR; Roller-Coffman Funeral Home, Marshall, AR; Roller-Coffman Funeral Home, Mountain View, AR: Roller-Crouch Funeral Home, Mountain View, AR; Roller-Daniel Funeral Home, Searcy, AR; Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home, Jonesboro, AR)

Rone Funeral Service, Vineland, New Jersey

Señoriales Corporación de Servicio, Guatemala City, Guatemala

Smith Family Funeral Homes, North Little Rock, Arkansas (Smith Family Funeral Homes, Benton, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Glenwood, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Hot Springs, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Little Rock, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes, Sherwood, AR; Smith Family Funeral Homes – Westbrook, Beebe, AR; Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home, Arkadelphia, AR)

Soxman Funeral Homes, Ltd., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory, New Castle, Delaware (Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory, Delaware City, DE; Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory, Newark, DE; Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Homes & Crematory, Middletown, DE)

Sproles Family Funeral Home, New Castle, IN

St. Peter Chapels, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Tetrick Funeral Services, Johnston City, Tennessee (Oakley-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory, Bristol, TN)

Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown, Greenville, South Carolina (Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Northwest, Greenville, SC; Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Southeast, Simpsonville, SC)

Twiford Funeral Home, Elizabeth City, North Carolina (Twiford Colony Chapel, Manteo, NC)

Vila Memorial - Centro de Velório São José, Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Waitt Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Morganville, New Jersey (Mathis Funeral Home, Medford, NJ)

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

Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Owosso, Michigan (Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Durand, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Perry, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Laingsburg, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Bancroft, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Corunna, MI; Watkins Brothers Funeral Homes, Howell, MI)

Watson Thomas Funeral Home and Crematory, Galesburg, Illinois

Weeks' Funeral Home, Buckley, Washington (Weeks' Enumclaw Funeral Home, Enumclaw, WA; Weeks' Dryer Mortuary, Tacoma, WA; and Edline-Yahn & Covington Funeral Chapel, Kent, WA)

Wm. Sullivan and Son Funeral Home, Royal Oak, Michigan (Wm. Sullivan and Son Funeral Home, Utica, MI)
 

Pursuit of Excellence Honorees
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  • Richard Myers Pinnacle Award
  • Best of the Best Award
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