Brookfield, Wis._ The National Funeral directors Association (NFDA) Policy Board met on July 10 in Cambridge, Maryland, and elected Bob Arrington of Arrington  Funeral Directors in Jackson, Tennessee, and Robert C. Moore, IV, CFSP, of Moores Home for Funerals in Wayne, N.J., to serve as at-large representative to the associations Executive Board.  They will begin their two-year terms immediately following the 2010 NFDA International Convention & Expo, October 10-13 in New Orleans, LA.

Arrington became interested in funeral service when his grandfather died in 1963.  His neighbor owned a funeral home, and he spent time there helping out after school and on weekends.  After completing mortuary science school, he received his funeral directors license in 1978, and his embalmers license in 1979.  In 1995, he founded Arrington Funeral Directors.  In 1997, Arrington added a crematory to his funeral home; in 2003, he purchased two cemeteries.  In 2006, Arrington added Covington Funeral Home and Magnolia Cemetery to his business.

Moore is a fourth generation funeral director who has worked at his familys firm since 1979, when he graduated from the American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Science.  He became manager of Moores Home for Funerals in 2004, and a co-owner in 2006.  In addition to licensure in New Jersey, Moore has a limited funeral directors license in Pennsylvania, has been certified as an eye enucleation technician for the Eye Bank Foundation of New Jersey and is a Certified Funeral Service Practioner.

Arrington and Moore will replace current NFDA At.-large representatives J. Michael Krill, CFSP, of Krill Funeral Service in Edgerton, Ohio, and Robert L. Bates, CFSP, of Bates Family Funeral Home in De Kalb, Texas.  Bates is a declared candidate for the position of secretary on NFDAs Executive Board.

New Catalog for Cherokee Child Caskets

June 10, 2010, Griffin, GA:  Cherokee Casket Company, Inc.  Announces the release of the new Volume 7 of the Cherokee Child Casket catalog.  The PDF files of Vol. 7 are available for viewing or download from Cherokees website:    www.cherokeechildcaskets.com . 

As Cherokee Casket Company continues to strive for excellence, numerous updates have been made to each style and the product line continues to go.  For a new catalog call 800-535-8667 or e-mail-  info@cherokeechildcaskets.com .                                                                                                                                                           

NFDA Updates The History of American Funeral Directing

Brookfield, Wis.In May, the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) released the seventh edition of The History of American Funeral Directing, by Robert Habenstein and William Lamers.

The book is a landmark text in funeral service, particularly for those studying mortuary science, said NFDAs Vice President of Professional Development Colleen Murphy Klein, Were pleased to help students, and even experienced funeral directors, understand and appreciate funeral services remarkable history.

This richly illustrated 375-page book offers a comprehensive look at the history of funeral service in the United States.  The new edition includes:

 Updated descriptions of the major national funeral service associations.

 The most recent cremation-related statistics from the Cremation Association of North America.

 Up-to-date industry statistics using the latest data from sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau; the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions National Vital Statistics Reports; and enrollment data from the American Board of Funeral Service Education.

 An updated FutureOverview section covering the newest trends and developments in the profession.

The cost of the seventh edition of The History of American Funeral Directing is $50.95.  The book can be purchased online through NFDA Resource Store, www.nfda.org/resourcestore, or by calling the association at 800-228-6332.

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