District Calendars & Contacts

 

Virginia Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers

9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300

Richmond, VA 23233-1463

804-367-4479

VA Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers

Calendar and Examination Schedule

2020 Board Meeting Dates:

April 16th, July 14th, October 6th 

Calendar of Events

 

December 2, 2020 Virtual CEU – Alkaline Hydrolysis

December 3, 2020 Virtual CEU – Disaster Planning

January 21, 2021 4:00 p.m. District Officers Meeting, Zoom Conference Meeting

January 22, 2021 VFDA Winter Conference, Marriott Richmond Short Pump

May 13, 2021 4:00 p.m. District Officers Meeting, Zoom Conference Meeting

June 13-16, 2021 133rd Annual VFDA Convention, Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront | The Cavalier, a Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel, 4200 & 4201 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451

June 12-15, 2022 134th Annual VFDA Convention, Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront | The Cavalier, a Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel, 4200 & 4201 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451

June 11-14, 2023 135th Annual VFDA Convention, Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront | The Cavalier, a Marriott Autograph Collection Hotel, 4200 & 4201 Atlantic Ave., Virginia Beach, VA 23451

District Officers Virtual Meetings Schedule

The Virginia Funeral Directors Association will hold a series of district officers’ meetings in 2020 and 2021. These calls are informative and opens up the lines of communication between the districts and the state association Discussions include legislation, association events, news and district updates. The meetings will last no longer than 1 hour.

The Zoom meeting information, a reminder e-mail, and agenda will be sent prior to each meeting.

Meeting Schedule (4:00 p.m. start time for all meetings)
September 24, 2020
January 21, 2021
May 13, 2021

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the VFDA office at (804) 264-0505 or info@vfda.net.

District Meeting Schedules

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District Schedules

BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT(map)
Blue Ridge District Funeral Directors Association

-OFFICERS-

Michael Rorrer, President, McCoy Funeral Home, mccoyfuneralhome@verizon.net

Jonathan Stilwell, Vice President, John M. Oakey & Son, Inc., jonathan@johnmoakey.com

Jeff Wolfe, Secretary-Treasurer, John M. Oakey & Son Inc., jeff@johnmoakey.com

Meetings – Held on the third Tuesday in January, March, May, July, and September

Installation – July

Roster Provided by District

Please click here to find the Blue Ridge District Membership Application

Upcoming Meeting/Event Information:

CENTRAL DISTRICT(map)
Central District Funeral Directors Association

-OFFICERS-

Kaylinn Bezenar, President, Morrissett Funeral & Cremation Service, kaylinn@morrissett.com

Margaret Edie, Vice President, Morrissett Funeral & Cremation Service, margaret@morrissett.com

Daniel Woodfin, Secretary/Treasurer, Bliley’s Funeral Home, dwoodfin@blileys.com

Meetings – Held on the second Tuesday in January, March, May, July, September and November

Installation – November

Roster Provided by District

Upcoming Meeting/Event Information:

NORTHERN DISTRICT(map)
Northern Virginia Funeral Directors Association, Inc.

-OFFICERS-

Benjamin Hinkle, President, Mountcastle-Turch Funeral Home, ben.hinkle@mountcastleturch.com

Tyra Baker Thompson, Vice-President, Chinn and Baker Funeral Home, tyrabt@yahoo.com

Cachet Hammond, Treasurer

Meetings – Held on the first Wednesday in March, June, September and December

Installation – June

Roster Provided by District

Upcoming Meeting/Event Information:

SHENANDOAH DISTRICT(map)
Shenandoah Valley Funeral Directors Association

-OFFICERS-

Neal Wong, President, Johnson Funeral Service, Nwong@johnsonfs.com

Jay McIntyre, Vice-President, Reynolds Hamrick Funeral Homes & Crematory, jrmcintyre685@gmail.com

Charlie Rimel, Secretary, Henry Funeral Home, charlierimel89@gmail.com

Daniel Chapman, Treasurer, Johnson Funeral Service, dchapmanp@gmail.com

Meetings – Held on the third Thursday in January, March, May, September and November

Installations – May

Roster Provided by District

Upcoming Meeting/Event Information:

SOUTHSIDE DISTRICT(map)
Southside Virginia Funeral Directors Association

-OFFICERS-

Paul Spiggle, President, Robinson Funeral Home, spigglefam@aol.com

Butch Gatewood, Vice-President, Norris Funeral Services, butch.1947@hotmail.com

Les Powell, III, CFSP, Secretary-Treasurer, Powell Funeral Home, Inc., lespowell111@gmail.com

Meetings are held quarterly and determined by districts

Installations – Determined by districts

Roster Provided by District

Upcoming Meeting/Event Information:

SOUTHWEST DISTRICT(map)
Southwest Virginia Funeral Directors Association
www.swvfda.com

-OFFICERS-

Tyler Bailey, President, Frost Funeral Home, tylersbaileyfh@gmail.com

John Britton, Vice-President, Province Funeral Home, monumentsservices@yahoo.com

Marty Hagy, Secretary, Hagy & Fawbush Funeral Home, info@hagyfawbush.com

Meetings – Held on the third Thursday in March, June, September and December

Installation – June

Roster Provided By District

Upcoming Meeting/Event Information:

TIDEWATER DISTRICT(map)
Tidewater Funeral Directors Association

-OFFICERS-

Eric Wray, President, E Vaughn Wray, evaughnwray@gmail.com

Stephanie Smith, 1st Vice President, sgs.rhsfh@gmail.com

PG Thomasson, 2nd Vice President, pthomasson858@gmail.com

Bryan Graves, Treasurer, HD Oliver, hdofh@aol.com

Jamie Karpa, Secretary, R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home, Jamiekarpa@gmail.com

Renee Battle, 1st Year Director, TE Cooke Overton FH, tecofh@aol.com

Danny Tstouris, 2nd Year Director, Peninsula Funeral Home, danny@peninsulafuneralhome.com

Meetings – Held on the third Monday in January, February, March, May, September and October

Installation – April

Roster Provided By District

Application for Associate Tidewater District Membership

Application for Tidewater District Affiliate Membership

Application for Tidewater District Firm Membership

Upcoming Meeting/Event Information