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
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
January 23-24, 2022 Virginia Funeral Directors Association’s Winter Conference, Marriott Richmond Short Pump, 4240 Dominion Blvd, Glen Allen, VA 23060
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 2021 and 2022. 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)
May 13, 2021
September 23, 2021
January 20, 2022
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:
Kayleigh Rosenthal, Commonwealth of Virginia, Public Relations & Marketing Division
Online meeting on Tuesday, March 16th at 6 p.m.
She will be speaking/educating us on unclaimed property within the Commonwealth of Virginia.
I will need to know who all will be attending, as well as the email address where you would like the invitation sent. Please respond with this information no later than Thursday, March 11.
I remain hopeful that we will be able to meet in person very soon, but until then, this will allow you to receive credit toward your CEU’s.
Speaker Information
The Virginia Department of Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Division is a free service offered by the Commonwealth of Virginia to return money to Virginians. It exists thanks to a consumer protection program that states that companies cannot keep funds when they are unable to return those funds to its rightful owner. The Treasury then holds on to all funds reported over once they are considered dormant indefinitely until the legal, rightful owner, or their heir, comes forward to claim.
Kayleigh Rosenthal, PR and Marketing Assistant, with the Virginia Department of the Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Division will be sharing more information about unclaimed property at our May meeting. Kayleigh has been with Unclaimed Property since October 2017. Prior to the Treasury, Kayleigh was at Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia (GSCV) where she served as the Marketing Manager for 4.5 years.
She is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. Go Hokies! Kayleigh and her husband, Brandon live in Colonial Heights and have two sons, Colton (4.5 years old) and Cayden (2.5 years old).
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:
Our January meeting is coming up and we have decided to keep it virtual.
A Zoom meeting is scheduled on Tuesday, January 12 starting at 6:00 pm.
Contact Margaret if you need the Zoom link.
This meeting will also include 1 CEU.
Topic is “Self-care and Coping Strategies for Death Care Professionals”
Presenter is Ann Moss Rogers.
Please RSVP by Monday, January 11 so we know how many of your wonderful faces we will see on Tuesday.
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