Women in Funeral Service Locator

If you’d like to have a woman funeral service professional in your area assist you in making your pre-need arrangements, or support you and your family in caring for a loved one who has recently died, our listing is a great place to start. It is categorized state-by-state, and the individual listings will provide both the physical address of the facility where they work, and phone/Website details.

Arkansas

Jenny Morris
Nelson Funeral Service, Inc.
202 East Madison Ave.
Berryville, AR 72616
870-423-2170
www.nelsonfuneral.com

California

Sharon Mace, CPC
A Special Touch Funeral & Cremation Service (A Special Touch Funeral Service)
11848 Dublin Blvd, Dublin, CA 94568
925-875 -1343
www.aspecialtouchfuneralservice.com

Jeannie Kendall
California Funeral Director 2758
California Master Trust
18015 Grace Lane#205
Santa Clarita,CA. 91387
619-564-0153
www.californiamastertrust.com

Georgianne M. Danko
Gates, Kingsley & Gates Moeller Murphy Funeral Directors
1925 Arizona Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90404
www.gkgmm.com
310-395-9988

Pamela Cosgrove-Wall
You can connect with her at either of
the two locations below:

Rose Chapel Mortuary & Crematory
6382 Clark Road
Paradise, CA  95969
530-877-4923
www.rosechapelmortuaryandcrematory.com

Scheer Memorial Chapel
2410 Foothill Blvd.
Oroville, CA  95966
530-533-5255

Caroline Flanders
Agape Family Directed Funerals
P.O. Box 2258
Fallbrook, CA 92088
(760) 723-9241
info@familydirectedfunerals.com
www.familydirectedfunerals.com

Connecticut

Wendy Harris
Cooperative Funeral Fund Inc.
74 Boston Post Rd
Madison, CT 06498
800-336-1102
www.cffinc.com

Wendy Smith Thames
Carmon Funeral Home
807 Bloomfield Avenue
Windsor, CT 06095
(860) 688-2200
www.carmonfuneralhome.com

Florida

A. Gail Works
Christian Memorial Chapel
5441 Cooper Street
Graceville, FL32440
850-263-6834
http://christianmemorialchapel.health.officelive.com

Georgia

Bernadette Hill
Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service
5141 Snapfinger Woods Drive
Decatur, Georgia 30035-4022
(770) 593-2257
www.gupton-jones.edu

Illinois

Kristan McNames
Grace Funeral Home and Cremation Services
1340 South Alpine Road
Rockford, Illinois
815-395-0559
www.gracefh.com

Daisy Kelly
Mueller Funeral Homes
5 Locations in Illinois
www.muellerfh.com

Kathleen Berry, CFSP
President of the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice
www.apfsp.org/default.htm
Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 147, Forest Park, IL 60130-0147
www.wilbertonline.com

Indiana

Angela M. Grundy-Sallee
Grundy Memorial Chapel, Inc.
2357 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street
Indianapolis, IN 46208-5521
317-925-2323
www.grundymemorial.com

JoAnn Baldwin, CFSP, ASTD
Professional Development Consultant
Aurora Casket Company
1143 Rolling Hills Drive,
Cincinnati, OH 45255

Iowa

The following member, despite her ‘base of operations’ in Texas, is able to assist families in Iowa, as well as Nebraska. You may reach her at:

mwilliams@funeraldirectorslife.com
Cell: 319-573-6602

Melissa Williams
Funeral Directors Life
6550 Directors Parkway
P.O. Drawer 5649
Abilene, TX 79606
1-800-692-9515
www.funeraldirectorslife.com

Indiana

Esther Yoder
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis Campus
50 West Fall Creek Parkway North Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 921-4800
www.ivytech.edu/mortuaryscience

Kansas

Melanie A. Beaman
Newcomer Funeral Service Group
Dove Funeral Home
4020 SW 6th Ave
Topeka,  KS  66606
785-272-8844
www.dovefuneralhome.com

Massachusetts

Jean Cantillon Olander
Lynch-Cantillon Funeral Home
263 Main Street
Woburn,MA 01801
781-933-0400
www.lynch-cantillon.com

Michigan

Jamye D. Jeter Cameron
Jeter Memorial Funeral Home
8436 West Chicago
Detroit, MI 48204-2755
313-478-4653

Minnesota

Claudia Windal
Franciscan Funeral Services
www.franciscanfuneralservices.com
Mailing Address:
1532 Randolph Avenue #8, St. Paul, MN 55105
srclaudia@franciscanfuneralservices.com
612-990-6343

Missouri

Paula Underwood Schowengerdt
Mullinax Funeral Home and Cremation Service
22 N. Delaware
Butler, MO 64730
660-679-0009
www.mullinaxfh.com

Nebraska

The following member, despite her ‘base of operations’ in Texas, is able to assist families in Nebraska, as well as Iowa. You may reach her at:

mwilliams@funeraldirectorslife.com
Cell: 319-573-6602

Melissa Williams
Funeral Directors Life
6550 Directors Parkway
P.O. Drawer 5649
Abilene, TX 79606
1-800-692-9515
www.funeraldirectorslife.com

New York

Patricia Fergerson
Fergerson Funeral Home
215 South Main Street
North Syracuse, NY 13212
315-458-1970
www.fergersonfuneralhome.com

Karen L. Piampiano, LFD
Anthony Funeral & Cremation Chapels
2305 Monroe Avenue
Rochester, NY 14618
585-244-0770
www.anthonychapels.com

Suzanna Dodd
American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service
619 West 54th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 757-1190
http://www.funeraleducation.org/

Lauren Martir
American Academy McAllister Institute of Funeral Service
619 West 54th Street
New York, NY 10019
(212) 757-1190
http://www.funeraleducation.org/

North Carolina

Kelly D. Emory
Licensed Crematory Operator
Apprentice for Funeral Director/ Embalmer
McLaurin at Pinecrest Memorial Park, Funerals and Cremations
12830 US 70 Business Highway West
Clayton, North Carolina 27520
1-919-553-7143
www.mclaurinatpinecrest.com
Student at Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville, North Carolina
www.faytechcc.edu

Christie Noe
Funeral Director, Pre-Need Counselor
Coble Ward-Smith Funeral Service
3915 Oleander Drive
Wilmington, NC 28403
910-791-4444
www.coblewardsmithwilmington.com

Ohio

Victoria Boyd
E.F. Boyd & Son Funeral Home and Crematory
2165 E. 89th Street
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-791-0770
www.efboyd.com

Maureen E. Fox
Cincinnati College Of Mortuary Science
645 West North Bend Rd, Cincinnati, Ohio 45224
www.ccms.edu

Oklahoma

Keri R. Haines
Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home
601 W. Broadway
Enid, Oklahoma 73701
www.enidwecare.com
580-233-1700

Pennsylvania

Muneerah Warner
The Warner Funeral Home
2534 North 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19132
215-226-2594
www.thewarnerfuneralhome.com

Kimberly Baker
Edward P Kanai Funeral Home
500 Greenfield Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15207
412-521-1943

Marguerite “Margo” Rinn
Beinhauer Family Funeral Homes
2630 West Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15216
412-531-4000
www.beinhauerfamilyservices.com

Texas

Kay Woods Judd
Acres West Funeral Chapel
8115 West University
Odessa, Texas 79764
432-381-9000
www.acreswestfuneral.com

Jill Bednar
Managing Funeral Director
Dallas Jewish Funerals
972-424-1141
www.dallasjewishfunerals.com
Paradigm Funeral and Cremation Services
972-424-1144
www.paradigmfunerals.com
1611 North Central Expressway
Plano, Texas 75075

Melissa Williams
Funeral Directors Life
6550 Directors Parkway
P.O. Drawer 5649
Abilene, TX 79606
1-800-692-9515
www.funeraldirectorslife.com
mwilliams@funeraldirectorslife.com
Cell: 319-573-6602

Washington

Char Barrett
A Sacred Moment
1801 12th Avenue, Suite A
Seattle, WA  98122
206-529-3803
www.asacredmoment.com

Share and Enjoy:
  • del.icio.us
  • Digg
  • Reddit
  • SphereIt
  • StumbleUpon
  • Technorati

The AWFD Partners with Paradigm Associates

We're always on the lookout for companies which share our fundamental beliefs and goals. This new partnership reflects our mutual desire to help funeral home owners build thriving businesses built on strategic thinking, leadership development, and employee engagement.
Learn more »

Why Are Women Joining?

  • Member resources and discounts
  • #1 resource for connecting and promoting women in funeral service
  • Exclusive membership community of success-minded women who are serious about networking and helping others.
Learn more »

Meet the Directors

Learn more about the wonderful women of funeral service with our new audio series. Each brings unique gifts and perspectives to the field.
Listen In »