The NFD&MA celebrated its centennial anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 3, during the annual convention and Expo in Baltimore, MD. Organized in 1924 as the Independent National Funeral Directors Association, under the leadership of R. R. Reed, it was established by a group of licensed funeral directors who aimed to maintain high professional standards for the betterment of the public and their own business community.
The National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association encompasses several organizations within its association. These include: Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity, Inc., founded in 1944 in Chicago, Illinois; the National Ladies Auxiliary founded in 1952; the Birdies and the 100 Black Women in Funeral Service founded in 1993.
The National Funeral Directors and Morticians Association, Inc, An International Association is composed of state and local associations spread across the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa.
The incoming officers, President Shawn’te Harvell of Elizabeth, NJ and Vice President- Justen A. Wright of Wilmington, DC is pleased to appoint Connie B. Steele of Serenity Funeral Home, in Roanoke to the National Board of Directors as incoming Elections Commissioner. We salute the NFD&MA, one of the oldest African American Organizations in the world.
