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Crow Funeral Home, Glasgow, KY: Haley- McGinnis Funeral Home & Crematory, Owensboro, KY; Butler Funeral Home, Edmon- ton, KY; Caneyville Memorial Chapel, Caneyville, KY; Miller-Schapmire Funeral Home, Hartford, KY; Watson & Hunt Funeral Directors, Leitchfield, KY • A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Directors, Troy, MI • Anderson Funeral and Cremation Services, Belvidere, IL • Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory, Alexandria MN: Anderson’s on Broadway, Alex- andria, MN • Ang Chin Moh Funeral Directors, Singapore • Arlington Memorial Chapels, Inc., Quezon City, Manila, Philippines • Arnett & Steele Funeral Home, Inc., Pineville, KY • Arrington Funeral Directors, Jackson, TN • Bailey Family Funeral Homes, Wallingford, CT: Bailey Funeral Home, Plainville, CT; Car- pino and Bailey Funeral Home, Southbury, CT • Baird Funeral Home, Troy, OH • Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Hammond, LA: Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Ponchatoula, LA; Brandon G. Thompson Funeral Home, Denham Springs, LA • Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick, NJ • Caldwell & Cowan Funeral Home, Covington, GA • Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors, McDonough, GA • Capillas Señoriales Casa de Homenajes, Merida, Yucatán, Mexico: Capillas Señoriales - Ta- pachula; Capillas Señoriales - Tuxtla; Capillas Señoriales - Morelia; Capillas Señoriales – Campeche • Carmon Community Funeral Homes, Windsor, CT: Carmon Funeral Home and Fam- ily Center, Avon, CT; Hayes-Huling & Carmon Funeral Home, Granby, CT; Nicholson & Carmon Funeral Home, Suffield, CT; Samsel & Carmon Funeral Home, South Wind- sor, CT; Ladd-Turkington & Carmon Funeral Home, Vernon, CT; South Green Memorial Home, Hartford, CT • Centro Funerario Memorial Vila, Natal, RN, Brazil • Chambers and James Funeral, Pet & Cremation Services, LLC, Wellsburg, WV: Chambers and James Funeral, Pet and Cremation Services, Follansbee, WV • Chicago Jewish Funerals, Buffalo Grove, IL: Chicago Jewish Funerals, Skokie, IL • Copeland Funeral Service, Beaufort, SC • Cozean Memorial Chapel, Farmington, MO • C.R. Lyons & Sons Funeral Directors, Danvers, MA • David C. Brown Funeral Home, Belleville, MI • Hantge-McBride-Hughes Funeral Chapels, Hutchinson, MN: Johnson-McBride Funeral Chapel, Glencoe, MN • Duksa Family Funeral Homes, Newington, CT: Duksa Family Funeral Homes, Burritt Hill, CT • Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home, Canal Winchester, OH: Dwayne R. Spence Funeral Home, Pickerington, OH • Feeney Funeral Home, Ridgewood, NJ • Finch & Finch Funeral & Cremation Service, Alta Vista, VA: Finch & Finch Funeral & Cremation Service - Flynn Branch, Gladys, VA • Flanner Buchanan Funeral and Cremation Services , Indianapolis, IN: Flanner Buchan- an Funeral and Cremation Services - Broad Ripple, Indianapolis, IN; Flanner Buchanan Funeral and Cremation Services, Carmel, IN; Flanner Buchanan Funeral and Cremation Services - Decatur Township, Indianapolis, IN; Flanner Buchanan Funeral and Cremation Services - Geist, Indianapolis, IN; Flanner Buchanan Funeral and Cremation Services - Speedway, Indianapolis, IN; Flanner Buchanan Funeral and Cremation Services, Zions- ville, IN; Flanner Buchanan Funeral and Cremation Services - Floral Park, Indianapolis, IN; Hamilton Memorial Park, Westfield, IN; Memorial Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN; Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Indianapolis, IN; Flanner Buchanan Funeral and Cremation Services - Washington Park East, Indianapolis, IN; Flanner Buchanan Funeral and Crema- tion Services - Washington Park North, Indianapolis, IN • Frank E. Campbell – The Funeral Chapel, New York, NY • Funeraia Del Hogar De Cristo Ltda., Santiago, Chile: Funeraia Del Hogar De Cristo Ltda., Viña Del Mar, Chile; Funeraia Del Hogar De Cristo Ltda., Concepcion, Chile; Funeraia Del Hogar De Cristo Ltda, Temuco, Chile • Funeraria San Vicente S.A., Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia • Funeza, Mexico City, Mexico: Funeza Azcapotzalo, Mexico City, Mexico; Funeza Vellejo, Mexico City, Mexico; Funeza Los Reyes, Acaquilpan, Mexico; Funeza Calle 7, Nezahual- coyotl, Mexico • G.H. Herrmann Funeral Homes, Indianapolis, IN • Gamble Funeral Service, Savannah, GA • Gardinier Funeral Home, Inc., Franklin, PA • Gaskill-Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Merchantville, NJ • Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, Lansing, MI: Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, East Lansing, MI; Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, Mason, MI; Gorsline Runciman Fu- neral Homes, Williamston, MI; Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, DeWitt, MI; Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes - Tiffany Chapel, Lansing, MI • Gunderson Funeral & Cremation Care, Madison, WI • Heath Funeral Chapel and Crematory, Lakeland, FL • Heritage Funeral Home, Nipawin, SK, Canada • Hill Funeral Home, Grand Blanc, MI: Brown Funeral Home, Grand Blanc, MI; Reigle Fu- neral Home, Flushing, MI • Howard K. Hill Funeral Services, New Haven, CT: Howard K. Hill Funeral Services, Hart- ford, CT; Howard K. Hill Funeral Services, Bloomfield, CT • Hughes Family Tribute Center, Dallas, TX • James Funeral Home & Northlake Memorial Gardens, Huntersville, NC • Jennings-Calvey Funeral and Cremation Services, Inc., Clarks Summit, PA: Scranton Area Cremation Care, Clarks Summit, PA • J. Garcia Lopez Casas Funerarias, Mexico City, Mexico • Johnston &Williams Funeral Home and Crematory, Ellensburg, WA: Johnston &Williams Funeral Home and Crematory, Cle Elum, WA • Jones and Son Funeral Home, Richton, MS • Jones-Wynn Funeral Homes & Crematory, Villa Rica, GA: Jones-Wynn Funeral Homes & Crematory, Douglasville, GA • Joseph Vertin and Sons Funeral Home, Breckenridge, MN • Karrer-Simpson Funeral Home, Port Huron, MI: Pollock-Randall Funeral Home, Port Hu- ron, MI; Marysville Funeral Home, Marysville, MI • Kemp Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Southfield, MI • Kerrville Funeral Home, Kerrville, TX: Kimble Funeral Home, Junction, TX; Krestridge Funeral Home, Levelland, TX • Lakeshore Memorial Services, Holland, MI • Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., Hamburg, NY: Lakeside Memorial Funeral Home, Inc., West Seneca, NY • Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, Stamford, CT: Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, Greenwich, CT; Spadaccino and Leo P. Gallagher & Son Funeral Home, Mon- roe, CT • Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Athens, GA: Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Watkins- ville, GA; Lord & Stephens Funeral Home, Danielsville, GA • Macz Funeral Homes, Centralia, IL • Hightower Family Funeral Homes, Carrollton, GA: Hightower Funeral Home, Bremen, GA; Hightower’s Memorial Chapel, Douglasville, GA Pursuit of Excellence Awards 2021 NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Award Recipients • Martin Funeral, Cremation & Tribute Services, Mount Morris, MI: Martin Funeral, Cre- mation & Tribute Services, Grand Blanc, MI; Martin Funeral, Cremation & Tribute Ser- vices, Vassar, MI • Memorial Funeral Home, Edinburg, TX • Memorial Funeral Home, San Juan, TX • Mercer-Adams Funeral Service, Bethany, OK • Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary, Waipahu, HI: Mililani Downtown Mortuary, Ho- nolulu, HI • Milward Funeral Directors, Lexington, KY: Milward Funeral Directors - Southland, Lexing- ton, KY; Milward Funeral Directors – Man O’ War, Lexington, KY • MN Valley Funeral Homes and Cremation Services, New Ulm, MN • Mitchell Funeral Home, Albion, NY • Mitchell-Wiedefeld Funeral Home, Inc., Baltimore, MD: John O. Mitchell IV, Funeral Ser- vices of Dulaney Valley, P.A., Timonium, MD • Moments Funeral Home, Lucedale, MS: Moments Funeral Home, Leakesville, MS • Morada da Paz, Parnamirim, RN, Brazil • Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, Madison, IN: Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre - Hanover Chapel, Hanover, IN • Morris-Baker Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Johnson City, TN • Morrissett Funeral & Cremation Service, North Chesterfield, VA • Mount Sinai Memorial Chapels, East Brunswick, NJ • Myers Ogden Mortuary, Ogden UT: Myers Roy Mortuary, Roy, UT; Myers Layton Mortu- ary, Layton, UT; Myers Brigham City Mortuary, Brigham City, UT • Nie Family Funeral Homes and Cremation Service, Ann Arbor, MI • Oliverie Funeral Home, Manchester, NJ: Oliverie Funeral Home, Jackson, NJ • Olson Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Sheboygan, WI • Paradise Memorial Funeral and Cremation Services, Milwaukee, WI • Patrick T. Lanigan Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., East Pittsburgh, PA: Patrick T. Lani- gan Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc., Turtle Creek, PA • Pedersen Funeral Home, Morris, MN: Starbuck Funeral Home, Starbuck, MN • Pines Funeral, Carthage, NC: Kennedy Funeral Home, Robbins, NC; Powell Funeral Home & Crematory, Carthage, NC • Pixley Funeral Home, Rochester, MI: Pixley Funeral Home, Auburn Hills, MI; Family Fu- neral Care, Keego Harbor, MI • Posey Funeral Directors, North Augusta, SC • Prater Lampton Mills & Coffey, Hugo, OK: Holmes Coffey Murray, Durant, OK; Brum- ley Funeral Home, Broken Bow, OK; Rice Funeral Service, Claremore, OK; Cremation Care Plus, Tulsa, OK Continued on Page A30