Change, Challenge, Opportunity - Missouri Funeral Directors

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Co-sponsored by Kansas, Missouri & Nebraska
Funeral Directors Associations
Change, Challenge, Opportunity
2013 Tri-State Convention
May 5-8, 2013
Overland Park Convention Center
6100 College Blvd
Overland Park, Kansas
Registration Brochure
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WAY S TO
R E G I STER:
FAX: Complete form and fax to 402.761.2224
MAIL: Complete form and mail with payment to:
Tri-State Convention
c/o Nebraska Funeral Directors Association
PO Box 10, 521 First Street
Milford, NE 68405
CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS
It’s more than a play on words, its a fact! The states of Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska are coming together to give you
another spectacular combined Annual Convention and Exposition. Funeral directors can earn up to 17 CE hours at the
conference pending individual state approval (KS, NE, MO). Two hours of insurance CE has also been applied for in
each state.
May 5-8, 2013, funeral directors from across the Midwest will converge upon the vibrant Kansas City suburb of Overland
Park to take advantage of leading-edge educational programming and an exhibit hall offering tools, ideas and products
applicable to your everyday work life.
In addition to enjoying the luxuries of the Sheraton Hotel and Overland Park Convention Center (connected via a short
walkway), you will also enjoy the following benefits by attending the Tri-State Convention:
• Seventeen hours of continuing education options delivered by nationally recognized, knowledgeable speakers
is available. There will be a range of sessions to satisfy attendee educational needs from OSHA compliance to
insurance to technical education.
• The opportunity to view the newest innovations and products by visiting numerous exhibit hall vendors.
• With an anticipated attendance of over 500 funeral directors and suppliers, networking opportunities are
plentiful. Numerous social events provide attendees the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences on a
frequent basis.
The deadline for early registration is Friday, April 26, 2013 so take a few minutes today to complete the registration form
in this brochure and send it in. We look forward to seeing you in Overland Park in May!
R E G I S T E R T O D AY !
2013 Steering Committee
Kansas Funeral Directors Association
Robert Gashaw
Clark-Gashaw Mortuary
Osborne, KS
Justin Smith
Smith Mortuary
Derby, KS
Brad Harrington
Alden-Harrington Funeral Home
Bonner Springs, KS
Chris Holland
Penwell-Gabel Funeral Home
Olathe Chapel
Olathe, KS
Pam Scott
KFDA
Topeka, KS
Missouri Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Association
John Pautz
Debo Funeral Home
Holts Summit, MO
John Veach
Mudd-Veach Funeral Home
Bowling Green, MO
Don Otto
MFDEA
Jefferson City, MO
Nebraska Funeral Directors Association
Vaughn Wright
Harman-Wright Mortuary
Beatrice, NE
Mark McBride
Horner Lieske McBride &
Kuhl Funeral & Cremation
Kearney, NE
Bradley Perdue
Zabka Funeral Home
Seward, NE
Kathi Schildt
NeFDA
Milford, NE
Registration Includes: Admission to all exhibit functions and convention education sessions. Lunch
and beverage functions within the exhibit hall are also included. Spouse registration is offered only to
spouses not employed in the funeral service profession.
Ticketed Events: The banquet, dinner theater, networking luncheon, Royals Baseball Game,
entertainment shuttle and golf outing are not included in the registration fee and require purchased
tickets. Please purchase all tickets via this form in order to provide accurate counts to all vendors.
The dinner theater tickets are non-refundable and must be purchased by April 1. After April 22, all
other ticketed events canceled by the registrant will be non-refundable unless we resell your ticket.
Registration Policies: Attendees registered on or before Friday, April 26 will receive the early
registration discount. Only registered individuals with badges or tickets may attend Convention
events.
Registration Cancellation Policy: Registrants canceling before Friday, April 26 will receive full
refunds. After April 26, registrants will receive a full refund less a $10 cancellation fee.
Sheraton Overland Park Hotel &
Overland Park Convention Center
6100 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS
1-866-837-4214
Tri-State Rate: $135
per night plus tax
Room block closes 4/13/2013
Note: Be sure to identify yourself as a
member of the Tri-State Funeral Directors
Convention room block.
Sheraton Overland Park Hotel & Overland Park Convention Center
The Sheraton Overland Park Hotel and adjacent Overland Park Convention Center offers the best in comfort
and convenience. Located in the city’s business corridor, guests are only minutes from premier shopping,
restaurants and downtown Kansas City.
Sheraton Overland Park Hotel
6100 College Boulevard • Overland Park, KS
1-866-837-4214
Tri-State Rate: $135 per night plus tax
Room block closes 4/13/2013
A personalized reservation website has been made for our group. To make a reservation online, please go
to: https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/TriStateFuneralDirectors
Attire: Business casual attire is recommended with the exception of the Annual Banquet where registrants
are encouraged to dress in business attire.
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CONVENTION CE COURSES • EVENTS
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Crematory Operator Certification Course
- Larry Stuart, Jr., CMS (6 CEUs)
An operator that has successfully completed this Crematory Operator
Certification Training will not only be given the knowledge to react
to situations that may arise in the crematory, but be better able to
anticipate potential issues before they occur. This means cremating
safer, more environmentally conscious, and more fuel efficient. A fully
trained operator means less chance of error, and better service to your
families. Proudly displaying your training certificate shows the public
that you care and are committed to being a responsible and reputable
cremationist.
This program also meets the requirements for the CANA manufacturer
self study program. You simply apply for the CANA Certification, pass
the CANA Certification Test and you will also hold the CANA Crematory
Operator Certification.
**This course is not included in the convention registration price.
Separate fees apply.
Royals vs. Chicago White Sox
Are you a baseball fan? Come enjoy America’s favorite pastime and
enjoy an afternoon at the ballpark.
Sunday, May 5 1:00 p.m.
Field Plaza Seats- $29
Parking pass available- $9
Reservations due by April 12th
OSHA Training - Jacqueline Taylor, Ph.D (2 CEUs)
Funeral home employees can receive their required annual OSHA
staff training on the Bloodborne Pathogen and the Formaldehyde
Standards as well as receive other important information on other
OSHA topics.
Dinner Theatre - New Theatre Restaurant
Weekend Comedy
Starring Cindy Williams from “Laverne and Shirley”
Two couples rent the same Catskills cabin for the same weekend by
mistake. One couple is staid and middle aged; the other free wheeling
and young. They decide to share and before the weekend is over, the
youngsters have learned how to add stability to their relationship and
the oldsters have learned to loosen up.
Cost: $44
Seating begins at 6:00 p.m., Dinner 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Show begins 7:40 p.m.
View website www.newtheatre.com for further information.
Reservations due by April 4th.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Golf Tournament
Ironhorse Golf Course - 15400 Mission Rd., Leawood, KS
Sitting just off the state line of Missouri & Kansas, Ironhorse is a quick
drive from the convention. Ironhorse is one of the top public courses
in the Kansas City Metro, and rated 4 stars by Golf Digest. Make sure
to visit the only Troon Golf course in the Kansas City Metro. The golf
outing is a four person scramble and the fee includes golf, prizes and
lunch. Transportation is not provided.
Cost: $70
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The Real Project - Jacqueline Taylor, Ph.D (2 CEUs)
This seminar presents the doctoral research of Jacquelyn Taylor who
studied the process of how occupations become professions with a
specific focus on the history of funeral service education and licensing
credentials. Her findings reveal that for over fifty years, funeral
directors have been faced with numerous opportunities to chart a
course toward the true professional status to which they have always
aspired. But progress has been stymied by repeated confusion and
conflict among stakeholders. The course will conclude with a specific
recommendation, called the “REAL Project,” that can resolve the
impasse and move the industry forward.
Preneed for the Next Generation - Mark Owen, FDLIC (2 CEUs)
This Insurance Continuing Education Seminar, which is also approved
for funeral director continuing education, will explore the changing
demographics of today’s preneed consumer and the specific needs of
the baby boomer generation.
*Extra fee for Insurance CE.
Networking Luncheon - (1 CEU)
What challenges do firms of similar size face? What solutions have
been found to overcome these obstacles? This is a unique opportunity
to discuss issues and concerns with owners and employees of funeral
homes of similar size. Breakouts will be for firms with 0-75 cases, 76200 cases and over 200 cases.
* $30 Ticket required
Hoodlums to Hackers: How Criminals Get Your Information and
What You Can Do to Stop Them - Jeff Lanza (1.5 CEUs)
This non-technical presentation is an informative and descriptive
account of how criminals, fraudsters, scam artists and computer
hackers have taken advantage of vulnerabilities and weak defenses
to commit their crimes and what we can do to mitigate and prevent
today’s hoodlums and hackers from victimizing us on a personal and
business level.
Business Succession Planning - Shannen Mayfield, CPA (2 CEUs)
Sponsored by Federated Funeral Directors of America
This will be an introductory level discussion of the business succession
planning process, personal and business goal setting, ownership
transaction options, the process of determining and factors affecting
your business’s value, and options for structuring a transaction. The
program will help you assure that your funeral home will be able to
continue to serve your community.
The Tri-State Cremation Incident: Mistakes Made, Lessons
Learned - Dr. Frederick Snow (2 CEUs)
In 2002, a woman notified local authorities that she found a human
skull near the Tri-State Crematory near Noble, Georgia. This led to
the discovery of 334 bodies on the property. Of the bodies recovered,
only 225 were identified. Identification efforts were hampered because
the crematory operator, Brent Marsh, kept no records of the bodies he
picked up from funeral homes, nursing homes, and hospices.
Marsh was charged with 787 felony counts and was sentenced to 75
years in prison with 12 to serve. The criminal investigation was the
largest and most expensive in Georgia history, and the final cost to the
state exceeded $10,000,000.
This presentation details how the recovery efforts were initiated and
how the dead were identified. The presentation emphasizes the
loopholes in the law and the mistakes made by funeral directors that
allowed the situation to continue undetected for five years.
CONVENTION CE COURSES • EVENTS
Entertainment Shuttle
A bus will pick you up and drop you off at the Legends Entertainment
Area or the Hollywood Casino. Legends is full of great restaurants and
bars including Dave and Buster’s, Granite City Food and Brewery,
and the Yard House to name a few. Rather try your luck at the casino,
many great restaurants can be found there also in addition to the slots
and table games. A bar overlooks the Kansas Speedway. The bus
will leave the hotel at 7:45 p.m. and will depart Legends at 11:00 p.m.
* $20 ticket required
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
State Association Annual Meetings
Each state funeral directors association will hold their annual business
meeting and service of remembrance. NFDA Secretary Bob Arrington
of Arrington Funeral Directors in Jackson, Tennessee will provide an
NFDA Update at each of these meetings.
The Strangest Secret About Funeral Service
- Todd Van Beck (2 CEUs)
Sponsored by Batesville Casket
Most of us are well familiar with the DNA of funeral service, but have
you ever considered that a “secret” exists concerning the mission and
dedication to our great profession?
This seminar explores the idea of what the secret of success is. If you
start out today with 100 people at 25 years of age by the time they are
65 one will be rich beyond belief, 4 will be financially successful, 5 will
still be working and a whopping 54 will be broke. How can this be?
No matter what the ranting and ravings of the anti-funeral people have
been and continue to be funeral service is indeed a noble calling – but
today with all the myriad of changes in life styles, rituals, expectations
and just one change after another the “secret” of success in funeral
service can be frustrating, cloudy and worse disheartening.
This seminar is no Pollyanna stuff. We are all too old and experienced
to pull the magic rabbit out of the hat. This seminar will take a journey
into the notions of the “worthy ideal” “the acre of diamonds” and will
end by sharing the “secret.”
Here is a hint: Emerson said “A person is what he/she thinks about
all day long.” Do we think about funeral service all day long? This
question will be the center of this motivational seminar.
Cremation Liability: Is Anyone Really Getting Sued?
- Poul Lemasters, Lemasters Consulting (1 CEU)
Over and over we hear about the rising liability associated with
cremation. Stories float through the industry about wrongful
cremations. Horror stories appear in the press about crematories that
mishandle remains. But is this common practice? Are providers really
getting sued all the time? This seminar provides insight to real, current
litigation affecting the industry today. The focus is on the “common”
problems causing lawsuits and the prevention measures needed to
prevent.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Social Security and EDR - (.5 CEU)
Presenter John Powell, a Public Affairs/Social Insurance Specialist
from the Social Security Administration’s Regional Office, will provide
an overview of the EDR process focusing specifically on how death
data is posted to their records. They will address some common
misconceptions about this procedure to help the parties involved gain
a better understanding of this important information sharing process.
* Limited space available
The Lifeline of the Funeral Home - The Telephone
- Todd Van Beck (1.5 CEUs)
Sponsored by Batesville Casket
The goal of this seminar is to heighten the sensitivities and improve
the abilities of individuals in our profession concerning basic telephone
skills and etiquette. More business opportunities are lost due to poor
phone service and poor telephone treatment than poor products.
Meeting clientele by phone can be very successful or just the opposite.
This seminar will better equip you to professionally interact with the
public, create additional credibility for the firm and smooth crisis call
situations.
What’s New to Get You Sued? - Poul Lemasters, Lemasters Consulting
(1.5 CEUs)
The Funeral Profession has been around forever, and many may
argue that things never change. But, the funeral profession is
constantly evolving through services, technology, regulation, and
overall consumer knowledge. Unfortunately, with changes come
certain risks. In the case of the funeral profession one risk is that a
professional will do something wrong and get sued. This seminar looks
at various sectors of the funeral profession, including: embalming,
alkaline hydrolysis, technology, and regulation. Then, this seminar will
discuss the specific changes and the risks of liability associated. Most
importantly this seminar will provide proactive procedures to prevent
these new risks.
Grief at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: Bereavement in White House
Families - Harold Ivan Smith (1.5 CEUs)
Sooner or later, everyone is touched by grief---even those who live
at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Twenty-seven presidential families
have had a child die, some while in the White House. Three first ladies
have died in the White House—one during her husband’s reelection
campaign. James Garfield’s dying lasted an excruciating eighty days!
Two of Abraham Lincoln’s sons battled life-threatening illnesses; one
died, one lived. On many occasions the East Room has been used for
various types of funeral rituals. White House grievers have lessons for
funeral professionals.
Everyday Excellence in Embalming - Jeff Chancellor, CFSP (2 CEUs)
Sponsored by H.S. Eckels & Company
It is no secret that death care is changing. Postmortem intervention,
changing perspectives on health and safety,
environmental
awareness and new employee attitudes are causing funeral service
and embalming to be framed out of context. How have we as a
profession and as service businesses responded to these changes?
During this two hour session we will use digital video, PowerPoint
and facilitative group discussion to explore the topic of embalming
and mortuary care from the perspective of re-constructing human
remains, re-constructing work flows, re-constructing consumer
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CONVENTION SPEAKERS
Todd Van Beck hails from the farmland of Iowa.
He was educated in Boston, and has been a funeral
director for 44 years. He is the author of many
articles, has written several books, and has lectured
and taught across the globe. He just returned from
a nationwide tour of New Zealand. Todd is a friend
to many funeral directors and cemeterians in British
Columbia. He has traveled throughout Canada
for the last 25 years. Todd is a graduate of Mount
Saint Mary’s Seminary, Boston University, and the
New England Institute of Mortuary Science in Boston. He now serves
as general manager of Forest Hill Funeral Home and Memorial Parks
- three locations in Memphis doing 1000 funerals and 1000 burials
yearly.
Dr. Frederick J. Snow is President of Forensic
Anthropology Consulting Services, Inc. Prior to
forming his consulting company, Dr. Snow was the
forensic anthropologist with the Georgia Bureau
of Investigation in Decatur, Georgia for over six
years. He worked in Kosovo excavating mass
graves as an agent of the UN and also spent eight
months in Bosnia excavating mass graves for the
International Commission on Missing Persons.
He lectures extensively throughout the country
to law enforcement and government organizations. In 2009 he was
appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University
of Georgia. Also, in 2009 the Governor of Georgia appointed him to the
Council on American Indian Concerns. Dr. Snow received his Master’s
and Ph.D. in Anthropology from The University of Tennessee.
Larry Stuart, Jr. is President of Crematory
Manufacturing & Service, Inc., a leading
manufacturer of technologically advanced
cremation equipment. Larry is a graduate of Kent
State University and is a current member on the
Board of Directors of the Cremation Association
of North American, and Editor in Chief of The
Cremationist magazine, published by CANA.
Through his experience Larry has seen first
hand the negative impact that poor crematory
maintenance and improper operating procedures can bring about.
Larry has spoken at numerous industry events and has conducted
Crematory Operator Training classes across North America with a
mission to advance the safety of cremation facilities, their employees
and to more positively impact our community and our environment.
Harold Ivan Smith is a bereavment specialist
on the teaching faculties of Saint Luke’s Hospital,
Kansas City, Missouri, and the Carondolet
Medical Institute in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He
is recognized as a Fellow in Thanatology by the
Association for Death Education and Counseling.
Smith is a graduate of the MidAmerica School
of Funeral Service. He earned the doctorate
from Asbury Theological Seminary and the EdS.
from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Smith writes
frequently for The Director and for the American Funeral Director. He
has written several books on grief: His primary research is on the
griefs of U.S. Presidents and First Ladies and grief in dysfunctional
and dysfuntioning families.
Jacqueline Taylor - Dr. Jacquelyn Taylor is the
Senior Scholar of the New England Institute (NEI)
at Mount Ida College where she is also a tenured
professor. Taylor joined the College in October
2001 as Executive Director of NEI. She was
previously President of San Francisco College
of Mortuary Science, where she was employed
since 1986. Taylor has also held positions ranging
from Funeral Director/Embalmer to Branch
Manager, General Manager and Director of Marketing with Uniservice
Corporation. She also worked as a Marketing Representative and
Trainer for Sandhorst Incorporated. Her expertise includes technical
applications involving all areas of mortuary affairs including embalming,
restorative art, and infection control.
Jeff Lanza is a retired FBI Agent. In addition to
appearing on national television educating the
public about important security issues, he now
travels the across the country providing highly rated
keynote presentations and seminars about risk
management at the personal and corporate level.
His presentations, based on his FBI career as an
investigator and spokesman, are designed to be
informative and entertaining. They are based on his
two decades of law enforcement experience as a
criminal investigator and a regional FBI spokesman. He uses real life
stories to illustrate, explain and provide valuable take home points for
individuals and organizations.
Jeff Chancellor, CFSP serves as the Director
of Education, Training & Research for the Eckels
Company. He is a qualified embalmer, funeral
director, crematory operator and a certified Funeral
Celebrant. Jeff began his career in pre-need sales and
graduated first in his class from the Alberta School of
Mortuary Science in 1989. Jeff’s career experience
includes managing a high volume mortuary, owner of
a safety training company, instructing at the Center for
Funeral Service Education at Mount Royal College
in Calgary, Canada and at the Pacific Center For Mortuary Studies in
Cebu, Philippines, as an embalming lecturer and demonstrator, as an
international disaster response team member and as a consultant to
funeral service businesses.
Poul Lemasters is an attorney and a funeral
director. The combination of law and industry
experience creates a solid foundation for assisting
others. Poul began as a Funeral Director, he
attended the Cincinnati College of Mortuary
Science. After becoming a licensed funeral director
and embalmer, Poul went on to work at a local
funeral home. After ten years in the funeral home
arena, Poul began his pursuit of a law degree. After
successfully combining both a legal and funeral background, Poul
made another move to join Rosenacker & Associates. While there,
Poul continues to serve Funeral Industry Professionals by providing
both legal and business management consulting.
Shannen Mayfield, CPA has 19 years of professional experience. She is currently working as the Advanced Planning Manager for
Federated Funeral Directors of America (FFDA). Shannen joined
FFDA in 2012 focusing on corporate taxation and advanced planning.
She has recently passed the AICPA’s examination for Business
Valuations and is in the process of finalizing her application to receive
her ABV (Accredited in Business Valuation) credentialing. Shannen’s
work focuses on the succession planning process beginning with
identifying and understanding the goals of the parties involved,
determining the value of the relevant business interests, analyzing
the tax implications of various transactions and assisting to structure
a transition of business ownership.
Bob Arrington of Arrington Funeral Directors in
Jackson, Tennessee, is the 2012-13 secretary of
the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA)
Executive Board. He will provide an NFDA Update
at each of the state meetings.
SCHEDULE
Sunday, May 5, 2013
10:00 am - 4:30 pm
1:00 pm
3:00 - 5:00 pm
6:00 - 11:00 pm
Crematory Operator Certification Course (6 CE)
* Additional Fees Apply - Lunch will be included
Royals vs. Chicago White Sox
OSHA Training - Jacqueline Taylor, Ph.D. (2 CE)
Dinner Theatre - New Theatre Restaurant (ticket required)
Monday, May 6, 2013
7:30 am
Convention Golf Tournament Registration (IRONHORSE Golf Club)
8:00 am
Convention Golf Tournament Shotgun Start
9:30 - 11:40 am
Concurrent Session A: The Real Project - Jacqueline Taylor, Ph.D. (2 CE)
Concurrent Session B: Preneed for the Next Generation - Mark Owen (2 CE)
*Insurance Continuing Education $20 (Ticket Required)
11:45 am - 12:50 pm
1:10 - 2:40 pm
Networking Luncheon (ticket required) (1 CE)
Concurrent Session A: Hoodlums to Hackers: How Criminals Get Your Information and What You Can Do to Stop Them - Jeff Lanza (1.5 CE)
Concurrent Session B: Business Succession Planning - Shannen Mayfield, CPA (1.5 CE)
3:00 - 5:00 pm
The Tri-State Cremation Incident: Mistakes Made, Lessons Learned - Dr. Frederick Snow (2 CE)
5:00 - 7:30 pm
Grand Opening of Exhibit Hall (1 CE)
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
8:00 - 10:00 am
Missouri State Annual Meeting (1 CE)
8:30 - 10:00 am
Kansas & Nebraska State Annual Meetings (1 CE)
10:00 am - 1:30 pm
Exhibits & Lunch (ticket required for exhibit hall lunch)
1:30 - 3:30 pm
The Strangest Secret About Funeral Service - Todd Van Beck (2 CE)
3:45 - 4:45 pm
Cremation Liability: Is Anyone Really Getting Sued? - Poul Lemasters (1 CE)
6:00 - 7:00 pm
President’s Reception
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Banquet (ticket required) - Business Attire
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
7:45 - 8:15 am
Social Security and EDR - John Powell (.5 CE)
8:30 - 10:00 am
Concurrent Session A: The Lifeline of the Funeral Home - The Telephone - Todd Van Beck (1.5 CE)
8:30 - 10:00 am
Concurrent Session B: What’s New to Get You Sued? - Poul Lemasters (1.5 CE)
10:20 - 11:50 am
10:20 am - 12:30 pm
Concurrent Session A: Presidents & Grief - Harold Ivan Smith (1.5 CE)
Concurrent Session B: Everyday Excellence in Embalming - Jeff Chancellor (2 CE)
* Times subject to change ** Continuing education credits pending approval by state boards
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Sunday, May 5, 2013
o OSHA
o Crematory Operators Course
Monday, May 6, 2013
o The Real Project
o Preneed for the Next
Generation
o Networking Luncheon
o Hoodlums to Hackers:
How Criminals Get Your
Information and What You Can
Do to Stop Them
o Business Succession Planning
o The Tri-State Cremation
Incident: Mistakes Made,
Lessons Learned
o Exhibit Hall
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
o State Annual Meeting
o Exhibit Hall Lunch
o The Strangest Secret About
Funeral Service
o Cremation Liability: Is
Anyone Really Getting Sued?
o President’s Reception
o Banquet
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
o The Lifeline of the Funeral
Home
o What’s New to get You Sued?
o Presidents & Grief
o Everyday Excellence in
Embalming
Exhibit Hall Schedule
(Tentative)
Exhibitors Galore
ABM Funding, Inc.
Allied Flag & Frame
Artco Casket Company, Inc.
ASD - Answering Service for Directors
Aurora Casket Company
BKD CPAs & Advisors
B & L Cremation Systems, Inc.
Bass-Mollett Publishers, Inc.
Batesville Casket Company
Brothers Enterprises
BodyScoop by B-Mobile Inc.
C&J Financial, LLC
CFL Pre-Need
Clark Grave Vault
Commemorative Rosaries
Contemporary Concepts, Inc.
Cremation Packaging of Kansas
Custom Air Trays, Inc.
CVI Funeral Supply
Des Moines Area Community College
Eagle Bank and Trust of Missouri
Federated Funeral Directors of America
Federated Insurance
First Call/Crime Scene Cleaners
First Guaranty Insurance
Fleet Systems, Inc.
Funeral Directors Life Insurance Co.
Glass Remembrance
Hanley Coach Sales
Heartland Lions Eye Bank
Heirloom Bible Publishers
Homesteaders Life Company
Hunter Warfield
In It For Life
Jefferson Financial
Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Keith M. Merrick Company, Inc.
Lamcraft, Inc.
Legacy Touch
Meadow Hill Corporation
Messenger
Mid-States Professional Services
Midwest Transplant Network
Miller & Sons Funeral Car Sales
Mortuary Response Solutions
Mullen Coach
National Funeral Directors Association
Newcomer Funeral Service Group
Pekin Life Insurance Company
Pierce Companies
Preferred Mortuary Services
SB 1 Ally
Shields Southeast Sales
Shiva Shade
Signet Supply
Southwest Professional Vehicles, Inc.
The Dodge Company
The Heritage Company
Trigard Vault
UMB Bank Preneed Trusts
United Heritage Insurance
Wilbert Funeral Services
Yoder Embalming Services & Crematory
Monday, May 6
5-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 7
10:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Box lunch provided
Thank You to Our
2013 Tri-State Sponsors
Wilbert Burial Vaults
Sponsor of Sunday Afternoon Break & Golf Lunch
Midwest Transplant Network
Sponsor of Monday Morning Coffee
Eagle Bank & Trust Company
Sponsor of Monday Morning Break
CVI Funeral Supply & Aurora Casket
Sponsor of Monday Afternoon Break
Federated Insurance
Sponsor of Monday Exhibit Cocktails
First Guaranty Insurance
Sponsor of Tuesday Morning Break
SI Funeral Services & Signet Supply
Sponsors of Tuesday Banquet Entertainment
Artco Casket Company Inc.
Sponsor of Wednesday Continental Breakfast
Batesville Casket Company
Sponsor of Speaker Todd Van Beck
Pierce Companies
Sponsor of Golf Course Refreshments
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