About Us
The Arkansas Funeral Directors Association (AFDA) works to establish, cultivate, and promote programs and policies that strive to mark the passage of life with dignity and instill high standards for ceremonies that are sensitive to the special needs of those who survive.
MISSION STATEMENT
Inspiring Excellence in service for funeral professionals
Welcome to the Arkansas Funeral Directors Association. Our association is made of the professional men and women across our state serving in the funeral industry. The association exists to bring guidance and help to our members. We work to do this through government relations — watching on your behalf what regulations could impact our service and advocating for our profession. We also want to continually expand our service to our members by providing continuing education, professional development, peer relationships, studies in best practices and trends, public relation guidance and much more. Our primary goal is to work together in order to better serve others.
Arkansas Funeral Directors Association is over 100 years old, with presidents having been running the organization since the year 1900. We are proud to have been faithfully serving the families of Arkansas and the deathcare industry continually for over a century. Our legacy, expertise and ability to adapt with the times have all set us apart as those who can be relied upon to help your funeral home in any and every way.
Whether through the crises of economic turbulence, foreign wars, or pandemics, for over 100 years AFDA has always been right at the heart of working for funeral homes in Arkansas to provide the counsel, resources, and training that they need in order to keep providing excellent service to our beloved state.
AFDA Funeral Home 2026 Members
- A Natural State Funeral Service
- A.O. Smith Funeral Homes, Inc.
- Arkansas Cremation
- Barker Funeral Home
- Bishop King Funeral Home
- Bob Neal & Sons Funeral Homes
- Brashears Funeral Home
- Brazzel-Oakcrest Funeral Home
- Bulger Funeral Home
- Callison-Lough Funeral Home
- Cobb Funeral Home
- Coffman Funeral Home
- Emerson Funeral Home
- Essex Funeral Home
- Family Funeral Service, Inc.
- Frazer Funeral Home
- Garth Funeral Home
- Gillespie Brothers Funeral Home
- Gregg-Langford-Bookout Funeral Home
- Griffin Funeral Home
- Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth, Inc.
- Griffin Culpepper Funeral Home
- Griffin Leggett-Rest Hills Funeral Home
- Gross Funeral Home
- Heath Funeral Home
- Heritage Memorial Funeral Home
- Humphrey Funeral Service
- J.A. Funk Funeral Home
- Jackson’s Funeral Home – Harrisburg
- Jackson’s Funeral Home – Newark
- Jackson’s Funeral Home – Newport
- Jones Funeral Home
- Jones-Hartshorn Funeral Home
- Kernodle Funeral Home
- Lewis Funeral Home, Inc.
- Marianna Funeral Home
- Martin Funeral Home
- Martin Funeral Home, Inc.
- McConnell Funeral Home
- McNabb Funeral Home, Inc.
- Mitchell Funeral Home
- Nelson-Berna Funeral Home
- Nelson-Berna Funeral Home & Crematory
- Ocker Funeral Home, Inc
- Ocker Funeral Home of Alma
- Ocker-Putman Funeral Home, Inc.
- Proctor Funeral Home, Inc.
- R. L. Reed Funeral Home
- Ralph Robinson & Son, Inc.
- Roberts Funeral Home
- Robinson & Fuller White Hall Funeral Chapel
- Roller Burns Funeral Home
- Roller Crouch Funeral Home
- Roller Farmers Union Funeral Home
- Roller Mountain Home Funeral Home
- Roller-Paris Funeral Home
- Roller-Alcoa Funeral Home
- Roller-Chenal Funeral Home
- Roller-Christeson Funeral Home
- Roller-Citizens Funeral Home
- Roller-Citizens Funeral Home Inc.
- Roller-Coffman Funeral Home
- Roller-Cox Funeral Home
- Roller-Daniel Funeral Home
- Roller-England Funeral Home
- Roller-McNutt Funeral Home – Clinton
- Roller-McNutt Funeral Home – Conway
- Roller-Owens Funeral Home
- Roller-Swift Funeral Home
- Rollins Funeral Home
- Sisco Funeral Home, Inc.
- Smith Benton Funeral Home
- Smith Family Funeral Home – Glenwood
- Smith Family Funeral Home – Hot Springs
- Smith Little Rock Funeral Home
- Smith North Little Rock Funeral Home
- Smith Family Funeral Home – Conway Chapel
- Smith Family Funeral Home – Ruggles-Wilcox Chapel
- Smith Sherwood Funeral Home
- Smith Westbrook Funeral Home
- Stevens Funeral Home
- Texarkana Funeral Home – Arkansas
- Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home – McCrory
- Thompson-Wilson Funeral Home – Wynne
- Tri-State Cremation & Funeral Services
- Wasson Funeral Home
- Westfield Chapel Funeral Home
- Wilcox Family Funeral Home & Crematory
- Wilkerson Funeral Home
- Wolfe Brothers Funeral Home
AFDA’s Purpose is:
1
To establish, cultivate, and promote programs and policies that mark the passage of life with dignity and ceremony and that meet with sensitivity the special needs of those who survive.
2
To establish and maintain programs and policies which advocate and promote the public confidence and consumer satisfaction in connection with pre-need funeral arrangements.
3
To cultivate and promote the art and science of funeral directing and embalming and to educate and train funeral service professionals to enable them to appropriately serve the public during the time of death and bereavement.
4
To foster and maintain the highest professional standards for the proper care of the dead and to continuously seek and implement new and improved methods and procedures for the proper care of the dead.
5
To uphold all laws and regulations pertaining to funeral services.
6
To write, publish, provide and disseminate materials and programs for its members and the public to promote the above-mentioned purposes.
7
To do all other acts necessary or expedient for the administration of the affairs of the Association and attainment of the above-mentioned purposes. In addition, the Association shall have the power, either directly or indirectly, either alone or in conjunction or in cooperation with others, to do any all lawful acts and things and to engage in any and all lawful activities, which may be conducted by a corporation not for profit under the Arkansas Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1993. (§4-33-101 et. seq.) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Association shall exercise only such powers as are in furtherance of the exempt purposes of organizations set forth in Section 501(c)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the regulations thereunder as the same now exist or as they may be hereunder amended from time to time.
Board Members
Jeri Lynn Davenport
President
Smith Family Funeral Home
322 N. Market Street
Benton, AR 72015 (2nd District)
Phone: 501-778-7100
Email: [email protected]
Blake Schluterman
Secretary
Roller Funeral Homes
P.O. Box 25440
Little Rock, Ar 72221
Phone: 479-963-2733
Email: [email protected]
Charles "Chuck" Fuller
Past President
Robinson & Fuller White Hall Funeral Chapel
8302 Dollarway Road
White Hall, AR 71602 (4th District)
Phone: 870-247-0087
Email: [email protected]
Skyler King
President-Elect
Bishop-King Funeral Home
P.O. Box 825
Lake Village, AR 71653 (1st District)
Phone: 870-265-6166
Email: [email protected]
Vicki Bridges
Treasurer
Smith Family Funeral Home
1921 Main Street
North Little Rock, AR 72114 (2nd District)
Phone: 501-758-1170
Email: [email protected]
Chad Gallagher
Executive Director
Legacy Consulting
523 South Louisiana St., Suite 222
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone: 501-246-8842
Email: [email protected]
Colby Berna
Vice-President
Nelson-Berna Funeral Home
100 S. 28th Street
Rogers, AR 72758 (3rd District)
Phone: 479-631-1353
Email: [email protected]
Tom Compton
State Association Representative
Roller Funeral Homes
P.O. Box 25440
Little Rock, AR 72221 (At Large)
Phone: 501-225-0818
Email: [email protected]
Bylaws
The bylaws are the regulations of how AFDA is run and managed. They contain the basic rules for the conduct of our business and affairs in order to maximize our effectiveness in the way we serve you. The bylaws contain provisions for managing the association and regulating our affairs, including the board of directors, various committees, and the scholarship fund.