Join Us! Mid Winter Advocacy Summit Meeting February 8, 2023 Charleston Marriott Town Center 9am to 5pm 125 for WVFDCOA Members Legislative Reception to Follow at 7pm Association and Legislative Updates Fire Extinguisher Training Workplace Hazards and Safety Disaster Planning Narcan Training Ethics Training
2023 Annual Convention
Join us in June of 2023 at the newest venue in town! June 5-6, 2023 WVFDCOA Annual Convention Charleston, WV Host Hotel: Charleston Marriott Town Center Vendors! You don’t want to miss this exhibit hall! Located in the capital city of West Virginia boasts the entertainment and convention centerpiece, the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center [...]
Hello Association Members, Welcome to the second half of 2022!!! We have all been through a lot over the last couple of years. Covid and all the extra loss, pain and work associated with a Pandemic, hard worked legislative sessions, our first sponsored Certified Crematory Operators course presentation, exponential growth of the WV Pre-need Funeral [...]
December Association Updates
Happy Holiday Season Everyone!! As everything becomes more hectic in our lives this time of year, it becomes even more busy around your Association office as well. As everyone knows the E.D.R.S. (DAVE system) has been proceeding along and the electronic death certificate system is now in the training stage. Make sure you and your [...]
Certified Crematory Operators Class
The WVFDCOA will be hosting a Certified Crematory Operators Course on February 2, 2022 at the WV Funeral Directors and Crematory Operators Association’s office conference room. This class will be from 8am to 5pm. Lunch will be included and participants will meet the 8-hour minimum of classroom instruction to obtain their certification. This class will [...]
From the desk of Rob Kimes
Hello Members of the WVFDCOA, I hope this message finds you healthy and safe. These last few months have been challenging and I hope to bring everyone up to speed on information the Association must share. Vaccine The COVID-19 vaccine has been at the forefront of this office’s business for the last couple months. About [...]
Brave Act SIGNED!
January 05, 2021For Immediate Release: January 5, 2021 Brookfield, Wis. – After years of support from funeral service, thousands of phone calls and emails from funeral directors, and hundreds of Congressional meetings during the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Advocacy Summit, today President Donald Trump signed the BRAVE Act into law, assuring equitable funeral and burial [...]
Arlington National Cemetery Update
Arlington National Cemetery announces a limited reopening to visitors on Wednesday, September 9 to allow gravesite visitations to our veterans and families laid to rest in these hallowed grounds. ANC will open to the public from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Face coverings will be mandatory to wear while on cemetery grounds and social distancing [...]
Stimulus Checks to the Deceased
The U.S. government has run into a number of glitches in sending stimulus payments to Americans intended to ease the financial pain from the coronavirus, including money going to the wrong bank accounts. The latest hiccup: Some payments were sent to deceased taxpayers, which the IRS now says must be returned. It's unclear how many dead [...]
2020 Convention Update
Due to the recent COVID-19 crisis, we have cancelled our 2020 convention. The 2021 convention will be held Stonewall Resort next June and will be an exhibit year. Look for more details to follow.