SOUTHEASTERN FUNERAL SERVICE SUMMIT

March 9-11, 2026

Edgar H. Wilson Convention Center

The Academy of Graduate Embalmers of Georgia and Georgia Funeral Directors Association co-hosted the Southeastern Funeral Service Summit. 

THANK YOU to the attendees, exhibitors, sponsors and speakers for your participation and support of the Southeastern Funeral Service Summit!  This event included great speakers and exhibits, meaningful conversations with friends and colleagues, and wonderful opportunities to connect with others who share the same passion for serving families in our communities. 

It is the attendee's responsibility to sign-in on the state CE sign-in sheets, obtain their CE Certificate, and receive the CE stamp after sessions conclude while on-site at our events. It is also the attendee's responsibility to maintain their certificates for their licensing needs after our events.

AGEG / GFDA staff will submit hours to the Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee funeral service boards. 

***Georgia requires attendees submit their hours through CE Broker.***

  • CONTINUING EDUCATION APPROVALS AND REMINDERS FOR LICENSEES

    CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS

    • Alabama Board of Funeral Service - Approved
    • Florida Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Service - Approved
    • Georgia State Board of Funeral Service - Approved
    • North Carolina Board of Funeral Service - Approved
    • South Carolina Board of Funeral Service - Approved
    • Tennessee Board of Funeral Directors & Embalmers - Approved

    ATTENDEE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION

    • Bring your license number(s) with you to the event. 
    • Visit the CE tables, sign-in for each state you wish to earn CE credit for, and pick-up the state's certificate.  
    • Complete your name and license information on your certificate (s). Blank certificates will not be stamped.
    • Be present in the class and for a minimum of 1 hour in the exhibit hall when it is open.

    NOTES: Blank certificates will not be stamped. Attendance will be monitored and credit will not be given if you are not present. Partial credit will not be given. It is the attendee's responsibility to sign-in on the state CE sign-in sheets, obtain their CE Certificate, and receive the CE stamp after sessions conclude while on-site at our events. It is also the attendee's responsibility to maintain their certificates for their licensing needs after our events.

  • MEMORIAL SERVICE

    During our 2026 Memorial Service, we will be remembering funeral service professionals and their loved ones who passed from February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2026. 


    Bobbie Joe Bailey, Father of Brad Bailey


    Larry Franklin Barkley, Father of Monica T. Hall


    Dorothy Ramey Beck, Mother of Sam Beck


    Michael A. “Mike” Bledsoe, AGEG Past President


    Robert L. "Bucky" Brookshier, Jr.


    Craig Anthony Burnett


    James Edwin Busbin, Grandfather of J. Collins


    Walter Ralph "Walt" Cook, Father of Christie Carpenter


    Mary Hawkins Yopp Cronley, Sister of John Yopp


    Barbara Helen Roberts Crox, Wife of Walter L. Crox


    Sharon Ann (Crosby) Currie, Wife of Doug Currie, AGEG Photographer


    Robert W. Dean


    Ronald Edward Dodd, Father of James T. Walden, Sr., CFSP 


    Betty D. NeSmith Edwards, Mother of J. Mellie NeSmith


    Dr. Ellis Wayne Evans, Sr., MD, Father-in-Law of GFDA Past President Nathan Stanley


    Edward McCoy "Mac" Goddard, Jr., Brother of Bruce Goddard


    Rebecca Humphrey, Grandmother of Cordarial O. Holloway


    Martha Lynn Watson Hunt, Sister of Draper Watson


    Margie Louise Holley James, Mother of Edward C. James


    Willie Henry Lee, Father of Claudia Watkins


    Hugh Dorsey Moore, Jr.


    Sue Mosier, Mother of GFDA Past President Ernie Mosier


    Larry Edward Parlor


    Roy Glen Poole, Father of Brian Poole


    Thomas C. Poteet, Sr.


    Mary Frances Baines Pridgen, Mother of H. Stephen "Steve" Pridgen


    Ethan Cobb Robinson, Son of Ellen Cobb-Robinson


    Stanley Scruggs, Father of Stan Scruggs


    Wallace Howell Shinkle, Sr., Grandfather of Troy Chaney


    Joey P. Smith, Brother of Rochelle McCullough


    Mildred D. Wages, Mother of GFDA Past President Valerie J. Wages, CFSP


    Stephen E. Weeks, Jr.


    Robert "Bob" Wesley Wheeler


    Deacon Roy Wilcher, Uncle of AGEG Past Presidents Lee Mack Pierce, Jr. and Reginald L. Pierce, Sr.


    Clower Eugene (Bill) Willis, Grandfather of Robby Willis


    Additions, updates, or corrections were due by February 4, 2026 to be included. 


THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

Your support is greatly appreciated! 

SPEAKERS

Express Funeral Funding
Homesteaders Life Company

Phoenix Funeral Services 
The Dodge Company – A Matthews Memorialization Company

HOSPITALITY

AnswerTel

Funeral Directors Life (FDL)

MEMORIAL SERVICE

The Messenger Co.

Tukios

DIAMOND PLATINUM

Federated Insurance
Matthews Aurora Funeral Solutions

GOLD

Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company
Homesteaders Life Company

Mowell Funeral Home & Cremation Service

SILVER

Cincinnati Equitable Life

Express Funeral Funding

Jefferson Mortuary Service

Shields Professional Vehicles

TOTES / FOLDERS / LANYARDS

The Messenger Co.

BRONZE

Ambulance and Coach Sales

Batesville

Cobb Funeral Chapel

Dorchester Funeral Home & L.M. Pierce Funeral Home

Doric/CMV

Edible Brands, LLC

Memorial Products & Services Unlimited, LLC


EXHIBITORS

We enjoyed seeing the latest products and services our exhibitors have to offer funeral service! 

Ambulance and Coach Sales

American Crematory Equipment

Amish Caskets

AnswerTel

Atlantic Coast Life Insurance Company

ATL Bio

Batesville

Carolina Southern Funeral Supply (Wise Products)

Cemetery Funeral Supply

Clark Grave Vault

Curtron Transport

Custom Air Trays

Doric/CMV

Edible Brands, LLC

Experience Anatomy Foundation

Express Funeral Funding

Federated Insurance

FT North America

Funeral Directors Life (FDL)

Funeral Home Gifts

funeralOne

Georgia Eye Bank, Inc.

Georgia State Board of Funeral Service

Great Western Insurance/Wellable

Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service

Homesteaders Life Company

Johnson Law Office

Legacy Coach Sales

Lunsford Wilson Group

Matthews Aurora

MedEagle Transport

Memorial Products & Services Unlimited, LLC (MPSU)

National Funeral Directors Association

Piedmont Precast

Precoa

Return Home

Service Casket Company

Shields Professional Vehicles

Shiva Shade

South Georgia Casket Company

The Dodge Company – A Matthews Memorialization Company

The Independent Funeral Group

The Messenger Co.

TOPTIER Funeral Funding

Tukios

Ward’s Funeral Supplies

World of Urns