Leadership Message

Serving with Hospitality, Honor, and Heritage

Every time I have the opportunity to represent the SCCFA—whether in Florida, at Tri-State, or with colleagues in Kentucky and West Virginia—I return with the same conviction: ours is not simply a profession. It is a calling.

Feature Story

San Antonio Showed The Southern at Its Best

It feels like only yesterday that we were together in San Antonio, but the passing weeks have given us another opportunity to reflect on just how successful the 2026 SCCFA Convention & Family Reunion truly was.

SCCFA Elects 2026–2027 Officers and Board of Directors

SCCFA is pleased to announce its 2026–2027 Officers and Board of Directors, led by President Michael Higgs. Joining him on the Executive Committee are President-Elect Nancy Massingille; First Vice President Pierce Dempsey; Second Vice President Jim Cortner; Secretary Chad Frye; Treasurer Sandra A. Taylor; Immediate Past President Jeremy Weaver; and Executive Director Laurie Gargis.

Grant Section

Build Capacity and Drive Change with an SCCFA Grant

How could your association turn a promising idea into meaningful action? In a new video, SCCFA President Michael Higgs introduces the Capacity-Building and Leveraging Change Grant Program and explains how it can support associations across the region.

Scholarship Section

SCCFA Awards 2026 ICCFA University Scholarship to Sandy Johnson

SCCFA is proud to recognize Sandy Johnson of Lincoln Memorial Group as the recipient of the 2026 SCCFA Scholarship to ICCFA University.

Vendor Spotlight

Why Aftercare Surveys Must Be Part of Every Case

At Johnson Consulting Group, we believe a funeral home or cemetery’s responsibility to a family does not end when the service concludes. In many ways, that is when aftercare truly begins.