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Crematory Authority

An Important Advisory to Licensees from the NC Board of Funeral Service . . . .

On August 5, 2024, Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order declaring a State of Emergency ahead of severe weather expected across the state...

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Crematory Authority

Note: Minutes of the Crematory Authority Meetings can be found on the Board Meeting Schedule & Minutes page.

Authority Officers

Chair

Edward J. Kosmos

Vice Chair

David Miller

Secretary

Mitchell D. Ward

Authority Members

(term ends 12/31/2024) Edward J. Kosmos
City of Oaks Cremation, LLC
4900 Green Road
Raleigh, NC 27616

(term ends 12/31/2024) Mitchell D. Ward
Inman Ward Funeral Home of Tabor City, LLC
300 E. Fifth Street
Tabor City, NC 28463

Board Representative

(term ends 12/31/2025)
Richard D. Hincher
Reins-Sturdivant Funeral Home
270 Armory Road
North Wilkesboro, NC 28659

Board Representative

(term ends 12/31/2026)

Thomas T. Hilderbrand
James F. Johnson & Sons, Inc.
206 Fourth Street
High Point, NC 27260


(term ends 12/31/2025) David Miller
Coastal Cremations & Funeral Care
6 Jacksonville Street
Wilmington, NC 28403

(term ends 12/31/2025) Charlie Neal
Pines Cremation Service
235 E. Pennsylvania Avenue
Southern Pines, NC 28387

(term ends 12/31/2025) Bobby G. Keller
Forest Lawn West Crematory
4601 Freedom Drive
Charlotte, NC 28208