Congratulations Eatons
2021 - Kent and Tresa Cotton's daughter, Britany, became the beautiful bride of Michael Eaton. Congratulations to the Eatons!
(Brett Cotton, Tresa Cotton, Kent Cotton, Britany Eaton, Michael Eaton)
NFDA Convention
2021 - After a hiatus in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Funeral Directors Association International Convention took place in Nashville, Tennessee.
It gave us a chance to reunite with colleagues, reexplore what it means to serve families, and renew our professional passion through learning, networking, and discovering new products and services to offer families in our community.
The 2022 NFDA Convention drew 5,052 total attendees. A total of 76 international attendees, representing 13 countries and territories, participated in the 2021 NFDA Convention. The Expo Hall featured 323 exhibiting companies.
(Stacy Easterling and Sumner Brashears)
HHS Baseball Headed to State
2021 - Congratulations to the HHS Baseball team for punching their ticket to the State Tournament! Best of Luck!
Randy Shinn Retirement
2020 - Randy Shinn officially retired from Brashears Funeral Home at the end of the year. We celebrate you, Randy, and wish you nothing but the very best!
Heritage Club Inductee
2019 - Stacy Easterling was inducted into The Heritage Club, a charitable group dedicated to securing a positive and progressive future for the funeral service profession. Established in 1978 by past presidents of the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) who aspired to further the good name of funeral service, The Heritage Club gives back to the funeral service profession in many ways.
A few examples of projects and charitable efforts which received funding include grants to assist in the development of the National WWII Memorial in Washington D.C.; grants to develop scholarship assistance for funeral service students, and grants to develop a model baccalaureate degree curriculum in funeral service.“The Heritage Club is one of funeral service's finest support organizations. It underwrites many research and resource programs and is a continued source of strength to funeral service and bereaved families everywhere.” - Richard E. Myers, CFSP
Arkansas Funeral Directors Association - Hall of Fame
2019 - The Brashears Funeral Home family was inducted into the AFDA Hall of Fame
(Sumner Brashears, Jackie Brashears, Tracy Easterling, Erin Easterling, Stacy Easterling)
NFDA Convention
2018 - Stacy and Tracy Easterling attended The National Funeral Directors Association 2018 International Convention & Expo, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The convention drew 4,029 total attendees. A total of 315 international attendees, representing 29 countries and territories, participated in the 2018 NFDA Convention. The Expo Hall featured 329 exhibiting companies which filled 82,800 square feet of space.
The NFDA convention proved to be an exceptional experience for all who were able to attend. The convention featured an outstanding slate of workshops, many of which were at or near capacity, that challenged attendees to think about funeral service in new ways while offering practical strategies to help them understand the evolving needs and desires of the bereaved families. Topics included embalming and restorative art, the opioid crisis, helping families who are grieving a death due to tragic circumstances, marketing, compliance and more.
AFDA Convention
2018 - Sumner and Jackie Brashears attended the Arkansas Funeral Directors Association Annual Convention.
Congratulations HHS Girls Golf Team
2017 - The Varsity Women's Golf Team became the 4A-1 Conference champion for the second consecutive year. Congratulations girls and Best of Luck at State!
(Halle Fancher, Erin Easterling, Emma Coger, Hannah Phillips)
NFDA Convention
2017 - Sumner and Jackie Brashears attended the National Funeral Directors Convention in Boston, MA.
NFDA is the world's leading and largest funeral service association, serving more than 20,000 individual members who represent nearly 11,000 funeral homes in the United States and 49 countries around the world. NFDA is the trusted leader, beacon for ethics and the strongest advocate for the profession. NFDA is the association of choice because it offers funeral professionals comprehensive educational resources, tools to manage successful businesses, guidance to become pillars in their communities and the expertise to foster future generations of funeral professionals.
Past Presidents - National Funeral Directors Association
2017 - Boston, MA - Past Presidents of NFDA attended their annual breakfast meeting while at the International Convention.
AFDA Convention
2017 - Arkansas Funeral Directors Convention
(Robert Eichelberger, Sumner Brashears, Jackie Brashears)
Advocacy Summit - Arkansas Funeral Directors Association
2017 - Members traveled to Washington, DC, to advocate for legislative and regulatory issues that affect funeral service and small businesses.
(Chad Gallagher, Bill Booker, Brad Hayes, Congressman Bruce Westerman, Courtney Crouch, Robert Eichelberger, Sumner Brashears)
National Funeral Directors Association - Past Presidents
2016 - All Past Presidents of the National Funeral Directors Association. Together, they we represent hundreds of years of dedication to the funeral service profession.
(Bob Rosson, Ruple Harley, Bill Wappner, William Aaron, Mark Musgrove, Patrick Lynch, Sumner Brashears, David Pearson, Robert Bates)
Arlington National Cemetery
2016 - Sumner Brashears took his grandchildren (Quade, Erin, Maggie, and Kross) on their first tour of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia.
Arlington is one of the country’s oldest national cemeteries. The cemetery’s rolling green hills mark the final resting place for more than 14,000 veterans, including those who fought in the Civil War. The cemetery encompasses 639 acres and this impressive landscape serves as a tribute to the service and sacrifice of every individual laid to rest within these hallowed grounds.
For 100 years, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier has served as the heart of Arlington National Cemetery. As a sacred memorial site and the grave of three unknown American service members, the Tomb connects visitors with the legacy of the United States armed forces throughout the nation’s history. It stands as a people’s memorial that inspires reflection on service, valor, sacrifice and mourning. Since November 11, 1921, the Tomb has provided a final resting place for one of America’s unidentified World War I service members, and Unknowns from later wars were added in 1958 and 1984.
AFDA Convention
2016 - Sumner and Jackie Brashears attended the Arkansas Funeral Directors Association Convention.
Washington DC Advocacy Summit
2016 - Members of National Funeral Directors and Arkansas Funeral Directors attended the Advocacy Summit in Washington DC to advocate for funeral service professionals.
(Doug Matayo, Sumner Brashears, Courtney Crouch, Senator Tom Cotton, Bill Booker, Don Martin, Robert Eichelberger)
Local Miss Arkansas - Ashton Campbell
2015 - Ashton Campbell, daughter of Roger and Tonia Campbell of Hindsville, won the title of Miss Arkansas at the 77th Miss Arkansas Scholarship Pageant.
Campbell is a junior at the University of Arkansas. She is a business administration major. For her talent selection she performed a vocal to “Note to God.”
Other awards won by Campbell include Alpha and Preliminary Swimsuit; Alpha and Overall Arrival; the Hudgens Business Leadership Award; the Jessie Bennett Leadership Award; Tony Bowls People's Choice Award; a Top Newcomer Award; Julie Blackwood “Smart” Swimsuit Award, Ashlen Batson Esprit De Corp Award and was the third-place finisher in the Children's Miracle Network Miracle Maker fundraising competition.
(Sumner Brashears, Miss Arkansas Ashton Campbell, Jackie Brashears)
Arkansas Funeral Directors Hall of Fame
2015 - Sumner Brashears has been inducted into the Arkansas Funeral Directors Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame inductees are recognized for their positive impact on the funeral industry; worked in some capacity in Arkansas during their lifetime; and their achievements must have enduring value and lasting importance.
(Cody Mosier, Gara Mosier, Sumner Brashears, Jackie Brashears, Maggie Mosier, Quade Mosier)
Circle of Life Gala
2014 - Brashears Funeral Home and Crematory attended the Gala to support Circle of Life Hospice. (Sumner Brashears, Jackie Brashears, Maggie Mosier, Gara Mosier)
Voyage Gala
Brashears Funeral Home and Crematory attended the Voyage Gala to support Circle of Life Hospice.
(Sumner Brashears, Jackie Brashears, Stacy Easterling, Gara Mosier, Cody Mosier)
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