Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky

As early as 1861, persons engaged in funeral service met informally to discuss issues of common interest. Mr. T. J. Danahy of Lexington had been in correspondence with the undertakers of the various towns and cities in Kentucky in an effort to organize a convention or association for the purpose of mutual assistance, information, and so forth for a year. Then in 1882, the formal organization of the Kentucky Undertaker's Association was established statewide. With this humble, yet sturdy beginning, The Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky was born. It has continued to this day as a strong organization to promote high professional ideas and public service.

The burial association movement in the southern United States in the 1930s gave the Kentucky Association some difficulties. Recognizing this, Kentucky funeral directors moved to establish a legitimate, fiscally sound burial insurance plan which would be in the public interest and meet the desire to fund funerals with insurance. The result of this activity was the establishment of the Kentucky Funeral Directors Burial Association in 1947. The Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky and the Kentucky Funeral Directors Burial Association have combined their efforts to provide good service to the people of Kentucky while representing the common interests of its members.

Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky
PO Box 4779
108 Saint James Ct
Frankfort KY 40604
Tel: 502 223-0622; 800-866-3211
Fax: 502 223-0628
E-mail: info@fdaofky.com