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Joseph Eugene Pray Awarded for holding active Funeral Directors License for over 60 years!

Joe Pray accepts 60 Licensee Award from MFDA President
Chris Anderson.

Longevity in funeral service is becoming a rare instance in today's world. The rigorous pace of life in a funeral home coupled with the unpredictable schedule that seems to be changed every time the telephone rings doesn't make it easy for most people to stick with it for so long.

  On May 5, 2009 Joseph Eugene Pray was recognized by the Michigan Funeral Directors Association for holding a License to Practice Mortuary Science for over 60 years.  The award was presented at the MFDA Annual convention.

   "While funeral service can be a difficult profession, it isn't to surprising to me that a few folks make it this far.  Some of us look at funeral service as a way of life, a way to help our friends and family in our community, rather than a job," said Joe "Sr."  "In our family we have received recognition for longevity in the professions numerous times."

Mr. Pray continued, "My mother Hazel Pray had received a 40 year licensee award from MFDA, in 1982, Myron would have received a 60 year award that same year, however the State of Michigan Records weren't able to prove the exact year he received his license, even though it is hanging on our wall at the funeral home. Laurel is currently one of the oldest, if not the only remaining women with a funeral directors license in the State of Michigan.  Her license was issued under the dual license statute, where you could either get a license to be a funeral director, or an embalmer, or both."