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LICENSED PROFESSIONALS
Our Directors adhere to the highest standard of ethical practices and are committed to ensuring that all of your needs are attended to. Their commitment to the community and genuine compassion toward families are but a few of the characteristics that make them outstanding in their field. We are proud to have them on our staff.
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 | Joseph Ernest Pray, Licensed Director
Email: jpray@prayfuneral.com
Website: www.prayfuneral.com
Toll Free Phone: 888 825 8527
Office Phone: 517 543 2950
Fax: 517 543 2952
Joe, or Joe E. has been an active Licensed Funeral Director since 1979. He attended Michigan State University and graduated from Wayne State University School of Mortuary Science in 1979Joe has been through various continuing education programs and trainings to continue his education and is a graduate of Life Appreciation Training . Joe is a former Board Member of the International Order of the Golden Rule and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Michigan Funeral Directors Association.
Joe E. grew up around the funeral business and started out by helping care for the grounds and washing the automobiles used by the funeral home. After receiving his license, he joined his parents and grandparents in business at Pray Funeral Home. Joe E. is currently the owner of Pray Funeral Home, Inc. |
 | Joseph Eugene Pray, Licensed Director
Toll Free Phone: 888 825 8527
Office Phone: 517 543 2950
Fax: 517 543 2952
Joe has held a State of Michigan Funeral Directors License for over 60 years. He attended Michigan State University and graduated from Wayne State University School of Mortuary Science in 1949. He is an active committee member in the Michigan Funeral Directors Association and is a graduate of Life Appreciation Training.
Joe literally grew up in the funeral home and was involved in the operations of funeral service at a young age. He learned extensively from his mother and father, Hazel and Myron Pray, who then owned the business. After receiving his license, he joined his parents in the funeral home. |
 | Joseph Tyler Pray, Licensed Director
Email: tpray@prayfuneral.com
Website: www.prayfuneral.com
Toll Free Phone: 888 825 8527
Office Phone: 517 543 2950
Fax: 517 543 2952
Tyler Pray graduated on August 6, 2006, from the Wayne State University Mortuary Science program in Detroit with a Bachelor of Science Degree. He was the only of 24 graduates coming from a family business.
The Mortuary Science degree is Tyler Pray's second degree, his first being a B.A. in English from Kalamazoo College in 2005.Tyler follows his father, a 1979 graduate of the program, in receiving the C. Beaver Edwards distinction in restorative art, an award named for a famous sculptor and restorative artist who was a Professor of Joe Pray Sr., a 1949 graduate of the program.
Since graduation, Tyler has attended Life Appreciation Training, and participated in several staff exchange programs with other funeral homes. In April of 2008 Tyler was installed as a Director on the Board of the International Order of the Golden Rule. He served OGR until April 2011.
Tyler currently serves as President of Michigan Funeral Directors District 5. |
 | Dana Pray, Corporate Secretary
Email: dana@prayfuneral.com
Website: www.prayfuneral.com
Toll Free Phone: 888-825-8527
Office Phone: 517-543-2950
Fax: 517-543-2952
Dana Pray is a licensed funeral director with experience in managing both family owned and corporate owned funeral homes. She is a former Michigan Funeral Directors Association staff member serving as the membership liaison.
She now serves the Charlotte community as corporate secretary and management consultant for Pray Funeral Home. |
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