Dearman Named State Funeral Director of the Year
April 8th, 2014 by
At their annual convention that was held in Hot Springs on April 4-5, the Arkansas Funeral Directors Association (AFDA) named Charles F. Dearman, Jr., Vice President, General Manager and Funeral Director of Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home in Monticello, their Funeral Director of the Vear.
This honor is awarded each year to one Arkansas funeral director and is based on a distinguished career, professional and corn munitv service, and responsible care for the families of Arkansas.
Charles is a life-long resident of Monticello, graduated with honors from Monticello High School, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Arkansas at Montlcello, and earned an MBA degree in Accounting from Louisiana
Tech University. He Is a graduate of Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science where he was named Valedictorian and President of his class, and received the Outstanding Student award (Bill Pierce Award}. Chuck is co-owner of Dearman Companies^ Inc^ Monticello Monument
Company, and Lamar Crossing, Inc, His professional associations include: member and Past President of the Arkansas Funeral Directors Association, member and Past-President of the Southeast Arkansas Funeral Directors Association, member of the National Funeral Directors Association, member of the Board of Directors for Selected Funeral & Life Insurance Company, and member of Union Bank Board of Directors.
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Charles (Chuck) Dearman of Monticello, Arkansas-Arkansas Funeral Director of the Year. Chuck Dearman and Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home are uniquely a Funeral Service that service all ethnic(race) groups for over 30 years with no bias amenities and the end result service 95% of Funeral Service in Monticello/Drew County, Arkansas.
The Tradition of Excellence, Honor, Integrity and Service sums up this Giant of a man who not only excels in the Funeral Industry as fourth Generation Owner. Charles (Chuck) Dearman in the 90’s as President Dearman Companies along with his most Honorable Brother, David Earl Dearman transformed Monticello from a Second World Commercial Real Estate Rural Setting into Role Model Rural Economic/Community Development city in the Lower Mississippi Delta/Mid-South for a town under 15000 making Monticello, Arkansas the Flagship(Role Model Rural City). Chuck Dearman
Congratulations Chuck on a well deserved honor.
Congratulations Chuck for a job well done. They know a good thing when they see one.
Congratulations! To be honored by your professional association is a significant accomplishment.
Congrats Chuck – you may or may not remember me and my wife
Betsy as will as my 2 boys Mike and Keith and. my daughter Amy – I am the one that bought the Carpet business from Harold Norton along with Joe Brannen way back when – some of the best days of our lives were with you people in Monticello – never will forget the phrase you told me – I am the best friend you ever had and the last one to let you down – Mike J