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Sandra Chancellor reappointed to State Board of Funeral Service, highlights consumer protections amid rising cremation rates
Summary
Sandra Chancellor, a licensed funeral director with more than 40 years' experience, told the committee the board has focused on licensure and consumer field complaints as cremation rates rise; the committee moved to "advise and consent" and forwarded her nomination to the full Senate.
Sandra Chancellor told the committee she has been a licensed funeral director for more than 40 years and is a reappointment to the State Board of Funeral Service as the funeral director licensee representative for the 1st Supreme Court District. She said the board has reviewed licensure and field complaints and is focused on supporting consumers.
Chancellor noted a trend toward higher cremation rates in Mississippi and said the board has examined licensure and complaint processes in that context: "Our cremation rates are on the rise in the state, and that's something that the board has really been able to take a look at over the past 4 years to look at licensure, to look at field complaints that have come in from consumers to funeral homes." Committee members asked questions and then moved to "advise and consent;" the committee reported her nomination to the full Senate.
Chancellor said she and her husband operate Chancellor Funeral Home in Florence and Byram and that she remains engaged in board work to protect consumers.
