Prater attends conference on funerals

Dawn Prater of Swearingen Funeral Home recently attended the Thomas and Associates summer national funeral services solutions conference held at the Peninsula Resort and Conference Center on Monkey Island.
Prater was one of several individuals recognized for exceptional achievement.
Activities for the two-day event focused on continuing education and training as well as celebrating the significant achievements of community-minded funeral pre-planning professionals.
Thomas and Associates serves family-owned and operated funeral homes in Oklahoma, Kansas and north Texas.
“It is wonderful to see such a diverse group of talented, dedicated and caring professionals who share a common purpose of ensuring that no individual enters the doors of any funeral home on the worst day of their life, uninformed and unprepared,” said Margaret Thomas, co-founder of Thomas and Associates.
Swearingen Funeral Home has locations in Seminole, Konawa and Maud. The full-service, locally owned and operated funeral home offers families complete funeral, cremation, memorial, final disposition and funeral merchandise choices and options.