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In August of 1965, Swede Danielson and the late Tommy
Smith opened Faith Chapel Funeral Home at 100 Beverly Parkway. Today, Faith
Chapel is still independent and family owned and operated by Swede Danielson.
Now a second location has been opened at 1000 Hwy 29 Cantonment for your
convenience and to serve our growing community.
With a dedicated staff
of 34, Swede oversees the daily operations at both locations. He ensures the
staff at Faith Chapel will be with your family at every point of your time of
need. It's this personal touch that's been Faith Chapel's key to success.
Executive Management
N.L. "Swede" Danielson - CEO
Beverly Danielson Milsted - President/General
Manager
Charlie Dillard - Vice President/Treasurer
Ray Danielson - Secretary
Funeral
Directors
N.L. "Swede" Danielson
Robert D. Lavender
Ronnie Macks
Ronnie P. Brown
Dock D. Boyd
N.L. “Swede” Danielson is Florida’s oldest active Funeral
Director. Swede became involved with the funeral business at age 14 when he
worked at his uncle’s funeral home in Kansas. Along with the late Tommy Smith,
he opened Faith Chapel South in 1965. Then in 1999, Swede opened Faith Chapel
North in Cantonment. Mr. Danielson only took time out of the funeral business
to serve his country during WWII. After his stay in the U.S. Navy, it was
back to the funeral business.
Swede has been married to Myrtle Davis Danielson for over 64 years. They had
two sons and a daughter. Their son Lamar was a Funeral Director at Faith
Chapel until he passed away in November 1995 at the age of 42. Ray Danielson
is retired from the Florida Highway Patrol and now works part time with Faith
Chapel. Beverly Danielson Milsted is General
Manager and President of Faith Chapel.
At age 85, Swede is the CEO and still loves working with people. He will
quickly tell you, “If I can help a family when they come into Faith
Chapel, I feel like I have accomplished my job.”
Ronnie Macks, a native of Century, Florida, has been
employed with Faith Chapel Home since 1995. A graduate of Bishop Community College,
he has been serving in the funeral profession since 1970 in various
positions. He currently serves as Funeral Director in Charge of Faith Chapel
Funeral Home South and is the President-Elect of the Independent Funeral Directors
of Florida.
Ronnie Paul Brown, a native of Pensacola,
has been employed with Faith Chapel since 1999 and is currently the Funeral
Director in Charge of Faith Chapel Funeral Home North. He is a 1993 graduate
of Century High
School and a 1996 graduate of Bishop State
Community College. He
is registered with the Conference of Funeral Service Examining Board, a
member of the Independent Funeral Directors of Florida, and is a licensed
Funeral Director and Embalmer in the states of Alabama
and Florida.
He currently resides in Bratt, Florida
with his wife, Angela Alston Brown, and daughter, Caitlyn Brown.
Robert Lavender was born and raised in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
After high school, he worked for a local funeral home until 1977. He then
attended Gupton-Jones College of Mortuary Science
in Atlanta, Georgia. Since moving to Pensacola, Florida
in 1983, Robert has worked in several local funeral homes. In 1997, he joined
the staff at Faith Chapel. With more than 30 years in the funeral business,
Robert holds licenses in both Florida and Alabama, along with a
National Conference Licenses as Funeral director and Embalmer.
Dock D. Boyd was born and raised in McComb, Mississippi.
After college he lived in Meridian until
moving to Milton, Florida in June 2006 to work with Faith
Chapel as a Funeral Director and Embalmer. He has a degree in Mortuary Science
from East Mississippi
Community College in Scooba, Mississippi.
Advance
Funeral Planning Faithful Care Advisors
David Milsted, Manager
Marshelle Hampton
Danny Wooten
Woody McKown
Beverly Milsted
Scott P. Poynter
Charlie Dillard
The Personal Touch
If you need to talk to someone, we are there for you and your family 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week.
If Faith Chapel receives a call that your loved one has passed away, we will
send two of our staff for the removal and to talk with the family.
When the time comes for you to make arrangements you can meet with one of our
six Funeral Directors. They will help you arrange a service at the time and
the place you and your family desires.
Faith Chapel offers a wide variety in casket choices. The Funeral Director
will present the casket selections and explain the differences of each one.
You and your family will be given all the assistance needed, but the Funeral
Director will step back and let you make your own decisions concerning the
casket for your loved one.
The Funeral Director will help you prepare the obituary and also explain the
details of the death certificate. Our staff can also arrange for memorial folders,
and prayer cards
Throughout the visitation, our staff will be available to assist your every
need. At the funeral service we always provide at least five staff members,
regardless if held at your church or at Faith Chapel.
Faith Chapel serves all cemeteries from the national cemeteries to the
smallest of church cemeteries. Flowers are always welcome at any time. The
staff will gladly help you arrange your flowers. If desired, after the
funeral service a member of our staff will deliver any of the flowers to your
home. This is just another part of our service to you and your family.
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