The Alabama Funeral Directors Association has four different Membership Categories as shown below:

Category I: Category I Membership in the Alabama Funeral Directors Association shall be open to any Funeral Service Establishment licensed under Alabama state law, owned and operated by persons of integrity, good moral character and who are dedicated to the responsibilities to society and who applies for membership and whose application is approved.  Each Member Funeral Service Establishment shall be entitled to one vote at the district and state level so long as it is in good standing. One person may be designated by the ownership of the member Establishment to exercise the membership privileges of a Category I Member. 

AFDA DUES: $240.00 

Category II: Category II Membership shall be open to licensed funeral directors, licensed embalmers, apprenticed funeral directors, apprenticed embalmers who are employees of a licensed funeral service establishment who maintains a Category I membership, and applies for membership and who application for membership is approved.  Category II Members shall be accorded all rights and privileges of the Association except the right to vote and hold office in the Association. 

AFDA DUES:              $240.00 

Category III: Category III is open to licensed funeral directors, licensed embalmers, apprenticed funeral directors, apprenticed embalmers who are employees of or retired from a licensed funeral service establishment and whose application for membership is approved. Category III Membership is not available to owners of a licensed funeral service establishment. Category III Members shall be accorded all rights and privileges of the Association except the right to vote and hold office in the Association.

AFDA DUES:             $240.00 

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: Open to any individual who regularly sells funeral goods and/or services to members of the AFDA as a substantial part of their business enterprise.  Associate Members shall be accorded all rights and privileges of the Association except the right to vote and hold office in the Association.  

 AFDA DUES:            $240.00