07/25/2025
Daun Thomas Frankland, President of Columbia Gardens Cemetery, has been named 1st Vice President of the Virginia Cemetery Association (VCA). A VCA board member since 2018, Frankland headed up the planning committee for the association's 77th annual meeting, “Cemeteries Reimagined: Cultivating a Welcoming Atmosphere to Shatter Stigmas and Inspire Celebrations,” held in Lynchburg in June. The program featured inspiring talks from John Bolton, President, International Cemetery, Cremation & Funeral Association; Mary Pope Hutson, President of Sweet Briar College; Dr. Rev. Joe Cobb, Mayor of Roanoke; and Amber Caron, Director of Communications for Wreaths Across America. “My involvement with VCA is incredibly rewarding, offering the opportunity to engage with members across the state, share challenges, learn from others, and turn those insights into action,” Frankland says.
