Trey Hall, a director at Gentry-Morrison Funeral Homes in Lakeland, said some families have already applied and received payment from FEMA for services that his company provided.
“Relieved, in many cases,” Hall said in describing the reactions of families. “They had this unexpected expense due to COVID of funeral arrangements, and so it’s been a really big help financially to those families that are already having a tough time. So obviously it’s been received very well.”
Hall, who serves on the board of directors for the Florida Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association, said Gentry-Morrison’s staff began notifying families who had already paid for the services of someone who died of complications from COVID-19 to let them know about the FEMA program.