EXHIBIT 31
                            SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

     I, Craig W. Yates, certify that:

1. I  have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report  on  Form  10-Q  of FMS  Financial
Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial  condition,  results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and  I  are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

     (a)  Designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  or caused such
disclosure  controls and  procedures to be designed  under our  supervision,  to
ensure that  material  information  relating to the  registrant,  including  its
consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

     (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions  about the effectiveness
of the disclosure  controls and procedures,  as of the end of the period covered
by this report based on such evaluation; and

     (c)  Disclosed  in this  report  any  change in the  registrant's  internal
control over financial  reporting  that occurred  during the  registrant's  most
recent fiscal quarter that has materially  affected,  or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant's  internal control over financial  reporting;
and

5. The issuer's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,  to the issuer's
auditors and the audit  committee of the issuer's board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):

     (a) All significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal  control over  financial  reporting  which are  reasonably
likely to adversely  affect the issuer's ability to record,  process,  summarize
and report financial information; and

     (b) Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
employees  who have a  significant  role in the issuer's  internal  control over
financial reporting.


Date: May 15, 2007               /s/ Craig W. Yates
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                                 Craig W. Yates
                                 President and Chief Executive Officer

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                                                                      EXHIBIT 31
                            SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION

     I, Channing L. Smith, certify that:

1. I  have  reviewed  this  quarterly  report  on  Form  10-Q  of FMS  Financial
Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact  necessary to make the statements
made, in light of the  circumstances  under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.  Based  on my  knowledge,  the  financial  statements,  and  other  financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial  condition,  results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as
of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.  The  registrant's  other  certifying  officer  and  I  are  responsible  for
establishing and maintaining  disclosure  controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

     (a)  Designed  such  disclosure  controls  and  procedures,  or caused such
disclosure  controls and  procedures to be designed  under our  supervision,  to
ensure that  material  information  relating to the  registrant,  including  its
consolidated subsidiaries,  is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

     (b) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures and presented in this report our conclusions  about the effectiveness
of the disclosure  controls and procedures,  as of the end of the period covered
by this report based on such evaluation; and

     (c)  Disclosed  in this  report  any  change in the  registrant's  internal
control over financial  reporting  that occurred  during the  registrant's  most
recent fiscal quarter that has materially  affected,  or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the registrant's  internal control over financial  reporting;
and

5. The issuer's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most
recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,  to the issuer's
auditors and the audit  committee of the issuer's board of directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):

     (a) All significant  deficiencies and material  weaknesses in the design or
operation of internal  control over  financial  reporting  which are  reasonably
likely to adversely  affect the issuer's ability to record,  process,  summarize
and report financial information; and

     (b) Any fraud,  whether or not material,  that involves management or other
employees  who have a  significant  role in the issuer's  internal  control over
financial reporting.



Date: May 15, 2007                 /s/ Channing L. Smith
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                                   Channing L. Smith
                                   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer