HistoryThe Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
- Formed in 1914.
*** - Indicates Presently Serving
Those who have served as Presidents of the
Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors are as follows:
This information was compiled by: Rodney McFarland, I - 63rd President of the Louisiana State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors
1st President - Frank B. Thomas 2nd President - Henry Tharp 3rd President - Joseph Laughlin 4th President -William Lindsey 5th President - Louis L. Peters 6th President - F. P. Robinson 7th President - L. B. Kilpatrick 8th President - E. L. Edmonds 9th President - Carlos Green 10th President - Robert J. Guchereau 11th President - Douglas Kees 12th President - Norman Tharp 13th President - Gail K. Gay 14th President - J. T. Niland 15th President - Paul L. Castille 16th President - J. T. Niland 17th President - Lloyd E. Eagan 18th President - M. G. Stevens 19th President - Paul L. Castille 20th President - C. L. Dennis 21st President - Robert J. Fenelon 22nd President - M. G. Stevens 23rd President - C. L. Dennis 24th President - Robert J. Fenelon 25th President - J. T. Niland 26th President - Louis Charbonnet, Jr. 27th President - C. L. Dennis 28th President - Robert J. Fenelon 29th President - William T. McKneely 30th President - Louis Charbonnet, Jr. 31st President - Robert J. Fenelon 32nd President - Milo Meacham, Jr. 33rd President - George H. Smith 34th President - William T. McKneely 35th President - Fred O. Montgomery 36th President - Alvin A. Haynes, II 37th President - George H. Smith 38th President - William T. McKneely 39th President - Royal David 40th President - Joseph H. Miller, Jr. 41st President - Billy C. Henry 42nd President - Louis Charbonnet, III 43rd President - Chery l Tarver Morgan 44th President - George L. Thomas 45th President - Joseph H. Miller, Jr. 46th President - Foster Guillory, Jr. 47th President - Cheryl Tarver Morgan 48th President - Robert D. Babineaux 49th President - Gregory A. Strother 50th President - Eugene B. Pellerin 51st President - Craig Gill 52nd President - Louis Charbonnet, III 53rd President - Kelly Rush 54thPresident - Wall V. McKneely 55th President - Louis Charbonnet, III 56th President - Margaret Shehee 57th President - Paul W. Castille 58th President - Louis Charbonnet III 59th President - Kelly Rush 60th President - S. J. "Bubba" Brasseaux 61st President - Maurice Southall 62nd President - Edward Muhleisen 63rd President - Rodney McFarland, I 64th President - Willie Davis, Jr. 65th President - Terry Luneau 66th President - Shelton Dixon 67th President - Stephen Boudreaux ***
The longest serving president was Frank B. Thomas of Hammond, LA who served August 6, 1914, until his death on April 22, 1926. He served for 12 consecutive years. Executive Director of the
Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Kim W. Michel ***
Executive Assistant to the Executive Director of the
Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Heidi L. Penouilh ***
Inspector/Investigator of the
Louisiana State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Rondal DeMale Bowden, Jr. ***
111 Years of Service |