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NEWS Association CONTINUED
Funeral Directors Association of
Kentucky elects 2017-2018 Officers at
Annual Convention
2017-2018 FDAK Officers. (L to R) Front Row: Central District Director: Greg Lakes from Berea; Chairman
of the Board: Robbie Brantley from Brownsville; Southern District Director: John Hill from Owensboro;
Southcentral District Director: Brandy Harwood fromTompkinsville; President: John Jones from Harlan;
Immediate Past President: DavidWest from Nicholasville;Vice President: Rusty Preston from Paintsville;
Eastern District Director: George Sparks from Grayson. (L to R) Back Row: President-Elect: Rob Riley
from Carrollton; Southeastern District Director:Wesley Rominger from Manchester; Sergeant-At-Arms:
Grant Bolt from Georgetown; Secretary/Treasurer: Gerald M. “Marty” Jones II from Morganfield; and
Western District Director: Chad Townsend from Dixon. Absent from photo are NFDA Policy Board
Member: Shannon Combs from Richmond; and Northern District Director: Bill Mullins from Covington.
FRANKFORT,KY— The Funeral Direc-
tors Association of Kentucky celebrated
their 135th Anniversary during the Annual
Convention at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and
the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louis-
ville on June 6-8, 2017. During this three-
day meeting, 50, 125 and 150 year-old
firms were honored; 50 and 60 year Ken-
tucky licensed funeral directors were hon-
ored; and funeral directors received con-
tinuing education awards. There were 79
exhibitors displaying their different busi-
nesses in the Exhibit Hall. Several educa-
tional seminars/presentations were given.
The 2017-2018 leadership was elected as
follows: President – John Jones, Harlan;
President-Elect – Rob Riley, Carrollton;
Vice President – Rusty Preston, Paintsville;
Secretary/Treasurer – Marty Jones , Mor-
gantown; Sergeant-at-Arms – Grant Bolt,
Georgetown; Chairman of the Board – Rob-
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