Beech Tree News Network

Marty Jones of the Jones Funeral Chapel in Morgantown, KY was sworn in as Vice President of The Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky at their 136th Annual Convention held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville on June 5-7, 2018.  During this three-day meeting, 50-year-old firms and 50 year Kentucky licensed funeral directors were honored, as well as over 40 funeral directors from across the state received continuing education awards.  There were over 75 exhibiting companies displaying in the Exhibit Hall and over 300 attended  Kentucky Luau on Wednesday evening.  Several educational seminars/presentations were offered (14 hours of Continuing Education) including a very moving presentation on the Opioid Epidemic that has taken the country by storm and has truly hit home here in the Commonwealth.  The 2018-2019 leadership was elected as follows:
OFFICERS
President                        Rob Riley, Carrollton
President-Elect                Rusty Preston, Paintsville 
Vice President                  Gerald M. “Marty” Jones II, Morgantown
Secretary-Treasurer         Grant Bolt, Georgetown
Sergeant-at-Arms            Wesley Rominger, Manchester
Chairman of the Board      David West, Nicholasville             
Immediate Past-President     John Jones, Harlan
DISTRICT DIRECTORS
Central                Billy Butcher, Versailles
Eastern               George Sparks, Grayson
Northern             Bill Mullins, Covington
Southern             John Hill, Owensboro
Southcentral        Brandy Harwood, Tompkinsville
Southeastern       Kyle Wolfe, Hyden   
Western              Chad Townsend, Dixon