History
The Indiana Funeral Director's Association was founded in 1880 by 47 charter members. Today IFDA has grown to over 480 member firms. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IFDA provides membership services and continuing education opportunities throughout the state.
| Indiana Funeral Directors Association Past Presidents | ||
| 1881 - *Isaac Ball, Terre Haute | 1905 - *M.B. Stultz, Huntington | 1929 - *Charles Herrlich, New Palestine |
| 1882 - *Isaac Ball, Terre Haute | 1906 - *George C. Wyatt, Rushville | 1930 - *James A. Coffing, Attica |
| 1883 - *Charles Kregelo, Indianapolis | 1907 - *George J. Watson, Cayuga | 1931 - *Bert S. Gadd, Indianapolis |
| 1884 - *Charles T. Whitsett, Indianapolis | 1908 - *H.M. Purviance, Huntington | 1932 - *Bert S. Gadd, Indianapolis |
| 1885 - *C.L. Woll, Logansport | 1909 - *Edwin R. Hisey, Indianapolis | 1933 - *Bert S. Gadd, Indianapolis |
| 1886 - *O.G. Davis, Williamsburg | 1910 - *I.D. Emmons, Columbus | 1934 - *Hallard A. Flynn, Chesterton |
| 1887 - *Frank W. Flanner, Indianapolis | 1911 - *W.A. Rushton, Plainfield | 1935 - *Jesse F. Phillippi, Zionsville |
| 1888 - *M.L. Meeks, Muncie | 1912 - *Mont Boord, Covington | 1936 - *Dwight R. Baker, Dayton |
| 1889 - *Dexter Gardner, Vincennes | 1913 - *B.K. Adams, Peru | 1937 - *Dwight R. Baker, Dayton |
| 1890 - *J.G. Chambers, Madison | 1914 - *Ivory C. Tolle, Lebanon | 1938 - *Herbert R. Wald, Indianapolis |
| 1891 - *H.R. Downing, Richmond | 1915 - *Folger P. Wilson, Richmond | 1939 - *Morris H. Sleeth, Shelbyville |
| 1892 - *Rodney Strain, Logansport | 1916 - *W.F. Evans, Brownsburg | 1940 - *Frank M. McNeely, Indianapolis |
| 1893 - *James W. Buchanan, Marion | 1917 - *C.R. Wilson, Mooresville | 1941 - *Frank J. Evans, Noblesville |
| 1894 - *D.C. Barnhill, Crawfordsville | 1918 - *H.P. Martin, Terre Haute | 1942 - *Clarence C. Piepho, Muncie |
| 1895 - *J.H. Fetter, Peru | 1919 - *Chas C. LaFollete, Thorntown | 1943 - *John H. Blackwell, Indianapolis |
| 1896 - *Frank Munchoff, Anderson | 1920 - *James M. Chappell, Kendallville | 1944 - *Harold E. Rozelle, Anderson |
| 1897 - *Miss Fannie Gardner, Vincennes | 1921 - *Clyde E. Titus, Indianapolis | 1945 - *Ralph McMullan, Kempton |
| 1898 - *J.H. McCully, Idaville | 1922 - *J. Frank Hamilton, Westport | 1946 - *Ralph McMullan, Kempton |
| 1899 - *J.H. McCully, Idaville | 1923 - *Harley E. Hickman, Terre Haute | 1947 - *Donald C. Ulrich, Dillsboro |
| 1900 - *J.N. Frist, Clinton | 1924 - *Floyd E. Williams, Gary | 1948 - *Verlan L. Poindexter, Washington |
| 1901 - *M.F. Parsons, Greensburg | 1925 - *Harry M. Allen, Peru | 1949 - *J. Harold Fife, East Chicago |
| 1902 - *A.V. Weisinger, Mount Vernon | 1926 - *Paul H. Buchanan, Indianapolis | 1950 - *Raymond E. Needham, Marion |
| 1903 - *E.E. Davis, Alexandria | 1927 - *Floyd S. Culp, Goshen | 1951 - *Harry W. Moore, Indianapolis |
| 1904 - *W.H. Hiss, Plainfield | 1928 - *Frank A. LePell, Valparaiso | 1952 - *Kenneth G. Alexander, Evansville |
| 1953 - *Harry E. Danielson, Plymouth | 1977 - Robert B. Shelby, Covington | 2001 - Ron Deremiah, CFSP, Indianapolis |
| 1954 - *Earl C. Hollis, South Bend | 1978 - *Max Frain, Winamac | 2002 - David McCoy, Hammond |
| 1955 - *Frank W. Moore, Rushville | 1979 - James Boultinghouse, Rockport | 2003 - Brian Vaughan, CFSP, Indianapolis |
| 1956 - *Gene E. Laird, Amboy | 1980 - James Little, Beech Grove | 2004 - Angela Sallee, CFSP, Indianapolis |
| 1957 - *Earl K. Parson, Muncie | 1981 - *William Welsheimer, South Bend | 2005 - Timothy Yoder, Goshen |
| 1958 - *F. Walter Voss, Seymour | 1982 - David H. Cook, Brookville | 2006 - Lynn Haverstock, Michigan City |
| 1959 - *Bernard A. Dziadowicz, Hammond | 1983 - *Michael St. Pierre, CFSP, Indianapolis | 2007 - Darrell Holtzclaw, CFSP, Indianapolis |
| 1960 - *Charles W. Pemberton, Lynnville | 1984 - *Ken Grandstaff, Roann | 2008 - *Dr. Charles French, CFSP, Brazil |
| 1961 - *P.L. Myers, Lebanon | 1985 - *Russell B. Johnson, Anderson | 2009 - Jim Todd, Rushville |
| 1962 - *Howard J. Cook, Sunman | 1986 - Michael T. Butts, Terre Haute | 2010 - *Ed Porter, CFSP, Anderson |
| 1963 - *Myron C. Hutchins, Kendallville | 1987 - *William B. Scott, Jeffersonville | 2011 - Paul St. Pierre, Indianapolis |
| 1964 - *Harold M. Schmutzler, Huntingburg | 1988 - *Kenneth Parson, Muncie | 2012 - Dan Hurt, Indianapolis |
| 1965 - *Kenneth Plummer, Bedford | 1989 - *Gerald V. Rees, Hobart | 2013 - Rick Ferguson, Seymour |
| 1966 - *Lloyd E. Hartzler, Elkhart | 1990 - *Richard E. Tudor, Franklin | 2014 - Andy Clayton, CFSP, Indianapolis |
| 1967 - *Gerald. E. McHatton, Warsaw | 1991 - *Maurice L. Sefton, Indianapolis | 2015 - Alan Earl, Argos |
| 1968 - *Harold. D. Unger, Indianapolis | 1992 - Elden B. LaHayne, Hammond | 2016 - Wallace Hooker, CFSP, Wingate |
| 1969 - *Millard H. Rullman, Aurora | 1993 - *Leonard Urban, Connersville | 2017 - Scott Stodghill, Fort Branch |
| 1970 - *Max McClanahan, Jasonville | 1994 - John Noffze, Alexandria | 2018 - Norman Juday, LaPorte |
| 1971 - *George L. Bocken, Hammond | 1995 - Dan Frain, Winamac | 2019 - Richard Owen, Syracuse |
| 1972 - *George R. Sansom, Evansville | 1996 - *Jerrit Clayton, CFSP, Zionsville | 2020 - Greg Childs, Churubusco |
| 1973 - *John B. Hutchins, Kendallville | 1997 - Gary Eastlund, Syracuse | 2021 - Nichelle Neal Dalton, Martinsville |
| 1974 - *W. Thomas Porter, Greensburg | 1998 - Terry Davidson, Delphi | 2022 - Nichelle Neal Dalton, Martinsville |
| 1975 - Robert E. Lee, Bedford | 1999 - Mike Owens, CFSP, Alexandria | 2023 - Jon Ballard, Daleville |
| 1976 - *Frank N. Waltermann, Richmond | 2000 - Sam Frain, CFSP, Winamac | 2023 - Scott Smith, Columbia City |
