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 | 1930 - *James A. Coffing, Attica | 1979 - *James Boultinghouse, Rockport |
| 1882 - *Isaac Ball, Terre Haute | 1931 - *Bert S. Gadd, Indianapolis | 1980 - James Little, Beech Grove |
| 1883 - *Charles Kregelo, Indianapolis | 1932 - *Bert S. Gadd, Indianapolis | 1981 - *William Welsheimer, South Bend |
| 1884 - *Charles T. Whitsett, Indianapolis | 1933 - *Bert S. Gadd, Indianapolis | 1982 - David H. Cook, Brookville |
| 1885 - *C.L. Woll, Logansport | 1934 - *Hallard A. Flynn, Chesterton | 1983 - *Michael St. Pierre, CFSP, Indianapolis |
| 1886 - *O.G. Davis, Williamsburg | 1935 - *Jesse F. Phillippi, Zionsville | 1984 - *Ken Grandstaff, Roann |
| 1887 - *Frank W. Flanner, Indianapolis | 1936 - *Dwight R. Baker, Dayton | 1985 - *Russell B. Johnson, Anderson |
| 1888 - *M.L. Meeks, Muncie | 1937 - *Dwight R. Baker, Dayton | 1986 - Michael T. Butts, Terre Haute |
| 1889 - *Dexter Gardner, Vincennes | 1938 - *Herbert R. Wald, Indianapolis | 1987 - *William B. Scott, Jeffersonville |
| 1890 - *J.G. Chambers, Madison | 1939 - *Morris H. Sleeth, Shelbyville | 1988 - *Kenneth Parson, Muncie |
| 1891 - *H.R. Downing, Richmond | 1940 - *Frank M. McNeely, Indianapolis | 1989 - *Gerald V. Rees, Hobart |
| 1892 - *Rodney Strain, Logansport | 1941 - *Frank J. Evans, Noblesville | 1990 - *Richard E. Tudor, Franklin |
| 1893 - *James W. Buchanan, Marion | 1942 - *Clarence C. Piepho, Muncie | 1991 - *Maurice L. Sefton, Indianapolis |
| 1894 - *D.C. Barnhill, Crawfordsville | 1943 - *John H. Blackwell, Indianapolis | 1992 - Elden B. LaHayne, Hammond |
| 1895 - *J.H. Fetter, Peru | 1944 - *Harold E. Rozelle, Anderson | 1993 - *Leonard Urban, Connersville |
| 1896 - *Frank Munchoff, Anderson | 1945 - *Ralph McMullan, Kempton | 1994 - John Noffze, Alexandria |
| 1897 - *Miss Fannie Gardner, Vincennes | 1946 - *Ralph McMullan, Kempton | 1995 - Dan Frain, Winamac |
| 1898 - *J.H. McCully, Idaville | 1947 - *Donald C. Ulrich, Dillsboro | 1996 - *Jerrit Clayton, CFSP, Zionsville |
| 1899 - *J.H. McCully, Idaville | 1948 - *Verlan L. Poindexter, Washington | 1997 - Gary Eastlund, Syracuse |
| 1900 - *J.N. Frist, Clinton | 1949 - *J. Harold Fife, East Chicago | 1998 - Terry Davidson, Delphi |
| 1901 - *M.F. Parsons, Greensburg | 1950 - *Raymond E. Needham, Marion | 1999 - Mike Owens, CFSP, Alexandria |
| 1902 - *A.V. Weisinger, Mount Vernon | 1951 - *Harry W. Moore, Indianapolis | 2000 - Sam Frain, CFSP, Winamac |
| 1903 - *E.E. Davis, Alexandria | 1952 - *Kenneth G. Alexander, Evansville | 2001 - Ron Deremiah, CFSP, Indianapolis |
| 1904 - *W.H. Hiss, Plainfield | 1953 - *Harry E. Danielson, Plymouth | 2002 - David McCoy, Hammond |
| 1905 - *M.B. Stultz, Huntington | 1954 - *Earl C. Hollis, South Bend | 2003 - Brian Vaughan, CFSP, Indianapolis |
| 1906 - *George C. Wyatt, Rushville | 1955 - *Frank W. Moore, Rushville | 2004 - Angela Sallee, CFSP, Indianapolis |
| 1907 - *George J. Watson, Cayuga | 1956 - *Gene E. Laird, Amboy | 2005 - Timothy Yoder, Goshen |
| 1908 - *H.M. Purviance, Huntington | 1957 - *Earl K. Parson, Muncie | 2006 - Lynn Haverstock, Michigan City |
| 1909 - *Edwin R. Hisey, Indianapolis | 1958 - *F. Walter Voss, Seymour | 2007 - Darrell Holtzclaw, CFSP, Indianapolis |
| 1910 - *I.D. Emmons, Columbus | 1959 - *Bernard A. Dziadowicz, Hammond | 2008 - *Dr. Charles French, CFSP, Brazil |
| 1911 - *W.A. Rushton, Plainfield | 1960 - *Charles W. Pemberton, Lynnville | 2009 - Jim Todd, Rushville |
| 1912 - *Mont Boord, Covington | 1961 - *P.L. Myers, Lebanon | 2010 - *Ed Porter, CFSP, Anderson |
| 1913 - *B.K. Adams, Peru | 1962 - *Howard J. Cook, Sunman | 2011 - Paul St. Pierre, Indianapolis |
| 1914 - *Ivory C. Tolle, Lebanon | 1963 - *Myron C. Hutchins, Kendallville | 2012 - Dan Hurt, Indianapolis |
| 1915 - *Folger P. Wilson, Richmond | 1964 - *Harold M. Schmutzler, Huntingburg | 2013 - Rick Ferguson, Seymour |
| 1916 - *W.F. Evans, Brownsburg | 1965 - *Kenneth Plummer, Bedford | 2014 - Andy Clayton, CFSP, Indianapolis |
| 1917 - *C.R. Wilson, Mooresville | 1966 - *Lloyd E. Hartzler, Elkhart | 2015 - Alan Earl, Argos |
| 1918 - *H.P. Martin, Terre Haute | 1967 - *Gerald. E. McHatton, Warsaw | 2016 - Wallace Hooker, CFSP, Wingate |
| 1919 - *Chas C. LaFollete, Thorntown | 1968 - *Harold. D. Unger, Indianapolis | 2017 - Scott Stodghill, Fort Branch |
| 1920 - *James M. Chappell, Kendallville | 1969 - *Millard H. Rullman, Aurora | 2018 - Norman Juday, LaPorte |
| 1921 - *Clyde E. Titus, Indianapolis | 1970 - *Max McClanahan, Jasonville | 2019 - Richard Owen, Syracuse |
| 1922 - *J. Frank Hamilton, Westport | 1971 - *George L. Bocken, Hammond | 2020 - Greg Childs, Churubusco |
| 1923 - *Harley E. Hickman, Terre Haute | 1972 - *George R. Sansom, Evansville | 2021 - Nichelle Neal Dalton, Martinsville |
| 1924 - *Floyd E. Williams, Gary | 1973 - *John B. Hutchins, Kendallville | 2022 - Nichelle Neal Dalton, Martinsville |
| 1925 - *Harry M. Allen, Peru | 1974 - *W. Thomas Porter, Greensburg | 2023 - Jon Ballard, Daleville |
| 1926 - *Paul H. Buchanan, Indianapolis | 1975 - Robert E. Lee, Bedford | 2023 - Scott Smith, Columbia City |
| 1927 - *Floyd S. Culp, Goshen | 1976 - *Frank N. Waltermann, Richmond | 2024 - Colin Yoder |
| 1928 - *Frank A. LePell, Valparaiso | 1977 - Robert B. Shelby, Covington | |
| 1929 - *Charles Herrlich, New Palestine | 1978 - *Max Frain, Winamac | |
