Members: Funeral and Cemetery Board
Current board members
- Hank G. Kerns, Chair
Bellevue, WA 98007
Term expires: July 1, 2014 - Gary L. Clark, Vice Chair
Spokane WA 99207-1805
Term expires: July 1, 2014 - Richard L. Knautz
Yakima, WA 98909
Term expires: July 1, 2012 - Lydia M. Webb
Yakima, WA 98901
Term expires: July 1, 2016 - Clifford A. Duncan
Camas, WA 98607
Term expires: July 1, 2014 - Ronald R. Messenger
Lakewood, WA 98499
Term expires: July 1, 2015 - James D. Letson
Woodway, WA 98020-5221
Term expires: July 1, 2015
Contact information
To contact board members, please email funerals@dol.wa.gov.
Interested in serving on the Funeral and Cemetery Board?
If you’re interested in applying for a position on the board, please visit the Governor’s website at http://www.governor.wa.gov/boards/default.asp.
What does the board do?
- Examines and licenses funeral directors and embalmers within the state.
- Investigates violations of state regulations related to the funeral and cemetery industry.
- Recommends rules and regulations for administering licensing and regulatory laws.
Who is on the board?
The board consists of 7 members:
- 3 licensed funeral directors or embalmers who:
- Are residents of Washington State.
- Have been continuously engaged as funeral directors or embalmers for the last 5 years.
- 3 members who:
- Are residents of Washington State.
- Have actively administered a cemetery authority, or been a member of the board of directors of a cemetery authority, for the last 5 years.
- 1 member of the general public who:
- Is a resident of Washington State.
- Hasn’t worked in or received financial benefit from the funeral and cemetery industry.
For more information about the board, please see RCW 18.39.173: Funeral and cemetery board — Membership — Appointment — Qualifications — Terms — Vacancies — Officers — Quorum.
