Hughes Appointed Southern Governor For Funeral Directors Association

P. Kevin Hughes was appointed as a Southern Governor for the Mississippi Funeral Directors Association. Originally from Water Valley, Kevin discovered his passion for funeral service at age 12, inspired by his town’s funeral director, Hamric Henry.

After high school, he began working at Browning Funeral Home in Water Valley in 1990 while attending mortuary school at Northwest Mississippi Community College. Kevin earned his Associate of Applied Science degree in 1992, passed the National Board Exam, and obtained his Mississippi Funeral Service License.

In 1999, Kevin moved to Memphis to work at Memphis Funeral Home, where he refined his skills under renowned leaders. A decade later, he and his wife, Jennifer, launched Greater Jackson Mortuary, which grew into a premier provider of mortuary services across the southern United States. After reaching a peak of over 5,300 calls in 2023, they sold the business and acquired Saulters Moore Funeral Home in Prentiss, Mississippi,

Kevin, Jennifer, and their son, John Marc, reside in the Society Hill community of Jefferson Davis County. The family is active in Calvary United Pentecostal Church in Jayess, Miss., with John Marc preparing to continue the family legacy in funeral service.

Kevin noted that Hamric Henry once served as president of the Mississippi Funeral Directors Association, as was W.B. Carter.

Carter was the first licensed mortician in Water Valley and worked for the McLartys. Carter also held one of the first morticians licenses in Mississippi and sat on the very first board of embalmers in the State of Mississippi in 1918.

(Editor’s Note: This article was original published in the MFDA Journal)