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Governor Brian Kemp appointed Bradley (Brad) Anderson of Glennville to serve on the Georgia Board of Funeral Service for a six year term. He succeeds former Bulloch County Coroner Jake Futch on the board. Brad is the owner of Glennville Funeral Home and Low Country Cremation and Burial in Reidsville.
"I feel this is such a huge honor to be selected and to represent Southeast Georgia on this state board," said Brad Anderson.
Traveling with Brad for the ceremony at the Capitol in Atlanta were his wife, Ashlea who is the Chief Information Officer for Georgia Southern University; their nine-year-old son, Ward; his father, Danny Anderson; his nephew, Zachary Anderson; Brad Pickren, pastor of First United Pentecostal Church; Debbie Cason; Linda and Donald Durrence; Susan Blake, Margaret Durrence, and Lillian and Joe Durrence, with Debbie, Linda, Donald, Susan, Margaret, and Joe, members of his staff at his two funeral homes in Tattnall County.
"Governor Kemp administered the oath to me, and we used by mother's Bible for the oath administration. Mama (the late Susan Bradley) would have been pleased," said Brad Anderson.
About Brad Anderson
Bradley B. Anderson is a seasoned professional with over 26 years of experience serving families as a licensed funeral director and embalmer in the State of Georgia. Brad graduated from East Georgia College in 1995 with an Associate in Arts and in 1997 from Gupton-Jones College of Funeral Service with an Associate in Science of Funeral Services.
He has demonstrated his commitment to providing exceptional funeral services to families during their time of need. He is a member of both the Georgia Funeral Directors Association and Independent Funeral Directors Association, which speaks to his dedication to upholding the highest standards of the industry.
Brad Anderson is the Tattnall County Coroner and a certified police officer, having previously served as the City of Collins Chief of Police. He has also been involved in a number of civic organizations, including as past Chairman of the Reidsville Housing Authority and past president of the Reidsville Lions Club and Greater Tattnall County Chamber of Commerce.
He also is a member of the Rising Sun Lodge #32, Tattnall Shrine Club, and the Glennville First United Pentecostal Church. He resides in Glennville with his wife and son.
The Georgia Board of Funeral Service
The Georgia Board of Funeral Service administers the Funeral Service Law for the purpose of better protection of life and health, preventing the spread of contagious, communicable, and infectious diseases, and regulating the practice of embalming and funeral directing and the care and disposition of dead human bodies.
The Board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor, six of whom are licensed and practicing funeral directors and embalmers, with one member serving as a consumer representative who has no connection with the funeral service industry.
The Board is authorized to prescribe a standard of proficiency as to the qualifications and fitness of embalmers and funeral directors, to revoke or suspend licenses for any violation of this law, to adopt rules and regulations and to set standards of sanitation to be observed in the embalming or cremation of dead human bodies.
Pam Waters with the Journal Sentinel contributed to this story.
