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Jerry Basham
Standard Funeral Service Mergers & Acquisitions
Jerry L. Basham grew up in a small town in southern Indiana. This gave him the opportunity to interact with the local funeral directors as a child and young adult. Their guidance and the knowledge they shared, encouraged him to enter the funeral profession.
After graduating high school, he attended the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science and graduated in the top 10 percent of his class. He now has 45 years and counting experience in the funeral business. He was the former owner and director of a funeral home for over 40 years. In addition, he has held an Indiana life insurance license for 40 plus years.
Since semi-retiring, Jerry has remained active in the funeral industry assisting with services, visitations, making pre-arrangements, and providing direction in embalming techniques.
He and his wife Susie, live in Southern Indiana with their fur babies, Libby and Brodie.
He is a valued member of Standard Funeral Service Mergers & Acquisitions. His formal role within Standard is board member, industry expert, and client relations. His years of experience gives him solid knowledge in assisting current funeral home owners with planning their future business direction.
Andy Clayton, CFSP
Executive Director, Indiana Funeral Directors Association
Indiana Law Seminar (2 Law CE hours)
Andy Clayton, CFSP, is a second-generation licensed Indiana funeral director and current Executive Director of the Indiana Funeral Directors Association. A graduate of Mid-America College of Funeral Service and Indiana University, he has been actively involved in funeral service since 1991.
Andy is a Past President of IFDA, 2013-14; a past member of the Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Service; past Indiana Policy Board Representative to the National Funeral Directors Association; and a lifetime Certified Funeral Service Practitioner, CFSP, through the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice since 2002.
Benjamin Schmidt
Licensed Funeral Director | Assistant Professor
Ben Schmidt, MBIT, is a licensed funeral director and embalmer in two states and has been a funeral service educator for ten years at three mortuary colleges. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Northeast Texas Community College as well as an adjunct Teaching Specialist at the University of Minnesota. In addition to his teaching role, he serves as the Community Engagement Coordinator at Frigid Fluid. He is also a textbook author, the host of two podcasts, co-host of the NFDA’s Funeral Face-Off Trivia, and an active member of the American Board of Funeral Service Education. Ben has presented both locally and internationally, including at The Cremation Association of North America's first embalming CE event and the Belgian Institute of Thanatopraxie’s 50th Anniversary.
Evan Thayer
Standard Funeral Service Mergers & Acquisitions
Evan grew up in a family-owned funeral home in Indiana, observing his parents’ work during visitations and funerals from a unique vantage point.
After completing high school, he attended Mid-America Mortuary School to obtain his degree in funeral directing. Evan has been a licensed funeral director in Indiana for over 20 years, carrying on the family tradition and utilizing the skills and knowledge he gained from his upbringing and education.
Evan is based in Rockport, Indiana. He is a very successful entrepreneur in the funeral service industry, and resides with his wife Layla and their children, Kendall and Kramer. They own and operate several funeral homes, cremation services, and related businesses, catering to over 1500 families annually. The growth of their funeral home operation is due to acquisitions and the establishment of multiple locations over time. This experience provides him with a unique perspective on funeral services and an in-depth understanding of funeral home operations.
As a valued member of Standard Funeral Service Mergers & Acquisitions, he serves as a board member, industry expert, and client relations specialist. He and his family are dedicated to funeral service and its preservation, making them well-respected figures in the industry.
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