The following is a list of
board actions taken against licensees or applicants for licensure by
the Kansas State
Board of Mortuary Arts sinceJanuary 1, 2003 (in
order by date of action.) Last updated: February
25, 2012.
Eric
F. Schindler, Paola, Kansas–(#04-11)
Embalmer and funeral director
license
renewals denied. Individual barred from applying for renewal or
reinstatement of an embalmer and funeral director licenses for twelve
years (until May 26, 2016.) When applying for renewal or
reinstatement following the twelve year period, applicant must provide
verification of 72 hours of continuing education which shall include 25
hours of ethics) approved by the Board’s Executive Director and must
retake and pass the funeral directors' license examination. Date of Default Order: 5/26/’04
Kelly
L.
Herdt, Smith Center, Kansas–(#04-18)
Embalmer and funeral director
licenses surrendered. Date licenses surrendered:
9/29/2004
Willie A.
“Bill” Schonacher, Jr., Overland Park, Kansas–(#04-41)
Assistant funeral director license approved by the board with the
condition of being restricted from any dealings with finance.
Date of Summary Proceeding Order: 1/21/2005
James L. Schmidt, Wray, Colorado–(#05-43)
Embalmer and funeral director licenses suspended for six months (from
10/6/05 until 4/6/06.) His Nebraska funeral director license was
suspended for six (6) months, and he was fined $1,000 for permitting,
aiding, or abetting the practice of a profession or the performance of
activities requiring a license, certificate, or registration by a
person not licensed, certified or registered to do so. The
licensee’s Kansas suspension was based on action taken by the Nebraska
State Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers.
Date of Final Agency Action: 10/11/2005
Nancy A. Oldham, Pittsburg, Kansas–(#05-30)
Embalmer license suspended for six months with public censor. The
suspension was stayed contingent on earning six hours of continuing
education in ethics by November 22, 2006. The action was based on
the licensee failing to report to the board when renewing her license
of a conviction of a misdemeanor crime of mortal turpitude/committing a
crime of moral turpitude.
Date of Consent Agreement and Final Order: 11/22/2005
Lawrence A. Jones, Jr.,
Kansas City, Missouri–(#06-38)
Embalmer and funeral director relicensure applications denied based on
the revocation of Missouri embalmer and funeral director
licenses. The relicensure application fee will be credited toward
any future relicensure application. Once Missouri licenses are
reinstated to active status, the board encouraged the applicant to
reapply for relicensure of Kansas licenses.
Date of Final Agency Action: 10/25/2006 Floyd L. Greenwood, Overbrook, Kansas–(#06-48)
Funeral director license publicly censured with the censure placed on
the KSBMA's web site. Failure of licensee to provide the next of
kin a signed written price statement as required by K.A.R. 63-3-17(c).
Date of the Consent Agreement and Final Order: 2/23/2007
John A. Ridgeway, Tonkawa,
Oklahoma--(#07-18) Embalmer and funeral director
licenses revoked following conviction of a felony.
Date of the Summary Proceeding Order Revoking Licenses: 6/21/2007
Todd M. Beeson, Dumas, Texas--(#07-23)
Fined $100 with public censure for failing to obtain an out-of-state
transit permit.
Date of Summary Order: 10/25/2007
Roy L. Rawls, Salina, Kansas--(#08-14 &
#08-15)
Fined $250 with public censure for failing to provide a written price
statement as is required in K.A.R. 63-3-17(c).
Date of Summary Proceeding Order: 8/4/2008
James
D. "Lou" Moore, Gladstone, Missouri--(#06-34)Embalmer and assistant funeral director
licenses were revoked following the Missouri Board of Embalmers and
Funeral DIrectors denying an application for a Missouri embalmer
license.
Date of Summary Proceeding Order Revoking Licenses: 11/12/2008
Don L. Varner, Jr., Russell, Kansas–(#08-33)
Funeral director license publicly censured with the censure placed on
the KSBMA's web site and fined $250. Failure of licensee to
provide the next of
kin a signed written price statement as required by K.A.R. 63-3-17(c).
Date of the Summary Proceeding Order: 2/6/2009
Steven D. Wilson, Independence, Kansas--(#08-26)
Embalmer and funeral director licenses revoked due to felony
convictions.
Date of Summary Proceeding Order: 4/21/2009
Michael Jon Hofman, Paola--(#08-25)
Assistant funeral director license application denied due to a felony
conviction.
Date of Final Order: 5/4/2009
Ronald C. Marts, Kansas City,
Missouri--(#09-27) Assistant funeral director
license placed on conditional status for so long as his Missouri
funeral director and establishment licenses remain on probation
(originally for five years) for forging a signature on a Missouri death
certificate. Certain conditions are a part of the Order.
Date of Summary Proceeding Order Imposing Conditions on License:
8/3/2009 Lonnie L. Van Arsdale, LeRoy,
Kansas--(#09-50) Funeral director
license publicly censured for violating KSA 65-1751(a)(13)--failure to
provide a written price statement.
Date of Summary Proceeding Order : 5/5/2010 Patrick S. Post, Derby, Kansas--(#10-16)
Funeral director
license revoked for violating KSA 65-1751(a)(3)--felony conviction and
unable to demonstrate sufficient rehabilitation to warrant public trust.
Date of Summary Proceeding Order: 5/5/2010
Larry J.
Enfield, II, Norton–(#10-44)Fined
$100 with public censure for failing to obtain an out-of-state
transit permit. Date of the Summary Order: 10/26/2010
Lawrence A. Jones, Jr.,
Kansas City, Missouri–(#10-57)
The assistant funeral director application of Mr. Jones was denied
based on revocation of Missouri funeral director license.
Date of Summary Order Denying Application for Assistant Funeral
Director License: 1/19/2011
Daniel J.
Oldenettel, Wichita-- (#10-23) Embalmer and funeral director
licenses permanently surrendered with the agreement never to apply for
them again in the State of Kansas. The surrender of both licenses
is entered as a revocation in board records.
Date of Consent Order: 1/13/2011
Ms. Bobby J. Pearson, Kansas City--(#11-02
& #11-03) Fined $100 and publicly censured for
failing to issue an out-of-state transit permit.
Date of Summary Order: 5/16/2011
Douglas L. Watson, Wichita--(#11-04)
Publicly censured, funeral director license suspended for twelve (12)
months with the suspension stayed with payment of $500.00 fine, a
refund of $937.62 to a family and completion of ten (10) hours of
approved continuing education in the area of funeral directing ethics.
Date of Consent agreement: 7/14/2011
Jeffrey
T. Simpson, Columbus--(#11-22) Funeral director
license revoked due to the failure to trust $2,100.00 for a casket
purchased preneed with a fine of $1,000.00.
Date of Summary Proceeding Order: 11/10/2011
700 SW Jackson St.,
Suite 904 - Topeka, Kansas 66603-3733
phone: (785)-296-3980 - fax:
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