Sumner Brashears

Background

Brashears, Sumner was born on December 11, 1949 in Paris, Arkansas, United States. Son of Felix Sumner and Mary Jo (Boomer) Brashears.

Education

Diploma, Dallas Institute Mortuary Science, 1971; AS, N.Ark. Community College, 1976; Bachelor of Science, University of the State of New York, Albany, 1980.

Career

Executive vice president, Brashears Funeral Home, Inc., Huntsville, Arkansas, 1971-1991; president, Chief Executive Officer, Brashears Funeral Home, Inc., Huntsville, Arkansas, since 1991. Board directors Madison Bank and Trust, Kingston, Arkansas. Board directors Selected Funeral and Life Insurance Company, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Chairman, Board Of Directors, since 1996;vice Chairman of the Board Selected Finance Svc.

Corporation, Hot Springs, since 1982.

Achievements

• Sumner Brashears has been listed as a noteworthy funeral director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Alderman Huntsville City Council, 1974-1988. President Arkansas State Board Embalmers and Funeral Directors, 1986-1994. Commissioner Huntsville Water and Sewer Commission, since 1976.

Member National Funeral Directors Association (president 1995), Arkansas Funeral Directors Association (president 1987), Masons (life, master), Kiwanis Club of Huntsville (life, president 1981), Western Arkansas Scottish Rite Bodies (33d degree, past Commander), York Rite (grand high priest 1985, grand master 1994, grand Commander 2004).

Connections

Married Jackie Sue Taylor, February 11, 1988. Children: Stacy K. Easterling, Gara M. Mosier.

Father:

Felix Sumner Brashears

Mother:

Mary Jo (Boomer) Brashears

Spouse:

Jackie Sue Taylor

child:

Stacy K. Easterling Brashears

child:

Gara M. Mosier Brashears