Peter S. Bowles, MA, DMin candidate, CFSP

Owner, Manager - Licensed Embalmer And Licensed Funeral Director(#7214)

Peter graduated Magma Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Funeral Service from Mid-America College of Funeral Services, earning the college's highest honor, The W.H. Bill Pierce Award.  He is a National Board-certified  Funeral Director and Embalmer licensed in Kentucky and Indiana.  Peter is also a University of Louisville's College of Business and Public Administration alumnus. Holds a Master of Arts in Biblical Exposition from Liberty University. He served in Kentucky state government in the tourism industry for over 31 years. He is a former member of the Dawson Springs Rotary Club, and a current member of the Friends of Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park. Peter is also a member of the Kentucky Funeral Directors Association and the Kentucky Association of Morticians, as well as a Kentucky Arts Center Community Scholar. His hobbies include Bible study, spending time with his great-niece, Olivia,  and watching classic Star Trek movies.  Peter has worked around the funeral home since 1974.

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James H. Bowles

President - Licensed Clergy

James Howard Bowles graduated from Mid-America College of Funeral Service with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in funeral service and a National Board certification. He also holds Master's Degrees in Human Services and Organizational Communications from Murray State University and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from the University of Louisville College of Business and Public Administration.  James  has served as a graduate research assistant at U of L, an Institutional Research Coordinator at Madisonville Community College, and currently as the Coordinator of Campus and Community Engagement. He has received the Outstanding Young Man in America Award and the Kentucky Education Association' Lucy Harth Smith-Atwood S. Wilson Diversity Award. James has been affiliated with the funeral home since 1978.

Virgle W. Bowles

Licensed Funeral Director

Virgle Woodson Bowles is a licensed funeral director in the state of Kentucky. He also holds an Indiana Funeral Director Courtesy Card issued by the State of  Indiana Board of  Funeral and Cemetery Professional Licensing Agency to conduct funerals in the State of Indiana.  He is a current member of the Kentucky Association of Morticians, Inc., and the Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky, and a Commonwealth of Kentucky certified notary public for the state of Kentucky at large.  He is a graduate of the University of Louisville College of Business and Public Administration with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and a member of the University of Louisville Alumni Association.  He graduated from Madisonville North Hopkins High School with an academic diploma in accounting management and is a 1996 recipient of the Outstanding Young Americans Award in recognition of outstanding professional achievement, superior leadership ability, and exceptional service to the community. 

Telephone: 1-270-339-1912

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Lassie J. Bowles III

Executive Secretary

Lassie Jane Bowles is a graduate of Murray State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Elementary Education, and Madisonville Community College, where she obtained her Associate of Arts Degree. She then pursued her passion for funeral service by earning an Associate of Science Degree in Funeral Service from Vincennes University. With her background in education and funeral care, Lassie brings a unique combination of professionalism, compassion, and dedication to serving families in their time of need.