Funeral Director

Cody is a licensed funeral director, embalmer, and professor of funeral service education and mortuary science. With over 21 years of experience, he serves as a subject matter expert, funeral service expert witness, and embalming expert witness. When serving as a funeral service consultant and expert witness in funeral home negligence cases, Cody is thorough, meticulous, and detail oriented in diligently serving clients. 

Cody was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and grew up in deep East Texas. He moved to Bedford, Texas in 2002 to attend Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. He has gained experience at every level of funeral service and discovered a passion for education when he began creating and authoring continuing education courses for funeral service professionals nationwide. 

Cody holds a Master of Art in Higher Education Administration from Louisiana State University, a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from  Louisiana State University Alexandria and an  Associate of Applied Science in Funeral Service from  Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. He maintains licensure as a Funeral Director and Embalmer in the State of Texas.

Cody is currently serving as the Interim Program Director of the Baccalaureate Program at Mid-America College of Funeral Service in Jeffersonville, Indiana. He teaches, or has taught, Funeral Service Administration, Funeral Service Counseling, Small Business Management, Funeral Service Ethics, Funeral Service Management, Psychology of Grief, Restorative Art, Embalming, Professional Communications, Funeral Service Law and Business Law. Cody has also created and published numerous continuing education courses nation wide.

Cody and his wife, Jamie, enjoy staying busy with their two sons, Aiden and Lincoln. He loves coaching Aiden and Lincoln's little league baseball teams. They are active in their church, youth sports, and other activities.