Dugger Family Funeral Homes- Perry, Garber, Billings, Oklahoma, Funeral and Cremation Services

Richard L. Dugger II, CFSP is a native of Elk City, Oklahoma. He is the son of Richard L. Dugger, and the late Patricia Ruth (Binyon) Dugger. He is a 1982 graduate of Elk City High School and 1988 graduate of Central State University. He is a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Oklahoma and Texas; he also is a licensed life insurance agent in Oklahoma and Texas.
Richard serves on the church council of the First United Methodist Church and is chairman of the finance committee. He is a member and Past President of the Perry Chamber of Commerce and Past President of the Perry Noon Lions Club. Richard is also a member and President of the Garber Lions Club. He also serves as treasure of the Oklahoma Lions Service Foundation.

Richard L. Dugger II, CFSP of Perry, OK, was awarded the designation of Certified Funeral Service Practitioner (CFSP), by the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice (APFSP). A number of professions grant special recognition to members upon completion of specified academic and professional programs and "CFSP" is funeral services national individual recognition. The Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice, since its 1976 founding, has had as its goals: (1) to recognize those practitioners who have voluntarily entered into a program of personal and professional growth, (2) to raise and improve the standards of funeral service and (3) to encourage practitioners to make continuing education a life-long process in their own self-interest, the interest of the families they serve, and the community in which they serve.

He was appointed by Governor Brad Henry on June 9, 2004, to serve on the Oklahoma Funeral Board and recently was re-elected a second term as President. His term will expire July 1, 2009. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Exchange Bank and Trust, Main Street of Perry, Perry Memorial Hospital Foundation, and United Fund of Perry. Other activities include being a member of the Billings Rotary Club, Billings Chamber of Commerce, and the Garber Community Improvement Association. He is a member of the Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, currently serving a District 1 Governor. He is also a member of the National Funeral Directors Associations and is a life member of the University of Central Oklahoma Alumni Association.

In February 2002, Richard and Rhonda Dugger purchased the funeral homes in Perry, Garber and Billings. The Perry location was renamed Brown-Dugger Funeral Home with the other two locations being named Dugger Funeral Home.

Rhonda is active in the First United Methodist Church, where she serves on the Communion Committee, is treasurer of the United Methodist Women and former chairman of the Youth Council. She currently serves on the board of the Perry Chamber of Commerce and is involved with and is a past board member of the Perry Rotary Club. She continues her involvement with Ladies Tuesday Afternoon Club and is a member of the Perry Alumni Association and Perry Golf and Country Club. She is a past member of the board of directors and the organization committee of Main Street of Perry and formerly served as vice president.