funeral director and former Missouri Funeral Directors & Embalmers Association president, died October 18, 2011, at age 65. Stroud attended Missouri State University and graduated from Kentucky School of Mortuary Science in 1972. A funeral director and mortician for 39 years, he served on the Missouri Funeral Directors & Embalmers Association for many years and was elected board president in 2008. His is survived by wife Cathy, son Brandon, daughter Stephanie and two brothers.