Buescher Memorial Home, Inc. v. Missouri State Board of Embalmers & Funeral Directors

MARK D. PFEIFFER, Presiding Judge.

The Missouri State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors (“the Board”) appeals from the. Judgment of the Circuit Court of Cole County, Missouri (“circuit court”), reversing the Board’s discipline of the licenses of Barbara Buescher (“Buescher”) and Buescher Memorial Home (“Funeral Home”) (collectively, “Licensees”) after a finding by the Administrative Hearing Commission (“AHC”) of over 120 causes to discipline. We reverse.

Factual and Procedural Background

Buescher, a licensed funeral director and embalmer, operated the Funeral Home, a licensed funeral…