About Ledford Funeral Home, Inc.

Kyle P. Ledford, Sr., CFSP is a New Jersey native who began his career in funeral service at the age of 18.

Education / Licensures

• Master of Arts – Guidance and Counseling, Human Service and Educational Leadership
• Montclair State University, Upper Montclair – New Jersey
• Bachelor of Arts – Psychology
• Hampton University, Hampton - Virginia
• Diploma – Funeral Service
• McAllister Institute of Funeral Service, New York – New York
• Certified Funeral Service Practitioner
• Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice
• Practitioner of Mortuary Science
• State of New Jersey
• Notary Public
• State of New Jersey

Activities / Affiliations

• Presenter/educator for both Funeral Service professionals and the public at large.
• Conducts seminars and workshop on Protecting your Legacy, Starting from Scratch – The Entrepreneur, Careers in Funeral Service, Interviewing Skills and Hiring Practices, Multi-cultural Funerals, Funeral Home Staff Training, The Funeral Process, The Pre-Need Process, Before and After-Care.
• Bereavement Support
• President (3 rd term), Garden State Funeral Directors Association of New Jersey (New Jersey 's Association of African-American Funeral Directors).
• Under his leadership, the GSFDA hosted (for the first time ever) the 67 th National Convention of the National Funeral Directors & Morticians Association in Atlantic City, NJ
• President, Trenton Chapter of the National Hampton University Alumni Association
• Member, Trenton Chapter NAACP
• Member, Metropolitan Trenton African-American Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Capital South Neighborhood Preservation Program
• Member, South Broad Community Civic Association
• Team Sponsor, Trenton 6/11 Little League
• Life Member of the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice
• Member, New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association
• Member, Mercer County Funeral Directors Association
• Member, National Funeral Director's and Morticians Association
• Member, Epsilon Nu Delta Mortuary Fraternity