MARJORIE ROWAN GREVIOUS

MARJORIE ROWAN GREVIOUS of Louisville, KY died March 3, 2011 at the age of 94. She was the first African American female licensed funeral director and embalmer in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. In 1957, she and her husband, the late John G. Grevious, Sr., were founders and owners of the Rowman and Grevious Mortuary. She closed the business, retiring after 35 years of service. In 1966, she graduated from the Kentucky School of Mortuary Science as the only female graduate in the class.