Kelly Rush Savoy

Kelly Rush Savoy is President and Chief Executive Officer of Rush Life Insurance Company, Rush Fire Insurance Company, and Rush Funeral Homes. The Rush family has owned and operated Rush Funeral Homes since 1966 when Kelly's father, Howard J. Rush, started the businesses. 

Kelly is the youngest of four children and the daughter of Howard and Doris Rush. She was born and reared in Oakdale where she graduated from Oakdale High School in 1986 as an honor student. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting with a minor in Economics and graduated cum laude in December 1989.

Kelly is very active in the civic life of Central Louisiana. She is a member of the Oakdale Area Chamber of Commerce where she served as President for 3 years. She is a member of the Oakdale Rotary Club where she currently serves as President and a member of the Oakdale Lion's Club. She also serves on the Community Relations Board for the Federal Complex where she served as Chairwoman for 2 years. She is a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, the Louisiana Funeral Directors Association and the North Louisiana Funeral Directors Association where she serves as Chairwoman of the Scholarship Committee and on Education Committee. Kelly currently serves as Moderator for the Board of Oakdale Community Hospital and is a charter member of the Board of the Cenla Advantage Partnership (CAP), a subsidiary of the Rapides Foundation.

In April 2008, Kelly was appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal to serve on the Louisiana State Board of Embalmer and Funeral Directors. She was honored by being selected by the Alexandria Town Talk as one of the "Top Ten Outstanding Women in Central Louisiana" and by Focus Magazine as one of the "Top 50 Women Under 50" in Louisiana. 

Honored by her community, she was the recipient of the President's Award given by the Oakdale Chamber of Commerce and the Outstanding Leadership Award given by the Federal Complex. Selected by her business peers, Kelly was honored as the recipient of the coveted 2019 Oakdale Area Chamber of Commerce Civic Service Award.

Kelly was also the Allen Parish Parent of the Year! She is a member of Christ Church of Oakdale. Kelly is married to Dr. Patrick Savoy and they are the proud parents of three sons, Dr. Rush Alan Williams, 29, who is a general surgery resident at LSU Shreveport, John Ross Williams, 23, an LSU Graduate, a licensed Funeral Director, and is currently attending medical school at LSU Health and Science in Shreveport, and Petyon Cole Savoy, 20, who is pursuing a degree in biology at LSU Shreveport. For recreation, she enjoys traveling, playing golf, fishing, and duck hunting with her boys!