Lutesville Ford

Meet Our Staff

Our Staff


Rick Underwood

Rick Underwood

Owner/President

Rick has been a part of Lutesville Ford since he was born. Rick's father, Roy, started the dealership in 1935. Aside from a couple of years in the U.S. Army, Rick has worked at the dealership since he was a teenager, in fact he got his start washing cars in the summers. We won't get into how many years he's been around, but let's just say it's several. His passion for taking care of customers is second to none. On a normal day you'll find him at the store serving coffee and making sure customers feels comfortable. Rick enjoys getting to know all of the new Lutesville customers and catching up with the folks that have bought cars here for years. Rick resides just outside Marble Hill with his wife, Myra. Rick has one son, Nick, who is also involved with the dealership. In his spare time Rick enjoys raising black angus cattle.

Mitzi Rhodes

Mitzi Rhodes

Office Manager

Mitzi represents part of the third generation of the Underwood/Thomas family to be involved with the dealership. Mitzi is the granddaughter of company founder, Roy Underwood. You may recognize her from our television commercials where she always sets Nick up to get hit by snowballs. Mitzi works behind the scenes to keep the dealership books in order.

Nick Underwood

Nick Underwood

General Manager

Nick represents part of the third generation of the Underwood family to be involved with the dealership. Nick is the son of company President, Rick Underwood, and grandson of company founder, Roy Underwood. Like his father, Nick got his start at the dealership washing cars when he was a teenager. Today Nick is our General Manager, overseeing the dealership. You may recognize him from our television commercials where he always gets hit by a snowball. Nick lives in Jackson along with his wife, Becca. The two have been married since 2001. Together they have been blessed with eight amazing kids: Bailey, Kabaina, Noah, Natty, Luke Roman, Gabriel, and Malachi.

Phil Gregory

Phil Gregory

Operations Manager

Kenny Simmons

Kenny Simmons

Parts & Service Director Emeritus

Jodi Long

Jodi Long

Sales Manager

Brandon Long

Brandon Long

Used Vehicle Manager

Rusty Statler

Rusty Statler

Commercial Account Manager

Lonnie Choate

Lonnie Choate

Sales Consultant

Jeff Trankler

Jeff Trankler

Sales Consultant

Randy Leible

Randy Leible

Sales Consultant

Gage Scripter

Gage Scripter

Sales Consultant

Casey Graham

Casey Graham

Sales Consultant

Jeanne Forrester

Jeanne Forrester

Accounting

Emily Willis

Emily Willis

Accounting

Krista Roper

Krista Roper

Marketing

Robbie Gregory

Robbie Gregory

Service Manager

Evan Hovis

Evan Hovis

Parts Manager

Jeramey Bollinger

Jeramey Bollinger

Used Vehicle Reconditioning Manager

Doug Howard

Doug Howard

Parts Sales

Jessi Francis

Jessi Francis

Service Advisor

Zach Stevens

Zach Stevens

Service Advisor

Jeff Miles

Jeff Miles

Service Technician

Clint Massa

Clint Massa

Service Technician

Dusty Brown

Dusty Brown

Service Technician

Trenton Thieret

Trenton Thieret

Service Technician

Johnny Blankenship

Johnny Blankenship

Service Technician

Dakota Godwin

Dakota Godwin

Service Technician

Garrett Cook

Garrett Cook

Service Technician

Luke Underwood

Luke Underwood

Service Technician

Chris Ives

Chris Ives

Service Technician

Tim Staley

Tim Staley

Service Technician

Kenny Massa

Kenny Massa

Detail Technician

Keith Lipps

Keith Lipps

Detail Technician

Kyleigh Lipps

Kyleigh Lipps

Detail Technician

Carter Nagel

Carter Nagel

Detail Technician