what position does bubba offenhaus have in the comunity and why does he have these positions?

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Also, she was the wife of Luther "Bubba" Offenhaus, Chief Tail-Twister of the Lions Club, Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce, and Deputy Director of Civil Defense for the whole county. He owned the most prosperous business in town, the Offenhaus Mortuary, and a twin real estate development, Repose-in-Peace Park.

Kitty's husband has the businesses, the money, and the positions. He is the mosy influential man in the town besides Edgar Quisenberry, the banker.