Our Staff

Sherrill Lane Bumgarner

Funeral Service Licensee and Owner

Sherrill Bumgarner has been a licensed Funeral Director since 1983, following in the footsteps of his late mother, Dorothy Frix "Dot" Bumgarner.  He is an active member of both Scotland and Montgomery Counties.  Most of all, Sherrill enjoys giving back to his community, hunting, fishing, and spending time with his family.  

Melanie Parsons Bumgarner

Laurinburg Office Manager and Owner

Melanie Bumgarner is our Laurinburg Office Manager and has been married to Sherrill Bumgarner for over 36 years. Together, they have two sons, Tyler who is a Conservation Police Officer in Virginia and Ryan who manages a funeral home and cemetery in a large North Carolina city.  She is the daughter of Carolyn Parsons, our Troy Office Manager. and a beloved "Grammy" to two granddaughters and mother to two "furbabies", Bentley and Ellie.  

Fronie Jackson

Funeral Service Licensee, Laurinburg Location Manager and Crematory Manager

Jason L. Butler

Funeral Assistant

Thomas Locklear

Funeral Assistant

Cory Baldwin

Funeral Assistant

Millie Caulder

Hostess

Rev. Tracy Gross

Funeral Assistant, Certified Crematory Operator

Brian Gibson

Funeral Assistant

Harold Sasser

Funeral Service Resident Trainee, Certified Crematory Operator

Charles Thompson

Funeral Assistant

Carolyn Hurley Parsons

Troy Office Manager

Carolyn Parsons has worked in funeral administration for over 20 years, having served as the former Office Manager of Pugh-Troy Funeral Home.  She is the mother of Melanie Parsons Bumgarner and an active member of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Troy.  In addition to Melanie, she has another daughter, Stacey, four grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.  

Jeff Smith

Funeral Assistant

Roger Roberts

Funeral Assistant

Tony Sedberry

Funeral Assistant

Matthew Gross

Funeral Assistant