Our Staff
Our staff is comprised of dedicated and licensed professionals with the experience to answer all your questions regarding our services. Please feel free to contact any of our staff members at any time.
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
Fronie is a Laurinburg native. She received her Funeral Services degree from Fayetteville Technical Community College in 2005. She is also certified at the national level as a Crematory Operator. She has two daughters and her only son is an active service member in the US Army. In her spare time, she and her daughter love to make allergy friendly candles.
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