ABOUT US
Meet Our Caring Staff
Meet our staff, members of the local community who make everything that happens possible.

Dennis Freeman
Licensed Funeral Director / Owner
Dennis is a licensed funeral director with 40 plus years’ experience. He has been a member of the Masonic Lodge for 35 years. He is a member of the York 211 F. & A.M. Lodge and Lamon Chapel 723 F.& A.M. Lodge. He has also been a member of the Lamon Chapel Order of Eastern Star Chapter 334 for 11 years, and has served in many capacities for both organizations.
He is a history buff and enjoys genealogy research and cemetery surveying, but mostly enjoys spending time with family and friends. He has one daughter, Jaidia, who is following in his footsteps as a funeral director/embalmer and has lived in the Walker County area his whole life.

Andrea Hood
Office Manage/Apprentice Funeral Director
Andrea is our jack of all trades. Andrea is a recent graduate of Jefferson State Community College in the Funeral Services progam, she also holds a degree in surgical technology, but has worked in many areas of the medical field (human and animal) over the years. She serves as our office manager, family consultant, and apprentice funeral director.
She has one son named Jordan and 4 doodles that keep her very busy and entertained. She attends Desperation Church and enjoys trips to the beach and spending time with family and friends and her favorite place to visit is Savannah, Georgia. She was born and raised in Jasper, Alabama but spent several years living in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Jaidia Vickery
Apprentice Funeral Director & Embalmer
Jaidia is a recent graduate of Jefferson State Community College where she received a degree in the Funeral Service Program. Before deciding to follow in her dads footstep in the funeral business she was a CNA for
many years.
She is married to Tyler and together they have a little zoo of animals and creatures consisting of an 8 yr old puppy named Paisley, a turtle named Ziggy, two frogs Hip and Hop, a gecko named Earthquake, and a host of fish. She enjoys reading and crocheting in her free time. She is also a member of the Order of the Eastern Star at Lamon Chapel.

Sam Hood
Director & Embalmer / Owner
In Loving Memory of Samuel Corey Hood
June 24, 1966 - December 1, 2022