Meet Our Staff
Outstanding Service is Our Priority
The highest level of care starts with the quality staff members who will meet with your family. When you lose someone you love, you need someone who will listen to you and provide a healing and meaningful experience. Our highly qualified staff is ready to assist you throughout this difficult time.
If you are interested in preplanning for your funeral wishes, we invite you to book a meeting with our Preplanning Specialist to learn more about the process and its benefits.
Kale is a lifelong resident of Paragould. He was raised in a little community near Marmaduke by his parents, where he was the oldest of four children.
Kale and his family saw the need for a caring, compassionate, and affordable funeral home in the area. In 2015, he opened the only funeral home owned and operated crematory in Greene County.
Kale strives to accommodate the needs of every single family he works with. He is a licensed funeral director and certified crematory operator, and is proud to serve Greene County and its surrounding areas.
Kale and his wife, Melissa, have one daughter, Lacey Phillips-Sain, and two granddaughters, Kynzley and Kalyana Sain.
Lacey Phillips-Sain is the daughter of Kale and Melissa. She is also a lifelong resident of Paragould. Lacey is married to Andy Sain, and they have two children, Kynzley and Kalyana.
She graduated from Arkansas State University and has held the position of our corporate secretary since 2005. Lacey is also a funeral director and preplanning specialist. She is dedicated to doing all she can for the bereaved and helping them cope with the loss of a loved one.
Lacey is married to Andy Sain, and they have two children, Kynzley and Kalyana. She and her family are members of Hillcrest Church of Christ.
Kynzley Sain-Weber graduated from cosmetology school in 2025, a milestone she worked hard to achieve and is very proud of. She is a member of Hillcrest Church of Christ, where she especially enjoys teaching children’s classes and building relationships with the kids she works with each week. Kynzley is the daughter of Lacey Sain and the granddaughter of Kale and Melissa Phillips, and she deeply values the close family ties and support they’ve given her throughout her life. In her free time, she loves being in the kitchen cooking for the people she cares about, and she also enjoys spending time outdoors fishing, hunting, and frogging whenever she gets the chance.
Kalyana is the granddaughter of Kale and Melissa Phillips. She enjoys helping the family business out and looks forward to working full-time.
David Clayton has dedicated more than 30 years of his life to serving families as a funeral director and embalmer, a calling he approaches with deep compassion and steady care. A proud Army veteran, David carries his sense of service into every part of his life. He is an active member of Harvest Church, where he serves on the security team and enjoys being involved in his church family. Outside of work and church, David finds joy in the simple things—fishing, cooking a good meal, and most of all, spending meaningful time with his family.
Kay is a lifelong resident of Greene County. She has provided services to the elderly in Greene County and Northeast Arkansas for 30 years.
She is a member of the Arkansas Methodist Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary and the East Arkansas Area Agency on Aging Board of Directors. Kay and her late husband, Harlan, have three daughters and eight grandchildren.
Jeremy is the grandson of Kay Greenway and the late Harlan Greenway. He graduated from Marmaduke High School in 2012, and he looks forward to serving families in any way he can.
Mike lives in Marmaduke with his wife, Kathleen. He enjoys serving families and looks forward to helping them in any way he can. He retired from Emerson Electric after 43 years before joining our team.
Pat is a lifelong resident of Paragould. She graduated from Paragould High School and attended ASU.
Pat has dedicated her life to serving her community. She compassionately serves families during their time of loss. Pat is also a preplanning specialist.
Pat has dedicated her life to serving her community. She worked for the Parks and Recreation Department for over 46 years and currently serves as a city councilwoman for Ward 2.
Tyson Lopez graduated from Marmaduke High School in 2025 and is just beginning his journey in the funeral profession. Stepping into this profession for the first time, Tyson is eager to learn and is truly honored to serve families with respect, compassion, and genuine care during some of their most difficult moments. He is especially proud to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather, David Clayton, a funeral director and embalmer at Phillips Funeral Home, who has been a strong influence in his life. When he’s not working or learning the trade, Tyson enjoys relaxing and playing video games in his free time.
