Our Staff
Staff members of Companion Funeral & Cremation Service are caring and experienced professionals who understand that each family is unique and has personal requests and traditions. These requests and traditions are of utmost importance to our staff of licensed funeral directors.
*Denotes non-licensed personnel.
Robbie Cody, CCO
Partner/Funeral Director and Embalmer
Shelli Cody*
1967-2023
Trae Cody, CCO, CPC
Partner/Funeral Director
Kayla Augenfeld
Managing Funeral Director - Athens
Felicia Beavers
Funeral Director and Embalmer
Tyson Black*
Director of Media Services
Kenneth Blackwell*
Cemetery Operations
Samantha Blake
Apprentice Funeral Director
Yvonne Blevins
Funeral Director and Advanced Planning Consultant
Hayden Branham
Funeral Director
Bill Bryant*
Funeral Home Operations
Nikki Calfee*
Funeral Service Staff
Dawn Guthrie Palmer, CCO
Managing Funeral Director - Care Center
Jeff Stinnett* CCO
Cemetery Operations
Joe Dail*
First Care Team Director
Stacey Dail*
First Care Team Associate Director
Anthony Dunn*
Funeral Service Staff
Ava Honeysucker
Managing Funeral Director - Chattanooga
Stephanie Huser
Funeral Director and Embalmer
Kim Licata
Funeral Director
Gary Mayes
Funeral Director and Embalmer
Mike McDowell*
Partner/Chief Operating Officer
Hattie Milen*
Funeral Service Staff
Shay Moore*
Director of Vital Records
Binh Morris
Funeral Director
Brittany Mowery*
Office Manager - Constant Companion Pet Crematory
Samantha Paige
Funeral Director and Embalmer
Carson Palmer*
Constant Companion Pet Crematory
Dean Perry
Licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer
Allie Beth Rogers
Funeral Director & Partner/Advanced Planning Consultant
Andrew Rogers*
Advanced Planning Consultant
Vince Smith
Managing Funeral Director - Oak Ridge
Katie Stone*
Office Administrative Staff
Merica Stum*
Chief Experience Officer
Theresa Thompson*
Accounting
Carla Ware*
Family Care Specialist
Brad Watkins*
Funeral Service Staff