Our Staff

Dwayne Lowe

Former Owner, Retired

I began my association with the funeral profession as a senior in high school at Rudolph Funeral Home in Waxahachie, Texas. I worked there for the next 10 years and decided I didn't want to be an ambulance jockey the rest of my life so I went to work at the local bank. I continued in the banking profession for the next 28 years but still having the desire to return to the funeral profession, my wife Lucy and I purchased the Cain Fueral Home and have continued the tradition of professional and caring service to the wonderful folks in Quitman and Wood County area. I am a graduate of Dallas Institute of Funeral Service.

Richard Gardner

Owner, Funeral Director, Embalmer

Heather Turner

Funeral Director, Embalmer

Heather is a 2009 graduate of Quitman High School.  She attended Tyler Junior College before attending and graduating from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in 2015.  She started working for the funeral home in January 2016 and is a licensed Texas Funeral Director and Embalmer, licensed Pre Need Agent, assists in monument sales, and handles most secretary work at the funeral home. 

Heather grew up in Quitman, but now resides in Mineola with her husband, Carson, and their dog, Sasha.

Jeff Taylor

Business Office, Funeral Assistant

Jeff is a 1988 graduate of Quitman High School.  After graduating he attended the University of Texas at Tyler.  Jeff is currently enrolled at the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service, seeking his Funeral Director and Embalmer licenses.  He lives in the Quitman area.  He is married to Shanna Lutonsky Taylor and together they have 3 girls and 3 boys.

Brittni Whiddon

Business Office

David Gilbreath

Funeral Assistant

Brenda Hall

Visitation/Funeral Assistant

Earnest Largent

Retired Funeral Director and Embalmer

Ernest has been with the funeral home since 1986 and retired in 2017. He is a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer and graduate of Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in Dallas, Texas. Earnest has been with us since we purchased the business in 1990. No one is more caring or sincere when it comes to serving the needs of families we serve. He definitely is a large part of our "family" and we are very proud of that.

Tod Chance

Retired Funeral Director, Embalmer

Tod is a licensed funeral director and embalmer as well as assisting in preneed and monument sales. He is a graduate of the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service and the University of Texas at Austin. Tod has over 20 years experience in the funeral business, most in Quitman. He lives in the Hainseville Community in his family homeplace which was built in 1899. He and his wife Shelley have two boys, Aston and Izaak Chance who attend school in Quitman.