Meet Our Staff
Our staff provides excellent funeral planning services
We have years of experience caring for families from all walks of life, cultures and faiths. Our unsurpassed staff and our family provide kind, caring, professional service. Each family comes to us because they know we are leaders in our profession who are dedicated to excellence in service, adhere to the highest funeral industry standards, and have exceptional integrity. We consistently earn phenomenally high customer satisfaction survey results.
Our licensed, professional staff is here for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please call 1-936-254-2424">1-936-254-2424 anytime. We will even come to you to make arrangements in the comfort of your home.
Prompt, compassionate service is always just a phone call away, where and when you need it.
Danny and Shannon Mounger
Owners
Danny Mounger is a native of McKinney, Texas. He began working at Belew Funeral Home in McKinney in 1993, where he served a twelve month apprenticeship. He received a dual license for funeral director and embalmer from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in 1994. Danny managed several funeral homes, as well as, one combination location (funeral home and cemetery) through Stewart Enterprises. In 2004, he left Stewart to pursue his own funeral business operation in Lewisville, Texas. In 2008, Danny sold that business and he and his family moved to Nacogdoches to partner with Laird Funeral Home and Taylor Funeral Home. Continuing to uphold the tradition of family owned funeral homes, Corrigan Funeral Home joined their family of firms in 2011, Mangum Funeral Home in 2017, and most recently, Garrison Funeral Home in February 2019. Presently, he is a member of the Nacogdoches Rotary Club, the Gideon Camp of Nacogdoches, Milam Masonic Lodge #2, and he attends Westside Missionary Baptist Church.
After meeting in their church youth group, Danny and Shannon were married in September of 1999. Shannon attended the University of Texas at Arlington and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in May of 1999. She worked as a registered nurse in Plano, Texas before moving to Nacogdoches to assist Danny with running the funeral homes. They have two children who attend school in Douglass and one attending Stephen F. Austin State University. Shannon is a member of the Fredonia Rotary Club.
Christina Lott
Staff
Christina has been married to her best friend, Jason, for over 23 years. Together they have four beautiful daughters and six grandchildren. Her passion is taking care of her family.
Christina is currently attending Dallas Institute of Funeral Service to obtain her Funeral Director and Embalmer's license. She has been with our family of firms since 2018.
Sandy Jones
Staff
Sandy has lived in Timpson, Texas more than half her life. She is married to Carroll Jones, present pastor of Corinth Baptist church. She has worked as bookkeeper and painter in their family business, Jones Remodeling, along with homeschooling their three sons for 15 years. She has 10 grandchildren who help keep her young.
Her father, Sandy Edlredge, worked at Taylor Funeral Home in the 80’s and 90’s and her mother, Betty, still helps as a hairdresser. Sandy joined our family of firms in September of 2018. She feels like working at the funeral home is a good way to minister to those around her.
Matt Whiteside
Staff
Matt has spent his life in East Texas. He grew up in Timpson, then moved to Nacogdoches where he attended Stephen F. Austin State University. His background in banking, insurance, and the cellular industry have been helpful to his work with us. He says working at the funeral home, helping families at possibly their most difficult time, has been his most fulfilling work.
Matt is married to Megan, a professor at SFA, and they now reside in Timpson. He and Megan are members of Timpson First United Methodist Church where both are honored to serve on the board. He is a member of the Nacogdoches Jaycees and serves on the board of the SFA Wesley Foundation.
Jeff Elliott
Staff
Jeff grew up in Garrison and graduated from Garrison High
School. He married his loving wife, Cindy, in 1984. They have one daughter,
Amy, her husband, Brad, and one grandson, Aiden. He went to work in Orange for
the Sabine River Authority where he worked for 36 years. After his retirement
from there, Jeff moved back to East Texas.
He enjoys spending time with family and playing old gospel
hymns on the piano. Jeff joined our family of firms in 2021.
Nancy Perry
Staff
Nancy retired after 25 years with Center ISD. She has been
married for over 50 years to Ronnie Perry and they have 4 sons and 8
grandchildren.
She loves reading and feels like she has found exactly where
she needs to be at our family of firms. Nancy joined us October 2021.
Contact Us
You are welcome to call us any time of the day, any day of the week, for immediate assistance. Or, visit our funeral home in person at your convenience.
511 Ross Graves
Timpson, TX 75975
1-936-254-2424
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