Our Staff

Judy Smith

President, Funeral Director

Judy has been President of Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel since the passing of her husband, Kent, in 1993. She is a licensed funeral director and pre-arrangement counselor.

Kristi Smith-Stephens

Vice-Pres. of Operations, Funeral Director

Kristi is the Vice-President of Operations of Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel. She is a licensed funeral director and pre-arrangement counselor and has been with the funeral home since 2005.

Kacee Smith

Vice-Pres. of Finance, Funeral Director

Kacee is the Vice-President of Finance and Administration of Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel. She is a licensed funeral director and pre-arrangement counselor and has been with the funeral home since 1998.

John Sommer

Lead Funeral Director, Embalmer, and Preneed Agent

John joined our firm in 2018 with over 30 years experience in the funeral industry.

Chrissy Szczepanik

Embalmer, Funeral Director, Crematory Director

Chrissy is our lead embalmer. She is also a funeral director and pre-arrangement counselor. She has been with the funeral home since 2002.

George Szczepanik

Funeral Director and Preneed Agent

Matthew Wisdom

Funeral Director, Embalmer, Preneed Agent

Jerry McFee

Funeral Director and Embalmer

Rex Strayer

Celebrant of Life & Funeral Assistant

Perry Kendall

Funeral Assistant

Don Buckley

Crematory Operator

Irene Westlake

Funeral Assistant

Terry Beasley

Funeral Assistant

Sally Smith

In Loving Memory

In Loving Memory of Sally Smith, who served as Chairwoman of the Board of Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel until her passing on October 22, 2018.

She was a licensed funeral director and had been with the firm since the Smith family purchased Heaton-Bowman-Smith Funeral Home in 1956.

Roger Kerns

In Loving Memory

Roger was a long-time employee of the funeral home. Sadly, he passed on May 9, 2026. He will be remembered for all the time he spent with us.