Our Valued Staff

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  Pam Parramore, Manager / Funeral Director

  Pam Parramore has been with Baker-Stevens-Parramore Funeral Home since 1991 and has been a licensed funeral director since 1988. She is a member of the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice as a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner, Ohio Funeral Directors Association where she has served on the Board and Convention Committee, National Funeral Directors Association, Middletown Rotary Club, member and past president of the American Business Women's Association and a Kentucky Colonial. She has an adult son, Drew and enjoys gardening.

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  Brad Bryant, Funeral Director

  Brad Bryant grew up in Franklin, OH graduating from Franklin High School in 1990. While in high school, he started working for a local funeral home where he learned a lot about the funeral business and acquired a love for helping people at the most difficult time of their lives. He graduated from Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science in 1993 and joined our funeral home in 1995. Brad is married to his wife, Stefanie and they have two beautiful children, Madison & Garrett. Brad is a member of the Ohio Embalmer's Association, Berachah Baptist Church of Middletown, National Wild Turkey Federation and Middletown Chapter of Duck's Unlimited where he serves on the committee's annual banquet planning. When he is not working, Brad enjoys spending time with his family and being outdoors fishing and hunting.

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  Lori Ann Hicks, Funeral Director

  Lori (Banasiak) Hicks was born in Phoenix, AZ and moved to Middletown, OH with her family in 1979. After graduating from Lakota High School in 1992, Lori attended St. Louis University then returned to Ohio and enrolled into the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science where she graduated fourth in her class, Cum Laude, in 1997. She received the Charles O. Dhonau Award for highest excellence in embalming technology and recognition as a Lab Assistant and Class Representative. Prior to returing to the Middletown area, she worked at funeral homes in the Cincinnati and Milford areas. A member of Kiwanis, Lori enjoys being a part of the "Imagination Library", going to local schools to read to the children and working at the Pancake Breakfast. For the last 4 and half years, she has served as the Ohio Funeral Directors Association District IV President and has served on the OFDA Board. She is also a member of the Orioles Chapter # 193 and Women of the Moose Middletown Chapter #183. She is married to her husband Dan and has two step-daughters, Samantha and Emily and their Rottweiler, Levi. As a family, they enjoy camping on the Ohio River where they also keep their boat for skiing and tubing and all around fun. All in all, Lori feels very blessed to be in the Middletown area where it feels like home, finding a tremendous amount of emotional rewards working with families during one of the most difficult times of their lives.

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  Jerry Minor, Pre-Arrangement Planner

  Jerry Minor has lived in the Middletown area most of his life. He was a graduate of Madison High School, class of 1968. He has been married to his high school sweetheart, Jo Ann (Burton) for over 40 years. He has 2 daughters and 3 wonderful grandchildren. He retired from AK Steel after 33 and half years. He is a member of Towne Blvd. Church of God where he serves as head usher, visitation minister, past Chairman of the Board of Trustee's and a lay minister. He has been employed at Baker-Stevens-Parramore Funeral Home for over seven years and is currently the Pre-Arrangement Planner. He loves meeting with families to help them get their affairs in order. If you would like to pre-arrange your funeral, you may contact Jerry at 513-422-5404.

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  Stephania Allen, Administrative Assistant

  Stephania Allen has lived in the Middletown and Trenton area all of her life. She and her husband Ben have been married 13 years and live in Trenton, OH. She is a member of Edgewood Baptist Church and has been working at Baker-Stevens-Parramore Funeral Home since 2007 as our Administrative Assistant. She has a daughter, step-daughter and 4 grandchildren. She enjoys working with the children at her church and the senior ladies. She loves to travel and do lots of sightseeing. She and her husband enjoy going to car shows where he sometimes shows his antique cars.

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  Elizabeth Schul, Administrative Assistant

  Elizabeth Schul joined the staff of Baker-Stevens-Parramore Funeral Home in 2008. She is our Administrative Assistant and Benefits Coordinator who takes care of customer accounts and assists families with their life insurance benefits. Elizabeth received her Bachelor's Degree in Speech Communications from Miami University and formerly worked in Corporate Recruiting and Commercial Real Estate Management. Elizabeth, her husband Chris and their daughter Lily live in Middletown, where they are active members of Holy Family Parish and enjoy spending time with family and friends.

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  Bill Seevers, Facility General Manager

  Bill has lived in the Middletown area all his life, currently residing in Trenton. He served in the U. S. Air Force during the Korean War. He retired in 1990 from Mosler Safe Co. after 20 years. He joined our funeral home in 1990 as Facility General Manager. He has been a member of Grace Baptist Church since 1949. With his church, he has served 3 terms as Deacon, 9 years as Head Usher, served as a member on the committe to help needy older members with their home maintenance and currently is an active member of the church choir. He has been married to his wife Pat for over 50 years and they have a daughter and son-in-law.

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  Jim Richards, Ambassador

  Jim enlisted in the U.S. Army and proudly served our country as a young man. He retired from Edward Products in Cincinnati after 19 years as a Shipping Supervisor. He joined our funeral home in 1998 as an Ambassador. He is a member of Trenton Church of the Nazarene and for several years has served as Head Usher and also helps with counting the offering. He and his wife Brenda, are blessed with three married children and eight grandchildren all of which they are very proud of and enjoy being with. His hobbies include working outside, gardening, watching sports - especially basketball, traveling and of course, sharing stories about his grandchildren.

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  Vaughn McDaniel, Ambassador

  Vaughn "Mac" will soon complete six years as an Ambassador with us. He is a 31 year veteran of the United States Air Force, having retired in 1994 soon after his final active duty assignment in Desert Storm. He and his wife Kay have been married 44 years. They have two children and four grandchildren. They make their home in Franklin Township moving to the area in 2003 from Lancaster, OH. Mac is an active member of First United Methodist Church where he currently serves as an adult Sunday school teacher, a Bible study leader and is involved in various outreach programs and activities that include missions and administration.

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  Richard Baker, Ambassador

  Richard is a resident of Middletown and a graduate of Middletown High School. He was a Mobile Maintenace Shop Manager with AK Steel retiring in 2004 after 41 years. He joined our staff as an Ambassador in 2005 and is a member of Central Baptist Church and Jefferson Masonic Temple. He has three daughters, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. His wife of 49 years passed away in 2009.

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  William Roach, Facility General Manager

  William has lived in Middletown all his life. He retired in 2006 from Armco/AK Steel after 30 years. He joined our staff in 2006 as the Facility General Manager. He enjoys woodworking and has been married over 45 years and has two daughters, one son and five grandchildren.

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  Ernie Banks, Ambassador

  Ernie has lived in the Middletown-Monroe area most of his life. He graduated from Lemon-Monroe High School. He retired in 2001 from the United Parcel Service after 31 years of service. He joined our staff in 2007 as an Ambassador. He is a member of Stratford Heights Church of God and enjoys sports, travel and his grandchildren. He has been married over 46 years and has three daughters and ten grandchildren.

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  Pat Seevers

  Pat was born and has lived in the Middletown area all of her life. She and her husband have been married over 50 years and have one married daughter. They have been members of Grace Baptist Church all their married lives and have been very active with the church choir. She retired after 30 years as a dental assistant in a local oral surgeon's office. After retiring, Pat joined our staff and for the past 13 years has been in charge of keeping the facility clean and well maintained as well as assisting the ambassadors.