Meet Our Staff - Middletown, OH

Pam Parramore

Manager / Funeral Director

Pam Parramore has been with Baker-Stevens-Parramore Funeral Home since 1991 and was appointed Manager in 1997.   She is a member of the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practice as a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner and a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, where she has served on the Board of Directors and the OFDA Convention Committee for 25 years. She is a member of the National Funeral Directors Association and the Middletown Rotary Club where she has served on the board and in 2018, she was named Rotarian of the Year. She was a past-president of the American Business Women's Association and was named Boss of the Year in 2005 and  Woman of the year in 2006.  She has a son, Drew, and enjoys gardening and ballroom dancing.

Brad Bryant

Funeral Director/Embalmer

Brad Bryant grew up in Franklin, Ohio and graduated from Franklin High School. While in high school, he began 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.  After high school, he attended Miami University and then graduated from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science  with his Bachelor's Degree. He  joined the Baker-Stevens Funeral Home staff in 1995 and has been working there ever since. Brad is married to his wife, Stefanie, and they have two children, Madison and Garrett. Brad is a member of Berachah Church in Middletown, the Ohio Embalmers Association, the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, where he served as District IV Past President, the National Wild Turkey Federation, the Franklin-Carlisle Rotary Club and the Middletown Chapter of Ducks Unlimited, where he serves as their treasurer and on their planning committee for their annual banquet. When he is not working, Brad enjoys spending time with his family and being outdoors fishing and hunting.

Lannie L. Amburgy

Funeral Director/Embalmer

Lannie grew up in Lebanon, graduating from Lebanon High School and later from the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. He moved to Middletown in 2001 with Sharon, his wife of 41 years. They have two sons and four grandchildren. Lannie is retired from General Motors. He has been with Baker-Stevens-Parramore Funeral Home since 2009. Besides being treasurer of Lord of Glory Holiness Church in Lebanon, he is also the director of the church's youth camp. Lannie is happy to be a part of the Baker-Stevens-Parramore team.

Chloe Idle

Funeral Director / Embalmer

Chloe Idle has lived in and around the Trenton area all of her life. While in high school, she became interested in working in the funeral business and began job shadowing at Baker-Stevens-Parramore Funeral Home in 2006. Upon graduating from Edgewood High School in 2009, she pursued post-secondary education at Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and graduated in 2013. She is a member of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association currently serving as District IV President, Monroe Rotary Club, Butler County 4-H Alumni, and Edgewood High School FFA Alumni. She has 3 children, Cooper, Colton, and Callie with her significant other, Casey Ingram. She enjoys spending time with family and being outdoors riding horses.

Clint Eastman

Prearrangement Specialist

Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Clint attended Bowling Green University prior to relocating to Cincinnati, where he attended Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science. Graduating with a Bachelor's Degree from CCMS in 1999, he became a licensed funeral director and embalmer in 2001. Clint was former president of the Ohio Funeral Directors Association, District 5. He is married to Ashely Eastman and the proud father of twin daughters, Kylie and Lexi, and son, Colton. Clint plays an active role at Crossroads Church and is an assistant instructor at a mixed martial arts gym. Clint helps our families by planning their funerals in advance.

Jerry Minor

Lay-Minister

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 47 years. He has two daughters and three wonderful grandchildren. He retired from AK Steel after 33 and half years. He is a member of Towne Boulevard Church of God, where he serves as head usher, visitation minister and Chairman of the Board of Trustees. He also serves as our staff pastor here at Baker-Stevens-Parramore Funeral Home.

Stephania Allen

Administrative Assistant

Stephania Allen has lived in the Middletown and Trenton area all of her life. She and her husband Ben live in Trenton, Ohio. 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 four grandchildren. She enjoys working with the children and the senior ladies at her church. She loves to travel and do lots of sightseeing. She and her husband enjoy going to car shows, where her husband sometimes shows his antique cars.

Vaughn McDaniel

Ambassador

Vaughn "Mac" joined our staff as an Ambassador in 2004.  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 50 years. They have two children and four grandchildren. They make their home in Franklin Township, having moved to the area in 2003 from Lancaster, Ohio. Mac is an active member of First United Methodist Church where he currently serves as an adult Sunday school teacher and a Bible study leader and is involved in various outreach programs and activities that include missions and administration.

Richard Baker

Ambassador

Richard is a resident of Middletown and a graduate of Middletown High School. He was a Mobile Maintenance 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.

Ernest Banks

Ambassador

Ernie was born on February 15, 1944 in Winchester, Kentucky. He graduated from Lemon-Monroe High School in 1962. He has been married to his wife, Mary, for over 49 years. They have three daughters and ten grandchildren. Ernie retired from the United Parcel Service in 2001 after 31 years of service. He is a member of the Stratford Heights Church of God in Middletown. He has been employed with the funeral home since July 2007. His hobbies include sports, traveling and watching his grandchildren.

Christie Powell

Adminatrative Assistant

Christie has lived in the Trenton & Middletown area most of her life. She has been working at Baker-Stevens-Parramore since 2017 as one of our Administrative Assistant. She has been married to her high school sweetheart for 25 years & they have 2 children. As a family they love planning, organizing & going on Mission Trips to Guatemala every year, working along with many of their friends. Christie & Brian also enjoy playing sand volleyball & kayaking together.

Gordon Moore

Ambassador

Curt Brown

Ambassador

Paul McQueen

Ambassador

Terry Carlisle, MRC, LSW

Grief Support Facilitator