About Us

Karen has been a funeral director since 2014, after graduating from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in Houston. She was a licensed cosmetologist for over 20 years and also worked as a foster parent at a non-profit children's home. Karen chose funeral service to continue working with families during their time of need. Karen became a full-time funeral director at Pecan Grove Funeral Home in 2015; later becoming manager in 2020.

Karen and her husband Mark have three grown children and two beautiful granddaughters. They enjoy spending their time traveling, especially cruising.

Lori has been with Pecan Grove since June 2014. She worked as a Registered Respiratory Therapist for 25 years and her desire to help people has led her to the funeral service profession. Lori is one of our Funeral Directors, who graduated from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. Having been born and raised here in the Waco area, she feels as though each person who comes through the door is already part of her family. She and her husband, Tom, live in Lorena. They have two children, Jessica, Regian, and her husband Kirk, parents of Lori and Tom's adorable grandson Kallan;  and James Dickson, currently an Electrical Engineering student at Texas A&M University!  “Gig 'em!”   

Lori feels incredibly blessed for the opportunity to work with others who have the same care and compassion for helping others in their time of need.

Darrel joined Pecan Grove Funeral Home in November 2023.  Darrel currently also serves as the pastor at the Line Street and Kopperl Methodist Churches.  Darrel has a bachelor’s degree in business management from LeTourneau University and a Master of Divinity from Brite Divinity School, Texas Christian University.  He completed his Funeral Directors training at Northeast Texas Community College.  Serving as pastor in the Methodist Church, Darrel and his family have served churches in Elm Mott, Speegleville, Hillsboro, Covington, Harker Heights, Eastland, Ranger, Gorman, and Kopperl.  They returned to Hillsboro in 2022 and plan to retire there.   He started his funeral services career in Eastland, Texas in April of 2019.  He and his wife, Sandy, have six children, three of whom attend Hillsboro High School.  Darrel says he is honored to serve families with the excellence for which Pecan Grove is known. 

Rebecca has been the administrative assistant and office manager with Pecan Grove

 since October 2020.

She was a Neurodiagnostic Technician in Oklahoma and Texas for many years.

Rebecca and her husband Charlie currently serve at a local church and 

have been in ministry for over 30 years.

They have two grown children and two grandchildren.