Meet Our Staff - Dayton & Anahuac, TX

Kim Mulkey

Managing Partner, Funeral Director & Embalmer

Kimberley is a native Houstonian and currently resides in Dayton, Texas with her husband Chuck. She graduated from Alief Hastings High in southwest Houston, attended Houston Community College where she studied business, accounting, and marketing. Kimberley began working in the business as a student in mortuary school before graduating in 2002 with honors and distinction from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in Houston, where she was a member of the National Honor Society and a recipient of the R.L. Waltrip Chairman’s Award. 

Upon graduation, Kimberley continued working as a licensed funeral director and location manager for The Settegast-Kopf Co. in Sugar Land and Uptown Houston for many years. She continued to grow within the company taking her to new levels with other funeral homes including Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home and Cemetery, Earthman Funeral Directors at Hunters Creek and Brookside Funeral Home at Champions where she was also the location manager for four years. 

Kimberley is a native Houstonian and currently resides in Dayton, Texas with her husband Chuck. She graduated from Alief Hastings High in southwest Houston, attended Houston Community College where she studied business, accounting, and marketing. Kimberley began working in the business as a student in mortuary school before graduating in 2002 with honors and distinction from Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in Houston, where she was a member of the National Honor Society and a recipient of the R.L. Waltrip Chairman’s Award. 

Upon graduation, Kimberley continued working as a licensed funeral director and location manager for The Settegast-Kopf Co. in Sugar Land and Uptown Houston for many years. She continued to grow within the company taking her to new levels with other funeral homes including Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home and Cemetery, Earthman Funeral Directors at Hunters Creek and Brookside Funeral Home at Champions where she was also the location manager for four years. 

Kimberley became the Managing Partner with the Sterling Funeral Homes team in October of 2015, bringing with her more than 13 years’ experience and professionalism in the industry. She is a member of the Dayton Rotary Club and a past member of the Executive Board and Past President for the Dayton Chamber of Commerce, Board Member for the Anahuac Area Chamber of Commerce. Life Member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and an HLSR Livestock Committeemen. Kimberley continues to expand her involvement within the community. 

Kimberley and Chuck have three adult daughters, three grandsons and two granddaughters. Some of her hobbies include gardening, spending time with her family and riding with her husband on their motorcycle. 

"I am really excited to be in the communities of Dayton and Anahuac. I have enjoyed meeting new people here and look forward to serving and assisting many more families in their time of need."

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Dechele Smith

Funeral Director

Dechele was born in Baytown and has been a native of this area her entire life. She now resides in Dayton with her husband and their two children. She is a graduate from Robert E. Lee High School in Baytown. She attended Lee College concentrating on her general studies, later transferring to Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Services where she graduated in 2017 with her associate’s degree in applied arts and sciences in the death care industry.

Dechele joined Sterling Funeral home in July of 2017 while still a student at Commonwealth. She also has works for Barbers Hill ISD in the transportation department as a bus driver. She enjoys spending time with her family, working with children, reading, listening to music and cooking.

I have always had a passion for taking care of others and I look forward to growing in the communities that I serve.

Linda Tate

Funeral Director & Lead Ambassador

Linda has been serving families and their loved ones here at Sterling Funeral Homes since 2012. Her love and compassion for people shines through everything she does. Linda enjoys painting, reading, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

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Autumn Debo

Provisional Funeral Director & Embalmer

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Dawn Holland

Office Manager

Dawn Holland joined the Sterling Funeral Home team in February 2015 as an administrative assistant and has worked her way up to Office Manager. She is a native of Liberty, Texas and graduated from Liberty High School in 2002, and still resides in Liberty with her husband Kevin and two daughters Laci and Mckenzie. Dawn's favorite hobby is spending time with her family and friends. She is a dedicated mom who attends every game, practice and events that her children are involved in.

Dawn graduated from Champions School of Real Estate and worked as a licensed real estate agent for several years and was a stay at home mom before entering the funeral industry.

"I enjoy working at Sterling Funeral Home and love helping families in their time of need. We have all lost someone, so we treat their loss as if it was ours. We are here to help them and make the process as easy as possible, as some have not experienced  how much goes into planning a funeral until they are in that role. They can trust us that we are going to take care of their loved ones as if they were our own family"  

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Jessica Lewis

Funeral Assistant

John Cumbie

Funeral Assistant

Maddisan Sigle

Funeral Assistant

Timothay Gault

Funeral Assistant

Steve Tate

Funeral Assistant

Bonnie Price

Ambassador

Bonnie is the mother of three; grandmother of five; and great-grandmother of two. She graduated from T.D.C.J. Academy and is currently a retired correctional officer.

Bonnie's hobbies include gardening, rifle tournaments at 200 and 600 yards, riding her adult tricycle, exercising and socializing with friends. She also loves animals.

Bonnie enjoys helping people and has been an Ambassador for Sterling Funeral Home since 2016 and loves working for them as they are like a second family.

Diane DuBose

Ambassador & Preneed Specialist

Elizabeth Gibson

Ambassador - Anahuac

Jesse Hostler

Ambassador

Jesse Hostler was born in Pennsylvania where he lived for ten years before he and his family moved to Texas in November of 2014.

Jesse joined the team at Sterling Funeral Home in July of 2021 as an Ambassador, where he is flourishing and growing.

He is wrapping up his home school career soon, and dreams of becoming a fully licensed funeral director and embalmer upon graduation from high school and mortuary school. Jesse enjoys reading, hanging out with his siblings, and being involved in church activities, including the food ministry.

"I have always had a passion to help people. I hope to put that to good use here at Sterling Funeral Homes."

Nellie Lunsford

Ambassador - Anahuac

Wanda Pearson

Ambassador

Chuck Mulkey

Desairologist & Facility Services

Chuck was born in Amarillo, Texas and relocated to the Houston area in 1991. After high school, he graduated from Amarillo College of Hairdressing and became a licensed Cosmetologist.

Chuck has also worked in construction, fencing, and fabrication over the past 20 years. He is very creative, enjoys fabricating and welding, and bringing his ideas to life.

Chuck started working at Sterling Funeral Home in 2015, shortly after his wife Kimberley became the Managing Partner. He began doing odd jobs and maintenance around the buildings and now assists in the hair and cosmetics for the families we serve.