Meet Our Staff - Highlands & Dayton, TX

Isabelle Dion

Managing Partner

Juan Parga

Funeral Assistant

Juan has been in funeral service since 1988. He joined the Sterling-White family as a Funeral Assistant in 2010. He resides in Liberty, Texas with his wife, Linda. He has six children and four grandchildren. He genuinely cares for families and enjoys helping them when they need it the most.

Adriana Plumlee

Care Team

Emily Caufield

Care Team

Savannah Harper

Office Coordinator

Savannah joined the Sterling-White team in September of 2015. Since joining she has dedicated her time and focus on our cemeteries. Savannah has worked diligently to build lasting relationships within the community and with those we serve. Savannah, along with her husband, is currently raising their dogs and spends as much time traveling or at off-road parks as possible. 

Patricia Mitchell

Funeral Home Administrator

Patricia “Trish” joined the Sterling-White team in 2012 as the funeral home administrator. Trish has lived in the local area all of her life. She raised her family in Highlands and Mont Belvieu, where she served as a volunteer for school organizations and functions and assisted with Little League sporting events. Trish now has four grandsons and one granddaughter whom she adores and loves spending quality time with. Trish enjoys meeting the families that Sterling-White serves and is pleased to assist these families with her vast knowledge in  obtaining necessary permits and filing life insurance claims.

Ally Griffis

Care Support Team

Johnelle Eilers

Administrative Assistant / Ambassador

I am a retired hairdresser of 27 years. I started doing hair at Sterling-White through the years and was hired as an ambassador and now work as an administrative assistant at the front desk. I have worked at Sterling-White Funeral Home since early 2006. I grew up in Highlands and have lived in Crosby for more than 40 years, so I know a lot of the families that come through our doors. I feel like it makes them more comfortable in an uncomfortable situation to see a familiar face and receive a warm hug and a smile. I enjoy my work here and look forward to many more years.

I have two grown children, four bonus children, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren who help fill up my time. I have a place at Crystal Beach I dearly love to spend time at with all of my family. I am a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Crosby.

Kathy Roder

Administrative Assistant / Ambassador

Kathy has worked at Sterling-White since 2015 where she started out as an ambassador. Kathy also works as an administrative assistant at the front desk part-time. Crosby is her hometown and she is a graduate of Crosby High School. In her spare time Kathy enjoys sewing, quilting, and caring for her grandchildren, her plants, and her grand dogs. She is an accomplished quilter after almost 50 years. “I love working with people and feel I can offer a lot here at Sterling-White”. Kathy has been married to Ernie Roder for nearly 50 years, together they have three grown children, seven grandchildren, and seven grand dogs. 

Melissa Graham

Family Service Manager

Kelsey Richard Prince

Family Service Representative

Kelsey began her career with Sterling-White in 2020. She was born in Texas but spent her childhood years growing up in Louisiana. As a young adult, Kelsey came back to her Texas roots and graduated from Lumberton High School in the top 10% of her class. She then started a career in the dental field. After moving from the clinical side of a dental office, to the administration side, her interest started to fade. Kelsey has always had a passion for helping people, and she no longer felt that her career reflected her true desire. Therefore she decided to make a change. Kelsey is very passionate about helping families get through an emotionally devastating time – losing a loved one- as well as helping them plan ahead.

Kelsey raises her 3 children, 2 girls and a boy, with her husband of 6 years. She is a member of Infant Jesus Catholic church. Her free time is spent at the softball / baseball fields, or watching the newest Marvel filmography.

Nancy Rodriguez

Family Service Representative

Nancy Rodriguez was born and raised in Houston, TX.  She is bilingual, fluent in both Spanish and English. Serving people and her community as a Family Service Counselor is a passion. Customer service is key and understanding clients’ needs on a sensitive and sentimental subject has aided in her success in the funeral home and cemetery industry.  Nancy has been in this industry for almost a decade and through her heartfelt compassion, dedication, and professionalism she treats each family that she serves as her own. Today Nancy is a Family Service Counselor at Sterling White Funeral Home and Cemetery and has been since March 2021. She is on a mission to continue to be a pillar in the city of Houston with the same fortitude, dedication, compassion, and professionalism that she has had for the past nine years in the industry.  She is a sponge and increasing her knowledge and understanding of every aspect of the funeral home and cemetery business is her goal. She is purposeful and intentional with every opportunity this career path provides and looks forward to a bright and rewarding future in this industry.

Thomas Bailey

Family Service Representative

Breanna Sifuentes

Family Service Representative

Victor Barron

Cemetery Maintenance Foreman

Victor Barron joined the Sterling-White Cemetery Maintenance team in July 2004. Victor has lived in the area with his wife and three children for over 25 years. Together, they attend St. Andrew’s Church.

“I enjoy working with both the staff and those who visit the cemetery.”