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| Valued Staff Members |
| Patrick Parks, Owner / Licensed Funeral Director Patrick (Tom) Parks was born, raised and educated in Scottsbluff. He is a graduate of Western Nebraska Community College and the San Francisco College of Mortuary Science. He earned his Nebraska Funeral Directors License in 1976 and has been associated with Jolliffe Funeral Home since. He and his wife Michele have two grown children, who both reside in Omaha, Nebraska. He serves on the Board of Directors of Regional West Medical Center Foundation and Prairie Haven Hospice. |
| Jeffery Jolliffe, Owner / Licensed Funeral Director |
| Cody Bridgman, Licensed Funeral Director Cody was raised on a ranch in the heart of the Nebraska Sandhills. He attended college in Goodwell, OK on a rodeo scholarship where he received his Bachelors Degree in Ag Business and Animal Science in 1997. He later received his Bachelors Degree in Mortuary Science from the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, OK and acquired his Nebraska State Funeral Directors License in 2004. Cody and his wife Sharon live east of Bayard with their son Ty. He is a member of Sacred Heart Cathollc Church in Bayard, Scottsbluff Elks Lodge, and Ducks Unlimited. He enjoys hunting, fishing and rodeoing. |
| Stefanie Sawyer, Licensed Funeral Director Stefanie grew up on her family’s farm in north-central Kansas. Her interest in the funeral profession began when she was just an eighth grader. Job shadowing further sparked a passion to become a mortician. She attended the University of Nebraska at Kearney for two years in pursuit of her goal. After receiving a full-ride scholarship from the Nebraska Funeral Directors Association, Stefanie transferred to Kansas City Kansas Community College. There she earned her Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science. In 2010 she became a licensed funeral director and embalmer for the state of Nebraska. Stefanie currently serves as the District 5 President for the Nebraska Funeral Directors Association. Stefanie is the proud mother of her 3-year-old son, Tucker Levi. They reside in Gering, Nebraska and attend Christ the King Catholic Church in Gering. |
| John Stander, Support Staff John J. Stander was born in Omaha, Nebraska, graduated from Louisville High School in Louisville, Nebraska, and attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He joined Jones Mortuary in 1988. John also maintains the cemetery and veteran records for Forest Lawn Cemetery near Morrill, Mitchell City Cemetery, Mitchell Valley Cemetery, and Caldwell Cemetery near Lyman, Nebraska. John is a member of St. Ann Catholic Church in Morrill; president of Parish Council & trustee; president of Mitchell Kiwanis; member of the Mitchell Area Foundation; Mitchell Chamber of Commerce; Morrill, Lyman, Henry Community Development org.; past Scout Master Troop #97; coach of flag football and baseball of Morrill youth; president of Morrill Booster Club; & president of Morrill Young Men’s Association. John and his wife, Nancy, have lived in Morrill for 36 years. They have 4 grown children and 9 grandchildren. John is an avid Nebraska milk bottle collector! |
| Jane Miller, Administrative Assistant Jane has worked at Jolliffe Funeral Home for 12 years. She previously owned the Koala Club in Minatare. Jane has two children; son Aaron and wife Laurie Black of Florida and daughter Mika Miller of California. |
| Marlene Wickman, Administrative Assistant Marlene has been employed with Jones Mortuary in Mitchell for 7 years. She grew up on her parents’ (Orville and Celia (Sandoz) Ostrander) Pine Creek Ranch in the sand hills south of Rushville, Nebraska. Marlene has been a resident of the valley for 27 years where she earned her associate degree from WNCC in 1987. She lives in Scottsbluff with the three youngest of her five children. Marlene and her family attend Pleasant Point Church in the sand hills south of Gordon, Nebraska and the First Baptist Church in Scottsbluff. |
| Nancy Hall, Advanced Planning Specialist |
| Mary Pack, Advanced Planning Specialist |