Jason Ely was raised in Irving and attended MacArthur High School. Jason began his career in the funeral industry in 1995 working for Service Corporation International at Olinger’s Mortuary in Denver, Colorado, and graduated from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in 1997. His apprenticeship was served in Lubbock, Texas, where he met his wife, Theresa. They have been married for seven years and have two wonderful boys, Liam and Brenham. Jason is a member of the Grand Prairie Metro Rotary, the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce, and attends the Church on Rush Creek in Arlington. Jason chose the funeral profession in order to get involved in an industry in which he could truly make a difference in people’s lives.

Elizabeth Gomez grew up in Anaheim, California, and has been in the Dallas area for seven years. Liz is a 1991 graduate of Valencia High School in Placentia, California. She also attended Fullerton Junior College (Fullerton, CA) and Irvine Valley College (Irvine, CA) where she studied Administration, Human Development, and General Education. She and her husband, Joel, have three boys, Joel, Isaac, and Nathaniel. The Gomez family attends church at Conquering Generation (Generacion En Conquista) where Liz serves as a Sunday school teacher, choir director, and wedding and celebration decorator. Liz began her career in the funeral industry at the end of 2006, an industry she chose because she has a heart to help others.

Eddie Rhodes, a Dallas native of 38 years, was raised in Garland, Texas, and graduated from Lakeview High School in 1987. Eddie counts among his blessings his family, which includes his mother, Carol Bergmann of Rockwall, sister Dawn, and nieces Andrea and Erica Wilkinson of Rockwall, Texas. Eddie’s father, Ed Rhodes, and his wife, Barbara, live in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Eddie is active in the Texas Department of Corrections Prison Ministry. He began his career in the funeral industry nine years ago because he wanted a career that afforded him the ability to help other people. Eddie is now continuing his education at the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service.

Betty Wills grew up in Fort Worth, Texas, and has spent her entire life in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. She graduated from Fort Worth Technical High School as well as attending one year of college. She and her husband, Bob, have been married for 49 years and have four children: Bob, Jr., a full-time evangelist; Don, a Pastor at First Baptist Church of Fort Worth; Ron, owner of Roadrunner Charter Bus Company; and Angel, an architect with Carter-Burgess. She and Bob are also blessed with ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Betty’s family, “The Bob Wills Family,” has traveled in Music Evangelism for over 25 years. They are keeping a tradition alive that was established by their family, “The Singing Wills Family,” of Arlington in 1938, singing gospel music in churches and revivals all over the world. Betty’s new career began eleven years ago. Her driving force to become part of the funeral industry began with a personal experience. Her father’s funeral was not planned in advance, and the fiasco that followed sent her searching for a way to help families avoid a similar situation. It has become her passion and vocation to inform, educate, and assist people in realizing the value of prearranging. It was proven to her in a very personal way by her father’s death that prearranging is the most valuable gift that can be given to a family. Betty urges families that preplanning is an excellent way to save and prepare emotionally and financially during a very stressful time. Her objective is to always find the best way to help and serve our families’ needs.