Meet Our Staff
Gale and Wanda Waters
Gale and Wanda Waters met and married in Sylva, North Carolina. They have 3 children, the oldest a son: Andy (Melanie) Waters, daughter Melissa Waters, and daughter Trish (Jason) Wilburn, granddaughter Tori Mattison Waters, Anna Elizabeth Waters, and grandson Tyler Johnson. Gale and Wanda Waters attend Zion Chapel Baptist Church in Louisville, TN, where Gale is an ordained deacon.
Trish Wilburn
Trish and Jason were married recently and spent their honeymoon in Hawaii. Trish is a funeral director apprentice/embalmer apprentice. She is Gale and Wanda Waters' youngest daughter.
Milford Byrd
Milford Byrd came on board with Memorial Funeral Home in May 2003. He is a licensed Funeral Director and a Pre-need Insurance Producer. He and his wife Linda (both natives of Scott County, TN) moved here from Ypsilanti, Michigan where they resided for over 40 years. Milford is also an Ordained Free Will Baptist Pastor. They have two sons, M. Dwaine Byrd and Michael D. (Jodi) Byrd, four grandchildren: Stephanie, Christian, Kayla, and Brookelyn, all living in Michigan. Memorial Funeral Home welcomes Milford and Linda to their staff family.
Tony Steele
Tony Steele originally came from Iron City, TN. He is a seasoned insurance representative, experienced in the business for over 38 years. He and his wife, Diane, moved to Maryville, TN, in 1999 from Northern Alabama. They are parents of four children, grandparents of five, and the great-grandparents of a new baby girl. Tony joined the staff of Memorial Funeral Home in 2003, working in the Pre-need Department. He greatly enjoys working with Memorial Funeral Home, serving and helping the people of Maryville and the surrounding areas with their pre-arranged funeral needs and aftercare. Memorial Funeral Home welcomes Tony and Diane to their staff family.
Clarence Byrd
Clarence is a funeral director and an ordained Baptist minister. He pastors Zion Chapel Baptist Church in Louisville, TN. He is married to Linda and they have a daughter, Sheree' McAdams, grandson Brian McAdams, and granddaughter Kayla McAdams.
