Our Excellent Staff

Cody Jones (Class of ’02), a 5th generation Funeral Director, was born and raised in Bryan. He graduated from Bryan High School and Southern Methodist University and attended summers at Texas A&M, all of which he graduated in the top ranks of his classes. Like his father and grandfather, Cody is also a graduate of Commonwealth Funeral Institute of Houston (Class of 2004), where he received the distinguished honor of admittance into the National Funeral Service Honor Society. Cody is a Licensed Funeral Director, Crematory Operator, Insurance Agent, and is also a Certified Funeral Service Arrangement Specialist. He was one of only several young funeral professionals to participate in the Meet The Mentors Funeral Program at Harvard University.

In 2014 Cody received the award for Young Funeral Professional of the Year for all of the Southeast Texas Region.  He currently serves as a Board Member of The Arts Council of Brazos Valley. He has served as a Board  Member of the Bryan Rotary Club and has received honors as a Paul Harris Fellow. He is a past chair of the Hospice Brazos Valley Ambassador Program. Cody is a member of the Bryan College Station Chamber of Commerce and is an alumni of the chamber’s Leadership Brazos Program. He also served as a co-chair for Leadership Brazos for 2 years. Cody is Past President of the South East Texas Funeral Directors Association, and is a Past Board Member of the State of Texas Funeral Directors Association where he also served on the Legislative and Membership Committees. Cody is consistently voted best funeral director in the Brazos Valley. He is honored to have been chosen by the National Funeral Director’s Association to be a featured speaker and presenter at their annual cremation conference in 2018 held in St. Pete’s Beach in Florida. He was also a featured presenter at the Texas Funeral Director’s Emerging Leader’s conference held in Austin, Texas.

Cody is married to Chelsea Jones and they attend Christ United Methodist Church in College Station. As a teenager Cody won 2 state championships playing soccer and was invited to compete in the Olympic Development Soccer Program and in Europe. In his free time he enjoys golfing, going to the gym, Texas A&M sporting events, and spending time with friends at the lake.

Chelsea Jones (Class of ’11) is a graduate of Bryan High School and Texas A&M University with a Bachelors Degree in Human Resource and Business. Chelsea is the brain behind the beautiful interior and exterior of our brand new funeral center. Although not a professional interior designer, you wouldn’t know it when you are inside our facility. Chelsea is married to Cody and assists with community relations, volunteerism, and special events. Chelsea is also a Project Manager for Fresenius Kidney Care and oversees their openings of new clinics through out the country. She has two younger brothers Austin and Wyatt. When she is not working or volunteering, Chelsea enjoys early morning workouts, boxing and cross-fit, reading, and spending time with family and friends.

Lorene Jones (Class of ’77) graduated from Madisonville High School and Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She is a Licensed Funeral Director, Crematory Operator, Insurance Agent, and she is also a Certified Public Accountant. After college Lorene worked in Houston at an accounting firm. She then met and married Mike Jones. They soon moved to Bryan so Mike could work at the family funeral home. Mike and Lorene have one son, Cody D Jones. Lorene serves as the funeral home Vice-President and Primary Bookkeeper. She has served on the board of Keep Brazos Beautiful as both Treasurer and Secretary.

I was born and raised in Amarillo, Texas. At the young age of 10, I lost my grandmother and grandfather. I was extremely moved by the funeral home that served my family during those difficult moments. After high school, I attended Amarillo Community College, studying Business Administration. Soon after, I enrolled in the Mortuary Science Program at Dallas Institute of Funeral Service. In 1999, I graduated with my associate’s degree in applied mortuary science. I am a member of the Pi Sigma Eta National Morticians Honors Fraternity.

After graduating, I worked at Rector Funeral home in Amarillo for a few years before moving to Austin, Texas to work at Cook-Walden Funeral Homes. My next adventure took me to Alaska for 16 years where I worked for Legacy Funeral Homes and The Alaska State Medical Examiner’s Office. When I joined the Callaway-Jones family team, it was as a licensed embalmer, funeral director, and cremationist. I’ve been pleased to serve the families in our locations across the Brazos Valley.

In Alaska, we were members of the VFW, American Legion, and the Lions Club. Time permitting, my wife, Melissa, and I are looking forward to spending time helping our community. Our children are Trinity (who lives in Arizona), Troy (who lives in Nevada) and Jayli (who lives in Alaska).

Aside from being blessed with the opportunity to help families through a challenging time, I love traveling, fishing, hiking, and camping. Locally, it’s a pleasure to listen to live music, watch sports, and spend time with my family, friends, and dogs. It is truly an honor to serve the surrounding communities of Bryan-College Station and I look forward to meeting you when you visit our locations. Please call me anytime I can be of service.

Brady Helseth was born and raised in Minot, North Dakota, has been serving in the funeral profession since 2001. He has spent the majority of his adult life in Minnesota, the land of 10,000 lakes. Although his move to Bryan College Station was recent, he and his wife like to tell people that even though we weren’t born in Texas, we got here just as fast as we could! 

Brady was first exposed to the field of Funeral Service through his father-in-law, a long-standing Funeral Director/Owner in Pine City, Minnesota. It was there that Brady decided that a career in funeral service would be something he would like to pursue as well. Helping people in their greatest time of need is one of Brady’s greatest passions. 

Outside of funeral service, Brady wears other hats and goes by names like husband, dad, son, brother, funcle (fun uncle), and friend. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Sara, and their two daughters- Isabelle (Architecture student at NDSU) and Stella (student at CSHS). Brady also enjoys a good cup of coffee, golfing, reading, biking and walking their four-legged friend Lila (Springer Spaniel). Brady and his family are excited to have found Grace Bible Church – Anderson campus, and are enjoying getting to know the congregation there. 

Jean is a lifelong resident of the Brazos Valley. She was born in Madisonville, Texas, and attended A&M Consolidated Schools in College Station for 10 years before graduating from Anderson High School. She married and had two sons, Thomas and Michael Walkoviak. In 1993, Jean married Tommy Scott, who has a son, Rusty Scott. Jean has worked in College Station since 1990 in office management. She has been part of our Callaway-Jones family since 2009. Jean enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She enjoys taking cruises, traveling, and seeing new places.

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Nita was born and raised in Texas where she met her husband, Ray Marshall, and began her 38 year ministry as a pastors wife. The last 25 years they have lived here in the Brazos Valley serving at Reliance Baptist Church.

Eleven years ago God introduced a new ministry to Nita and she began serving families as they seek to celebrate and remember their loved ones as a final expression of their love. Nita has been with our Callaway-Jones Family since 2016.

Here is a Youtube Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqTdS0iqTPY

Patti Wade has been a resident of Bryan since 1980. She and her husband, Calvin, married in 1979, and moved here and raised their son; C. P. Wade while Calvin worked and studied at Texas A&M, Class of 1986. Early in her career, Patti began working in the funeral business in 1999 and she earned her Pre-Arrangement license in 2002. In the community, she also served on the Bryan Senior Committee and the Bryan City Cemetery Board.

As a member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church, she was a member of the Folk Group for 22 years. As a longtime volunteer for her neighborhood homeowner’s association, Patti currently is an active member of the board.  She loves spending her spare time outdoors fishing, hunting and gardening.

She believes she was called to serve families and remains committed to upholding the highest standards of the profession. At Callaway-Jones Patti says it’s a pleasure to be associated with so many who are equally committed to this caring profession.

Here is a Youtube Introduction https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJbgyQefQlg