David Butters
Director

David Butters was born in Birmingham, AL. He moved to Texas in 1959 and then to Nacogdoches in 1966. He graduated from Central Heights High-School in 1974. David worked in the retail industry for more than twelve years. He moved to Livingston in 1988 and became full-time with First Baptist Church as Minister to Senior Adults in 1990.

In 2000, he relocated to Dallas, TX and graduated from Dallas Institute of Funeral Service and has been in full-time funeral service ever since. In February of 2008, he relocated back to Livingston, Texas and is now Director of Pace Funeral Home. David is a member of many community organizations such as Gideons International, Rotary Club of Livingston, Ambassador of Livingston Chamber of Commerce, and is a volunteer as Minister to Senior Adults at First Baptist Church.

He has been married to Becky for 31 years. She has continued her 22-year teaching career in Special Education. They are blessed with a son and daughter-in-law, Joshua and Amy, and have two grandsons Devon and Dawson.

Tony Eaton
Funeral Director

It was 1976 when Tony's parents, Chuck and Margye Eaton, moved their family to nearby Segno, where Tony attended the Big Sandy school system, graduating in 1988. He then went to work for Pasadena Funeral Chapel in Pasadena, Texas as a student apprentice. This was while he was attending the Commonwealth College of Funeral Science in Houston. After graduating and getting his Texas Funeral Director's licenses, Tony joined Turner Funeral Homes in Freeport, Texas. It's also where he met his wife, Hope. Their family now includes four children: Wade, Blake, Dalton and Faith. Hope is a registered nurse with the Timberwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, specializing in certified wound care. Tony and family have now returned to Segno. In fact, they live just across the street from his parents. All of us Pace Funeral Home are pleased to welcome Tony into our outstanding team of caregivers.

Orval Barger
Funeral Assistant

Rev. Orval M. Barger joins us after 57 years of local community ministry. For 16 years before his "retirement" in 1994, he was pastor of Livingston's First Baptist Church, led eight building projects, and served on many boards and committees in addition to making mission trips to Latin America, Asia... and a tour of the Holy Land. Since then he's been interim pastor to 12 area Baptist congregations. Orval and his wife, Ruby, have been Livingston residents since 1978.

Leroy Myrow
Funeral Director Assistant

Leroy was born and reared in Polk County. He is married to Mary Ann Moffett and lives in Livingston. He is a member of First Baptist Church in Livingston.

Leroy retired from Sam Houston Electric Coop, Inc in 1999. He is a member of The Masonic Lodge in Livingston.

Walter Drawe
Funeral Director Assistant

My wife Joyce and I moved to Livingston in 1982. He has been married for 60 years. They attend First Baptist Church in Livingston. Walter and Joyce both belong to County Bird and Bloom Club, they both bowl in the Senior Citizens League in Livingston. Walter belongs to the American Legion.

In their spare time both enjoy flowers and gardening.

Arlene Dillon
Office Manager

Arlene retired from the Department of Human Services as a Social Worker III after 15 years of service and 10 years with Polk County Tax Assessors Office.

She is married to Kenneth Dillon who retired from Sam Houston Electric Coop after 39 years. She and her husband live in the Soda Community and members of Soda Baptist Church.

Barbara Roberts
Office Assistant

Barbara was born and raised in Abilene, Texas. She has been married to Ralph for twenty-two years, they have four daughters, twenty-five grandchildren and thirty-one great grand-children.

Barbara has retired with thirty-one years experience in Property Managment.

Ralph Roberts
In Memory Of

Ralph Roberts graduated Mortuary College at Dallas, Texas in 1949 and was associated with funeral homes in Stephenville, Sana Angelo and Tulia, Texas. For more than twelve years, Ralph owned funeral homes in Silverton and Quitaque, Texas.

He was associated with funeral homes owned by Service Corporation International, Inc in Dallas for a number of years before retiring and moving to Livingston and joining Pace Funeral Home in 2007.

Doug Melton
In Memory Of

Doug has been a resident of Polk County for 31 years. He has been married to Shirley Walters for 50 years. Douglas is a member of First Baptist Church of Providence where he serves as a Deacon.

He retired from Houston Electric Coop, Inc in 1998 and is a member of The Masonic Lodge of Livingston.