Our Staff
Craig Whisenant, CFSP, CCO
President, Managing Funeral Director/Managing Embalmer/Certified Crematory Operator, Owner
Craig is a 1997 graduate of Hazel Green High School and a 2008 graduate
of Jefferson State Community College where he earned a degree in Funeral
Service Education. He is a licensed embalmer in Alabama, funeral
director in both Alabama and Tennessee, life and health insurance agent,
a member of the Alabama Funeral Director's Association, and holds the Certified Funeral Service Practitioner designation. He
served one term as coroner of Madison County from 2011 until 2015 and
chose not to seek reelection.
He and his wife Laura are Christians and of the Baptist faith.
Telephone: 1-256-316-2345
James Don Davis
Vice-President, Funeral Director, Owner
Don is a graduate of Buckhorn High School. He has been serving the
families of Madison County for thirty years. Don is a licensed funeral
director in the State of Alabama as well as a licensed insurance agent.
He and his wife, Yvonne, are members of the holiness church.
Randy Hicks
Licensed Cremationist & Funeral Assistant
Randy is a native of Lynchburg, Tennessee and has been in the funeral industry for twenty years. He joined the Hazel Green Funeral Home family in 2015. He is a licensed cremationist and is always ready and willing to assist the families we serve.
Paul Rigsby
Family Service ~ Advance Planning Counselor
Paul assists our families during funeral services and visitations as well as with advance funeral and cremation planning.
He and his wife, Pam, are residents of Toney and are part of Murphy Hill Baptist Church.
Rev Terry Majors
Advance Planning Counselor
Terry Majors serves as an Advance Planning Counselor by assisting families with preplanning funerals and is a licensed insurance agent in the state of Alabama. He and his wife attend the Gurley Holiness Church.
Telephone: 1-256-424-1441
Dale, CGC
Therapy/Comfort Dog
Dale was born on January 23, 2017 in Kentucky and joined our staff on July 19, 2017. She is a registered Golden Labradoodle and is a registered AKC Good Citizen. She is hypoallergenic,loves to be petted, and is excellent at comforting those who need her.
She is available to serve our families at no charge on request.
Her current hobbies include sleeping and running laps in the back yard.
Susan House Payne
Receptionist & Apprentice Funeral Director
Susan serves families at our reception area and is currently an apprentice funeral director. She and her husband, Cliff Payne, reside in Fayetteville, Tennessee. She is a graduate of Lincoln County High School and is currently a student at Jefferson State Community College in Birmingham where she is studying funeral directing.
Laura Whisenant, CFSP
Secretary/Treasurer, Licensed Funeral Director
Laura serves as our business office manager. She assists families by filing life insurance claims, oversees death certificate filing, and is a licensed funeral director. She holds a master's degree in human resource management and is a certified funeral service practitioner.
She and her husband, Craig, have one son, Jake, who teaches and serves as band director in our local public schools.
Logan Potter
Porter & Funeral Director Assistant
Logan is a 2023 graduate of Hazel Green High School. He began working at Hazel Green Funeral Home as a 16 year-old student, participating in the high school's co-op program.
He is a freshman at Calhoun Community College where he serves as an Ambassador and currently plans to pursue a degree in criminal justice.
