Our Staff
Brad & Sarah Rea
Brad Rea is a Missouri licensed funeral director and embalmer, graduating from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service in 1990. He has served the Sedalia area for over 30 years
Brad is a member of the Sedalia Noonday Optimist Club, a board member of the Sedalia Senior Center, a member of the Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce, where he served as an Ambassador, and an elder of Lifepointe Church, Sedalia.
Sarah Rea (Broyles) is the office manager and co-owner of Rea Funeral Chapel.
Sarah is also a member of Lifepointe Church, Sedalia, where she is very active in the music and children’s ministries. She is frequently involved in community service events and mission projects.
Sarah and Brad have three children, Andrea, Trevor, and Cooper.
Owners
Meet our Team
Eddie is a funeral attendant and assists in various areas at the funeral home.
He serves on the Smithton, MO city council, and he and his wife, Joyce, attend Life Pointe Church.
Cooper is a funeral attendant and assists in various areas at the funeral home. Cooper is a 2020 graduate of Smith-Cotton High School. He plans to attend State Fair Community College and then pursue a degree in marine biology.
Carissa Crow is a funeral director and preneed agent licensed in Missouri. She graduated with a degree in Mortuary Science from Kansas City Kansas Community College in 2004 and found her passion in serving families in their greatest time of need.
Carissa enjoys giving back to her community and church. Over the years, she has served in many capacities with her kids’ schools, including PTO president, treasurer, secretary, apparel sales, website, yearbook, and working as a substitute teacher. She enjoys teaching the kids at church through Sunday School, AWANA, Word of Life, and Bible Skills, Drills and Thrills.
Carissa and her husband, Nathan, have three children, Carly, Cheyenne, and Cameron.
Originally from Kansas, Carissa and her family now call Sedalia home and look forward to getting involved in the community.
