OUR CARING STAFF

Daniel, his wife Betsy and their son's Chandler and Hayden came to Seymour in December 2019. Our motto "Our Family Serving Your Family" is not just a phrase, it's a commitment. Daniel was in Bible College in 1991, the year that his Father passed away. He remembers sitting with the family funeral director and watching him literally minister to their mother during her loss. It was then that he realized that funeral service done right is a ministry in itself. Being in the ministry since he was 18, he quickly merged his love for church ministry and his love for funeral service. Daniel says that it's his love for people that drives his heart to make sure that it's never about funeral "business" but always funeral “service” '. After years of ministry and building on over 25 years of funeral service experience, Daniel and his family purchased what was once called Woodlawn Family Funeral Centre in Seymour, Indiana.

In 2022 after much prayer, he and his family expanded their business into Scott County offering the same love and support to its citizens by purchasing Christensen - Hoagland Family Funeral Home which is Scott County's oldest family owned funeral home.

In June of 2023 the opportunity arose for the family to purchase Winklepleck-Brock Funeral Home in Brownstown, Indiana and we are honored to be able to offer our services to Brownstown, Medora, Vallonia, Freetown and the surrounding area. 

Daniel is on the ministry team at The Tabernacle Church, an Ambassador with the Seymour Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Board of Directors for Mental Health America of Jackson County and serves as Deputy Coroner for Jackson County.  He enjoys golfing, camping, remodel projects and spending time with his family. His pride and joy is working alongside his wife Betsy and two son's Chandler and Hayden and daughter in law, Meredith in the everyday operations of the Christensen Family Funeral Homes.

Should you ever have a need or a question that he can help you with, please feel free to call.

Betsy Christensen along with her husband Daniel are the owners of Christensen Family Funeral Homes. She is the daughter of Bishop and Mrs. Mauro Ruvalcaba and has lived her entire life in ministry and service to others. Betsy has a Bachelor's Degree in Music and a Bachelor's Degree in Theology. Her passion for music and song is evident in the many songs she has written and retired in 2018 after 16 years of full time ministry. She is a member of the Heart of Worship steering committee and travels the country leading seminars and music workshops. She is a licensed minister with the United Pentecostal Church and serves on the ministry team of The Tabernacle Church in Seymour, Indiana. Betsy is an interpreter at Schneck Medical Center and serves as a liaison for the Latino Community.

Betsy loves serving alongside her family bringing love, compassion and care to the families we serve.

Drew was born and raised in Logan, Utah, the second oldest son of Jason and Lisa Allen. He is third generation in the Sample Funeral Home business and first got involved in the family business as a kid.

Jeff was born in Logan, Utah the oldest son of James R. and Faye Allen. Has worked in the funeral service profession for over 40 years. Recently retired CEO and owner of Sample Funeral Home.

Melissa joined Christensen Family Funeral in the Fall of 2018. She and her husband, Jody, live in Seymour. They are blessed with five children and seven grandchildren. They love the outdoors, spending time with family, and riding motorcycles.

Jim Hudson, a native of Seymour, Indiana, as is his parents Harold and Irene Hudson.  He attended schools in Seymour, Bedford, Indiana and graduated from Fern Creek High School in Louisville, Kentucky.

He has five grown children, six grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

He received his call to ministry while serving aboard the U.S.S. LONG BEACH.  He then was assigned to the Commander in Chief’s headquarters, in the Plans Division with a Top Secret clearance in Norfolk, Virginia.

 Jim attended Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia and the University of Tennessee and earned a BS Degree from Trevecca Nazarene University, Nashville, Tennessee in psychology and sociology and a major in religion. 

Jim was founding pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene in Waxahachie, Texas and DeSoto, Texas   He pastored the Meadowbrook Church of the Nazarene in Ft. Worth, Texas; the Calvary Church of the Nazarene in Columbus, Indiana; Okeechobee Church of the Nazarene in Okeechobee, Florida; Staff at the Columbus First Church of the Nazarene in Columbus, Indiana; Staff of the Calvary Church of the Nazarene in Columbus, Indiana and presently at the Edinburgh Church of the Nazarene in Edinburgh, Indiana, where he serves as the Zone Facilitator of six churches for the Southeast Zone; member of the Finance Committee and serves on the Board of Ministry.

In addition to pastoral duties, he has conducted Grief Share Sessions; Premarital, Marriage and personal Counseling.

Jim has experience in business management  He was Branch Manager of the Oxford Building Services in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Assistant to the President of the Bryan Institute; Owner, CEO of Global Breakthrough Technologies; Owner, CEO of Energy Consumer Consultants; Sales Manager of Krumme Monument Company.

He has been on staff of Rudolph-Snider Funeral Home, Vice President, Director of Pre-Arranged Funeral Trust & Insurance; Burkholder Funeral Chapel, Prearrangement Counselor and After Care Coordinator.

Jim currently serves Christensen Family Funeral Home as our Pastoral Liaison for local Pastors and service ministry for our families at time of need.