Jerry and Ronda Kayser, Jerry and Ronda Kayser, owners of “Kayser’s Chapel and Crematory” since 1986, have dedicated their lives providing “a ministry through service and compassion” to area families suffering the deeply emotional loss of a loved one. For decades they have served side by side helping countless families through one of the most trying, difficult events that can be experienced. Area families have come to expect the finest in professional service and elegant surroundings when Kayser’s are assisting with arrangements. Both Jerry and Ronda represent several generations of their respective eastern Washington families. Grade school sweethearts while growing up in Palouse, where they graduated from high school, they then attended Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho. While attending NNU Jerry began working as an apprentice at Alsip Funeral Chapel, one of Idaho‘s premier funeral homes, laying the foundation for what was to be his professional career. They married in 1975 and shortly after moved to California where Jerry attended San Francisco College of Mortuary Science. He completed his education at San Francisco State University while working at H. F. Suhr Company funeral home in the Mission District. Returning to the Northwest, the couple gained many years of valuable professional experience in funeral service before coming to Moses Lake to purchase their own business. The couple have two grown children that are both married and settled in their own careers. Both are definitely products of the wonderful quality of life, superior education and extracurricular activities available in Moses Lake. Their son, Ben, a 1997 graduate and stand out three sport athlete at Moses Lake High School was recently inducted into the school’s “Sports Hall of Fame”. He was the winning pitcher of the national championship game for the Columbia Basin Junior River Dogs baseball team that won the 1995 Sixteen Year Old Babe Ruth World Series in Jamestown, New York. He later earned a full ride baseball scholarship at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, IL, helping lead the Tigers to a National Christian College Championship and in his senior year, their first trip in school history to the NAIA College World Series. He completed his MBA Degree through a ROTC scholarship at ONU and has served in the U.S. Army since. He is an Iraqi War Veteran currently stationed at Fort Bragg, NC as an Airborne Ranger, Jumpmaster, Captain and Commanding Officer of the Rear Detachment of the 1-505 PIR, 3rd BCT. He is working on a Master’s Degree in Theology and plans on remaining in the Army as a Chaplain. His wife, Betts, is also a graduate of ONU where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. She has worked as a neo-natal registered nurse and is currently a stay at home mom caring for the couple’s three daughters, Grace, Bella and Chloe. Their daughter, Mindy Porterfield, played sports as well while growing up, earning all-conference honors in volleyball and graduating as one of the “Top Ten” of her 2000 MLHS class. She attended NNU, graduating with honors in 2004 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. She married Mark Porterfield, also a graduate of NNU. She was a RN in the emergency room of St. Luke’s Hospital in Boise, ID and in Kansas City, MO at emergency rooms of two area hospitals while Mark was earning his Master of Theology degree at Nazarene Theological Seminary. She is currently a nurse at a pediatric emergency room in Portland, Oregon and Mark is the associate pastor of the Beaverton Church of the Nazarene. They are proud “parents” of two Italian Greyhounds, Camron, aka “Canrun” and Elsie, aka “Elsifer".
		Craig Morrison, Craig Morrison was born in southern Idaho. He was raised and educated in Oakley, Idaho and graduated from Oakley High School. After serving a full-time mission for the LDS church he married his high school sweetheart, Debra Burch in the Logan, Utah LDS Temple. The couple made their home in Nampa, Idaho until moving to Moses Lake in 1994. Craig is an alumni of BYU-I, Boise State University and Mt. Hood Community College where he graduated with honors and received his degree in Mortuary Science. While attending college he was active in the Sigma Phi Sigma funeral service fraternity and LDS Institute. Craig & his family are active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints where he has served in numerous ward and stake leadership roles. He is civic minded and in past years served as president of the Civitan International Club and secretary of Rotary International. He has served as Deputy Coroner in Idaho and Washington for over 20 years. Craig has been involved with Boy Scouts of America most of his life, receiving his eagle scout award, and later, adult leadership awards such as the Scoutmaster Award of Merit, Distinguished District Award of Merit, and the Scouters Key. He has also served on the district board for the Boy Scouts of America. Craig & Deb are blessed with 4 children, Mackenzie, who recently returned home from a mission for the LDS church in Missouri. Tyler, who just graduated from MLHS and BBCC this year. Hailey, a student at Chief Moses Middle School and Coltin, a student at Garden Heights Elementary School.
		Floyd Wilks, Floyd Wilks, born in Spokane, Washington in 1951, educated and raised in the Spokane area, and graduating form Mead High School in 1969. He married Sharon Everts from Spokane Valley in 1971 and they have three grown daughters and one granddaughter. Floyd is an ordained Minister in the Church of the Nazarene since 1984. He has served as Youth Pastor in Spokane from 1973-1980, in Heppner, Oregon as senior pastor from 1980-1986 and the Moses Lake Church of the Nazarene since August 1986 to the current time. Floyd has served the Moses Lake community through the Moses Lake Police, Samaritan Hospital, and Columbia Basin Home Health and Hospice Chaplaincy. Floyd has been with Kayser’s Chapel of Memories since 1986.
		Deverett Butrick, Deverett Butrick was born in Grand Island, Nebraska in 1952. His family moved to Arvada, Colorado where he finished his High School Education. He attended Northwest College in Kirkland, Washington where he majored in Biblical Literature and Christian Education. In 1974, he married his wife Linda, and they have been in full-time ministry since then. Deverett is an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God and is currently the pastor of the Peninsula Evangelical Methodist Church in Moses Lake, WA They have three grown children and three grand children. He enjoys many outdoor activities including fishing, camping and hiking.