Our Staff

Meet Our Caring Staff

Staff members of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Homes are caring and experienced professionals who understand that each family is unique and has personal requests and traditions. These requests and traditions are of utmost importance to our staff of licensed funeral directors.

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Matt Brotherton

Funeral Director

Matt is a licensed Funeral Director, a member of First Baptist Church - Lavaca, and a Master Mason - Lodge #411. He is married to Chandra Gregory Brotherton, formerly of Clarksville. Matt is a life-long resident of the Charleston area, and is one of the owners of Brotherton Brothers' Funeral Homes.

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Monte Brotherton

Funeral Director / Embalmer

Monte is a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer. He began his career in 1984 as an apprentice embalmer at Smith Mortuary, under the direction of the late William R. Rice, and continued his education by graduating from the Dallas Institute of Funeral Services in 1986. Monte is active at Life Church in Charleston, a Master Mason - Lodge #411, one of the owners of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Homes, and a life-long Charleston area resident. He is married to Cheryl Waggoner Brotherton of Charleston. Monte and Cheryl have 6 children and 8 grandchildren.

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Rayda Hobbs

Part-Time Office Assistant / Florist

Rayda came to Brotherton's in January 2014 as florist. Since that time, we have been adding to our technology division by bringing our production in-house, producing portraits that have the appearance of an oil-based painting. Rayda worked as a legal assistant for the past 15 years and prior to that was the owner of the Lavaca Flower Shop. She and her husband Kenny live in Lavaca and have 3 grown children and 3 adorable grandchildren (just ask her about them).

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Judy Gregory

Part-time Receptionist and Floral Designer

Judy serves our families as part-time receptionist (mostly in Paris) and as floral designer in Charleston. She does a majority of her work behind the scenes for each service in a caring and professional manner. Judy and her husband Larry live in Clarksville, Arkansas and have 2 grown children and 1 grandson.

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Charles Ketter

Funeral Assistant

Charlie is a caring and qualified member of our team. He is an active member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. He and his wife Diane have 4 children and 14 grandchildren.

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Rick Posey

Funeral Assistant

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Kari Shelby

Office Assistant

Kari came to Brothertons from the Logan County Health Department in 2023 and has adjusted quickly. She serves in various capacities including, reception, creation of funeral products, bookkeeper and everything in between. We are grateful to have Kari with us at Brothertons.