The staff of Funeral & Cremation Services Chattanooga, Tennessee

From left, non licensed staff member Wendell P. Bryant and owners Barbara Crox and Walter L. Crox are surrounded by caskets in a showroom at Covenant Funeral Service

Walter L. Crox, CFSP is a fourth generation funeral professional. He is a graduate of Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He taught funeral service for many years, having served as Program Chairman at Milwaukee Area Technical College, Associate Dean at Gupton Jones College of Mortuary Science and Department Chairman at Fayetteville Technical Community College. He is past master of Charleston Lodge No. 484, F. & A. M. a member of the York Rite, Scottish Rite, Alhambra Shrine Temple and Harmony Chapter 54, O. E. S. He is a member of the Knights of York Rite Cross of Honor, Royal Order of Scotland and Royal Order of Jesters. He is a member of the Board of the Funeral Ethics Organization. Walter and his wife, Barbara Roberts Crox, CFSP have five children and are members of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. Walter is a licensed embalmer and funeral director in Tennessee and Georgia and a funeral service licensee in North Carolina.