Our Staff

Patrick is a Funeral Director, Embalmer and Cremationist with over 24 years experience serving families with compassion and care. He is a native of Anderson County. 

He holds a degree in Mortuary Science from Gupton-Jones College in Atlanta, GA. He is a Certified Funeral Service Practitioner, and a Certified Pre-Planning Consultant and is also a Certified Cremationist through the National Funeral Directors Association. He is very active in the National Funeral Directors Association, The South Carolina Funeral Directors Association and the Academy of Professional Funeral Service Practitioners. He is a member of Concord Baptist Church where he and is wife sing in the Sanctuary Choir. He is married to the former Kristi Lowe and they have a 21-year-old son, Mac.

Kristi is a  native of Anderson County and is a graduate of Belton-Honea Path High School. In addition to serving as our family care specialist, she attends to the daily accounting and bookkeeping for The Standard. She has been employed in her family’s accounting firm, (Lowe & Co. PA) for over 24 years. She is married to Patrick Campbell and they have a 21-year-old son, Mac. She is an active member of Concord Baptist Church and sings alto in the Sanctuary Choir. 

In her spare time she enjoys traveling, scrapbooking, home decor, and spending quality time with her family. 

Rebbekah is a licensed Funeral Director, Cremationist and our Office Manager & Administrative Assistant.  Before joining The Standard Cremation & Funeral Center, she spent the last several years serving others in family law as a Legal Administrative Assistant. Rebbekah also spent 9 years working in Anderson School District Two with both Belton Elementary School and Belton Middle School as their school secretary. Rebbekah’s background in client service as well as assisting those during difficult times serve her well in her position. She has a passion for helping others and is proud to be a part of The Standard’s exceptional service.

She is a native of Anderson, South Carolina and is a graduate of Piedmont Technical College. She and her husband, Brian, currently reside in Belton and have a son, Dawson, who graduated from Lander University.

She enjoys listening to music, spending time with family and doting on her Standard Poodle, Wallace, and Mini Bernedoodle, Pyper. She also keeps busy with multiple home improvement and decorating projects due to her love of interior design.

Bryan joins The Standard Cremation & Funeral Center after serving the Greenwood, SC, community for over 13 years as a Funeral Director, Embalmer and Cremationist. Bryan began his career at Blyth Funeral home upon graduating from Greenwood High School.  In 2008 he enrolled at Gupton Jones College of Mortuary Science, where he became president of the honors fraternity and was voted by its members to receive the Daniel E. Buchanan award.   After earning his degree in Mortuary Science, Bryan moved back to Greenwood and was lucky enough to marry his high school sweetheart Brittaney and together, they were blessed with two rambunctious boys, Mason and Rowan.

Bryan is currently president of the Greenwood Kiwanis Club and an active member of New Market Baptist Church.  He is an avid sports fan and enjoys spending time with family and friends. 
From a young age his passion has been helping others and he is now honored to continue that calling at The Standard. 

Mac is the son of Patrick and Kristi Campbell and is a 2018 graduate of T.L Hanna High school. He is also a 2019 graduate of Anderson County project search. Mac takes great pride in his work. “Cleanliness of the inside and outside of the building makes a good impression” he says. He is a member of Concord Baptist Church and enjoys NASCAR racing, especially his favorite driver, Chase Elliott. Mac also loves to draw and spends his free time in his “man cave art studio”.

Mark Cole is a native of Anderson and a 1977 graduate of McDuffie High School.

He is married to Pamela Cole and he has a son, a stepson and a granddaughter. He and his family are members of New Prospect Baptist Church.  

Mark retired from Duke Energy after 40 years service.

For 43 years, he has served the Centerville Community as a fireman with the Centerville Fire Department and was recently appointed as the Anderson County District 5 Fire Commissioner. He also serves on the Anderson County Hazmat Team.

In his spare time, he loves boating, yardwork and traveling in his motorhome as well as flying his Rotorway Exec. 90 Helicopter.

He is a Certified Crematory Operator through the National Funeral Directors Association. Dawson serves as the manager and primary operator of the crematory, making sure that our families are satisfied and content with the cremation services we provide. 

In his free time, Dawson enjoys building model kits, listening to music, and spending time with his fiancé, Allison.  

Walter is a native of Belton, SC and is a 1971 graduate of Belton-Honea Path High School. Although growing up in Belton, Walter moved to Anderson and has spent most of his life here.  He was a jack of all trades for 33 years working in almost every department of various Winn Dixie Supermarkets. 

He then made his way to Hospice of the Upstate where he has spent the last 17 years assisting patients and their families.  He is a member of Cedar Grove Baptist Church in Belton and attends St. Paul First Baptist in Anderson.  He loves to travel, and you will also find him dancing at the Downtown Anderson and Iva Block Parties.

Terry Hawkins is a native of Anderson and a 1961 graduate of Anderson Boy’s High.
 
After serving four years in the U.S. Air Force in Texas, California, and Tripoli, Libya, he     returned to Anderson to start his 37 year career at the U.S. Postal Service. He ultimately retired as Postmaster in Simpsonville, S.C.
 
He has been married to Nancy Phillips Hawkins for 53 years and they have two sons, the late
Phillip Hawkins and Scott Hawkins, five granddaughters and two great-grandchildren.

He is an active member of Concord Baptist Church where he serves as Deacon and is active in the Men’s Ministry.

He enjoys serving families at The Standard and loves spending time with his family and friends.

Susan relocated to Anderson, SC, from Ohio with her husband, John, in 2011, due to a job transfer for John.

Susan continued her career in nursing until John passed away in 2021.

A few months later, she joined the staff at The Standard as a Family Care Specialist where she not only greets and cares for our families, but also plays the piano for many of our services.

She attends Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church in Easley, SC and enjoys traveling, playing the piano, spending time with family, friends and her granddog, Teddy, while assisting with documenting his adventures on A Guy and a Golden.