Staff

Jess Johnson
Senior Director/Owner
Jess began working part-time at Huff-Cook Funeral Home in St. Paul, Virginia in May of 1964. On June 1, 1965, he began working full-time at Huff-Cook, where he remained until the end of 1990. He has been a licensed funeral director since 1970. He is a member and Past Master of the St. Paul Masonic Lodge #343 A.F. & A.M., 32nd Degree Mason in Scottish Rite in the Roanoke Consistory, a member of Kazim Shrine Temple, the Clinch Valley Chapter #152 order of Eastern Star, and past president of the Castlewood Lions Club. He has a daughter, Becky Collins, a son, Jay Johnson, four grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.

Eddie Gullett
General Manager/Owner
Eddie is a 1978 graduate of Castlewood High School and a 1981 graduate of Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science, where he became a member of Pi Sigma Eta National Morticians Fraternity. Eddie was also an employee of Huff-Cook Funeral Home, St. Paul and Castlewood. He is a member of the St. Paul Masonic Lodge #343 A.F. & A.M., Clinch Valley Chapter #152, O. E. S. of St. Paul, past president of the Castlewood Lions Club. He is married to the former Twilia Yvonne Taylor, and they have a son, Steven Eugene Gullett, and daughter, Amanda Brooke Gullett.

Robert Linkous
Funeral Service Provider
Robert L. Linkous, a life long resident of the St. Paul-Castlewood area, is a licensed Funeral Service Provider in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is a 1986 graduate of Castlewood High School and a 2008 graduate of John Tyler Community College in Chesterfield, Virginia, in Funeral Services. Robert and his wife, Sharon Bays Linkous, have three children, Marley Christine, Robert Hayden, and Aubrey James, and live in St. Paul, Virginia. Robert is the past APT President for St. Paul Elementary School and is a member of the Castlewood Lions Club and is active in other community organizations. Robert is the son of Charlie and Shirley Linkous of Castlewood, Virginia and attends Calvary Baptist Church at Gravel Lick, Virginia.

Anita Bentley
Administrative Assistant
Anita is a 1974 graduate of Bluefield High School and 1984 graduate of Southwest Virginia Community College. She resides in Castlewood, Virginia with her husband, Danny. She has two sons, John Thomas "J.T." Bentley, who is deceased, and Cody Alan Bentley, who attends Bluefield College in Bluefield, Virginia. Anita also owns Anita's Bookkeeping in Castlewood.

Wallace A. Kiser, Jr.
Funeral Assistant
Wallace has worked for Castlewood Funeral Home since March 2004. He was born in St. Paul, Virginia and has lived and worked in this area all his life. He is a graduate of Clinch Valley College (now UVA) in Wise, Virginia. Wallace and his wife, Wilma have two children and five grandchildren. He served as a volunteer fireman and scout leader for several years. Wallace's interests include music, photography and travel.

Doyle Hobbs
Funeral Assistant
Doyle is minister for the Free Will Baptist Faith. He is a member of the Castlewood Masonic Lodge #231 A.F. & A.M. He has three children and five grandchildren.

Randy Bryant
Funeral Assistant
Randy resides in Dante, Virginia with his wife, Debi. Randy and his wife have "True Worship Ministries". He is also a member of the Gospel singing group "Restoration". He has a daughter, two step-children, and five grandchildren.