Our Team
Cody Jones (Class of ’02), a 5th generation Funeral Director, was born and raised in Bryan. He graduated from Bryan High School and Southern Methodist University and attended summers at Texas A&M, all of which he graduated in the top ranks of his classes. Like his father and grandfather, Cody is also a graduate of Commonwealth Funeral Institute of Houston (Class of 2004), where he received the distinguished honor of admittance into the National Funeral Service Honor Society. Cody is a Licensed Funeral Director, Crematory Operator, Insurance Agent, and is also a Certified Funeral Service Arrangement Specialist. He was one of only several young funeral professionals to participate in the Meet The Mentors Funeral Program at Harvard University.
In 2014 Cody received the award for Young Funeral Professional of the Year for all of the Southeast Texas Region. He has served as a Board Member of the Bryan Rotary Club and has received honors as a Paul Harris Fellow. Cody is a member of the Bryan College Station Chamber of Commerce and is an alumni of the chamber’s Leadership Brazos Program. He also served as a co-chair for Leadership Brazos for 2 years. Cody is Past President of the South East Texas Funeral Directors Association, and is a Past Board Member of the State of Texas Funeral Directors Association where he also served on the Legislative and Membership Committees. Cody is consistently voted best funeral director in the Brazos Valley. He is honored to have been chosen by the National Funeral Director’s Association to be a featured speaker and presenter at their annual cremation conference in 2018 held in St. Pete’s Beach in Florida. Currently Cody serves as Chair of the Hospice Brazos Valley Ambassador Program.
Cody is married to Chelsea Jones and they attend Christ United Methodist Church in College Station. As a teenager Cody won 2 state championships playing soccer and competed on the Olympic Development Program and in Europe. In his free time he enjoys golfing, going to the gym, Texas A&M sporting events, and spending time with friends.
Chelsea Jones (Class of ’11) is a graduate of Bryan High School and Texas A&M University with a Bachelors Degree in Human Resource and Business. Chelsea is the brain behind the beautiful interior and exterior of our brand new funeral center. Although not a professional interior designer, you wouldn’t know it when you are inside our facility. Chelsea is married to Cody and assists with community relations, volunteerism, and special events. Chelsea is also a Project Manager for Fresenius Kidney Care and oversees their openings of new clinics through out the country. She has two younger brothers Austin and Wyatt. When she is not working or volunteering, Chelsea enjoys early morning workouts, boxing and cross-fit, reading, and spending time with family and friends.
Lorene Jones (Class of ’77) graduated from Madisonville High School and Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. She is a Licensed Funeral Director, Crematory Operator, Insurance Agent, and she is also a Certified Public Accountant. After college Lorene worked in Houston at an accounting firm. She then met and married Mike Jones. They soon moved to Bryan so Mike could work at the family funeral home. Mike and Lorene have one son, Cody D Jones. Lorene serves as the funeral home Vice-President and Primary Bookkeeper. She has served on the board of Keep Brazos Beautiful as both Treasurer and Secretary.
Amelia DelaRosa, Licensed Funeral Director, was born and raised in Bryan, Texas. She attended and graduated from Mumford ISD in 2018 and entered college in Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. As a youngster who attended several family funerals.
She then decided to pursue nursing as a course of study to potentially help others as they deal with the illnesses of their loved ones.
A turning point in her studies occurred when her grandmother passed away in 2019 and Callaway-Jones took her into care. The professionalism and compassion she witnessed convinced her that she wanted to pursue funeral arranging as a future career. In the Spring of 2023, Amelia graduated from the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in Houston and became a licensed Funeral Director immediately following graduation.
Amelia says the best part of serving her families is being able to help them through their time of grief and facilitate services and celebrations of life that allow the family to say goodbye to their loved one in a comforting manner as she assists in creating a positive supportive experience in their time of grief to honor their loved one.
In her time away from work, Amelia is Mom to her precious son, Waylon, and their fur baby, Koda, a Belgian Malinois. She also enjoys working out at the gym and spending time with all her family and friends.
Jean is a lifelong resident of the Brazos Valley. She was born in Madisonville, Texas, and attended A&M Consolidated Schools in College Station for 10 years before graduating from Anderson High School. She married and had two sons, Thomas and Michael Walkoviak. In 1993, Jean married Tommy Scott, who has a son, Rusty Scott. Jean has worked in College Station since 1990 in office management. She has been part of our Callaway-Jones family since 2009. Jean enjoys spending time with here family and friends. She enjoys taking cruises, traveling, and seeing new places.
We’re pleased to introduce Dawn Lee Wakefield as our Official Life Celebrant and Tribute Professional, available exclusively through Cozart. Many of you know Dawn Lee’s obituaries and tributes she’s shared for years. Maybe she spoke at a funeral, or unofficially helped your family prepare elements of traditional services for your loved ones.
A respected community volunteer, for over 20 years, Dawn Lee has contributed time and funds to over 28 local nonprofits, from co-chairing annual fundraisers to extensive committee service, improving health, education, music, youth and family services. Her desire to help those going through end-of-life choices for loved ones’ arrangements led to our mutual collaboration.
In early 2016, she completed formal training in California to become our Official Celebrant. I’m very excited to share she’s also key in our Legacy Program. An option to the very lengthy obituaries which last only a day in print media, we offer you our new Permanent Legacy Program.
Dawn Lee is a storyteller; that’s what she does, whether she’s speaking to groups about one of their loved ones now gone, or whether she’s talking and working with family members to write the life story of one of your loved ones. At Cozart, we are cost-conscious and believe that you should have a standard size obituary notice printed in the newspaper, and we are happy to host a longer-length life tribute for you at no extra cost on our own dedicated website. It stays there permanently.
Nita was born and raised in Texas where she met her husband, Ray Marshall, and began her 38 year ministry as a pastors wife. The last 25 years they have lived here in the Brazos Valley serving at Reliance Baptist Church.
Eleven years ago God introduced a new ministry to Nita and she began serving families as they seek to celebrate and remember their loved ones as a final expression of their love. Nita has been with our Callaway-Jones Family since 2016.
Patti Wade has been a resident of Bryan since 1980. She and her husband, Calvin, married in 1979, and moved here and raised their son; C. P. Wade while Calvin worked and studied at Texas A&M. Class of 2001. Early in her career, Patti began working in the funeral business in 1999 and she earned her Pre-Arrangement license in 2002. In the community, she also served on the Bryan Senior Committee and the Bryan City Cemetery Board.
As a member of Saint Joseph Catholic Church, she sings in the Folk Group. As a longtime volunteer for her neighborhood homeowner’s association, Patti currently serves as its President. She also is caretaker for her dad, who served in the Navy in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. She loves spending spare time outdoors fishing, hunting and gardening.
She believes she was called to serve families and remains committed to upholding the highest standards of the profession. At Callaway-Jones Patti says it’s a pleasure to be associated with so many who are equally committed to this caring profession.
Mike Jones (Class of ’78) joined the family firm in 1979 and became Co-Owner with his father until Mike passed away in 2004 after a lengthy battle with Leukemia. He was an active member of A&M United Methodist Church in College Station. He was a seventh generation Texas and a member of the Sons of Republic of Texas. Mike was active in civic and professional organizations. He was a member and Past President-elect of the Bryan Rotary Club; President of the Southeast Texas Funeral Director’s Association; Board Member of the Texas Funeral Director’s Assoc; Member of the National Funeral Director’s Assoc; Member of the Academy of the Professional Funeral Service Practice; and member of the Golf Association of Morticians and Salesmen. He was especially devoted to children serving as a teacher for Boy Scout Camps, and most notably, coaching Brazos Magic ’79 Soccer Team. The Magic ’79 won the state championships in 1991 and again in 1998 being the only boys team to win the state championship in it’s first and last years of eligibility. In all, the Magic ’79 team had over 400 victories. In 1993, Mike founded the Brazos Magic Soccer Club with two additional teams. More teams were formed in later years. The teams hosted and helped establish the Aggieland Youth Soccer Tournament as one of the premiere soccer events in the state. After Mike’s death the City of Bryan dedicated and renamed the soccer fields at the BRAC complex in his honor.
Raymond Jones (Class of ’53) was a Co-Owner of Callaway-Jones with his son and grandson and passed away in 2009. Following graduation from Crockett High School, he became Fish Jones at the Annex on HWY 21. He was Texas A&M Class of 1953 and graduated with a BBA in accounting. Also in 1953, he became co-founder with family in the establishment of Callaway-Jones Funeral Home and Crematory in Bryan. He graduated from Commonwealth Funeral Institute in 1959. He was a certified member Emeritus of the Academy of Preferred Funeral Service Practice. His achievement of the CFSP designation indicates the high regard he had for his profession. He was awarded outstanding Funeral Director of the year by the Southeast Texas Funeral Directors Association. In June 2009, at the TFDA Conference, Raymond received the 50-Year Award, recognizing him for his dedication and service. Raymond was a 56-year member of the A-M United Methodist Church and had served as treasurer and as a trustee. He was past president of the Bryan Jaycees; member and past president of The Better Business Bureau of the Brazos Valley; member and past president of the College Station Kiwanis Club; past president of the Son’s of the Republic of Texas (William Joel Bryan Chapter); past commander of the Son’s of Confederate Veterans (Sul Ross Camp); a 52 year Mason, a member of the Scottish Rite, and a Shriner; member of OPAS; member of the 12th Man Foundation and Association of Former Students of TAMU.
