Our Story
Learn our story, from the beginning and into the future.
Ever since we opened our gates we have approached life (and death) differently. While some just see the end of a loved one’s life as a time for grief and mourning, we prefer to think of it as a time for reflection, appreciation and even celebration. This is evident in everything we do, from the way we conduct our services to the amenities we choose to offer. We are not a burial ground. We are a close knit community dedicated to honoring, sharing and preserving the amazing and inspirational stories that are life.
Why Us?
In a nutshell? Experience, professionalism, compassion, and empathy.

We've learned a lot over many years. Like how to present options without overwhelming. And how to meet the needs of many caring parties. People come to us in difficult times, and we respond kindness, calmness and expertise. Our goal is to create a beautiful occasion and make you feel welcome, always. We spend our days planning with families. We stay up to date with industry developments. And we make hard times a little easier.
Learn the legacy.

1992
Hayhurst Funeral Home staff

2016
Hayhurst Funeral Home staff

2018
Hayhurst Funeral Home staff
Hayhurst-Marlin Funeral Home in 1984 downtown Broken Arrow. Hayhurst Funeral Home in 1997 on South Elm Place.
Who We Are
Meet our staff. Members of the local community make everything that happens possible.
Together, we make this place amazing.

Jack W. Hayhurst
Owner, Funeral Director and Embalmer
Jack W. Hayhurst was born October 8, 1958 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He graduated from Henryetta High School in 1976. Jack attended Bethany Nazarene University and Southwestern Assembly of God University before graduating from Dallas Institute of Funeral Services in 1979, with a degree in Mortuary Science and Funeral Service Management.
The Hayhurst family purchased the Marlin Funeral home on April 1, 1984 from James and Evelyn Marlin. Jack is a member of the Broken Arrow Chamber of Commerce and the Broken Arrow Rotary club where he was president in 1989-90.
Jack has been involved in the Miss Broken Arrow Scholarship Pageant since 1989, having served as Master of Ceremonies and Soloist. He is currently on the board of the Miss Broken Arrow Scholarship Pageant and served as chairman of the annual Rooster Day Parade for many years. Jack and his wife Pam have two children, son, Trevor (wife, Candace) and a daughter, Taylor (husband, Eric) and four grandchildren. Jack and his family attend The Assembly in Broken Arrow.

Pam Hayhurst
Owner and Funeral Home Assistant

Buck Barfield
Funeral Director and Embalmer
Buck is a native of Greensboro, NC. He has been in the funeral industry for 25 years and is a licensed Funeral Service Practitioner in Oklahoma, Texas, and North Carolina. During his career he also spent time at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School as an instructor in their anatomy lab as well as an anatomical embalmer in their Willed Body Program. He graduated from Fayetteville Technical Community College in Fayetteville, NC at the top of his class with an AAS in Mortuary Science. He found his way to Oklahoma through a track scholarship to Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee where he earned a Bachelors in Sports Ministry.
He is an ordained minister and is an active member of Composite Lodge #107 A.F & A.M where he is a certificate lecturer and member of the District 29 Degree Team serving around the state in various capacities. He is a member of the McAlester Consistory of the Scottish Rite where holds the investiture of 32° K.C.C.H as well as director/co-director of multiple degrees within the Valley. He is also a member of the Kappa Tau Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. in Tulsa.
He and his family have been active at The Assembly Church for 5 years where he leads an annual men’s Bible study. He enjoys running and coaching track and field, going to the movies, being outdoors, but most of all spending time with his wife Amy and their daughter Emree.

Gary White
Funeral Director and Certified Grief Recovery Facilitator

Chris Folger
Funeral Director and Embalmer

Taylor Hayhurst-Underwood
Apprentice Funeral Director and Embalmer, Office Manager

Gentry Bowles
Receptionist, Office Manager

Mike Hayhurst
Funeral Home Assistant

Mike Shipman
Certified Senior Advisor, After Care Administrator and Benefits Professional

Amy Cone
After Care Administrator and Pre-Planning Specialist

Karen McEntire
Evening Receptionist/Visitations

Bob Baker
Funeral Assistant, Pianist
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