Meet Our Staff


Outstanding Service is Our Priority

We are Mineral Wells' family-owned, community-oriented funeral home, dedicated to helping people through one of life's most difficult events. Since 1892, Baum Carlock Bumgardner Funeral Home has been known for honesty and competence from the moment our services are requested. Over a century of dedicated care and attention to detail at a fair and affordable price has earned us a reputation of trust and compassion.

Rual Perkins

Rual Perkins

Owner

Rual and his family moved to Mineral Wells in 1974 from Mt. Pleasant, Texas, to work at the Baum Carlock Bumgardner Funeral Home and make Mineral Wells their home. Rual graduated from Daingerfield High School, received his bachelor of business administration from Texas A&M at Commerce, and graduated from Dallas Institute of Mortuary Science in 1971. He and his wife Donna purchased the Baum Carlock Bumgardner Funeral Home in 2005. Rual attends Eleventh Avenue Church, where he leads congregational singing, and is presently studying classical guitar. He is a member of the Rotary Club and is a 32º Mason. 

Casey Lister

Casey Lister

Manager

Casey was born and raised in Mineral Wells, and his family owned and operated Lister Pharmacy from 1960-1998. He graduated from Perrin-Whitt High School in 1995. In 1997, Casey began classes at the Dallas Institute of Funeral Service, and he graduated in 1998 with an associate's degree in funeral directing and embalming. 


In 2002, Casey had the chance to move back to Mineral Wells and work for Baum Carlock Bumgardner Funeral Home. He did so and has never regretted it! He is a member of Rock Creek Road Baptist Church, where he serves as song leader and a deacon. He and his wife Candy have one child, Lexy Faith Lister, born on July 12, 2007.

Mary Perkins

Mary Perkins

Chief Financial Officer/Head of Human Resources

Mary has been a part of the funeral business since she was 7 years old. Often, her mother would pack up the kids, along with a home-cooked meal, to eat dinner with their father at the funeral home. After dinner, Mary and her brother often helped move things around in preparation for the next day. Mary always enjoyed the beautiful flowers and the messages that were sent along with them.


Ultimately, Mary decided that her first passion was teaching, and she lived out that passion for 35 years. After retiring from teaching, she decided to live out her second passion: carrying on her father's legacy of helping those experiencing loss. Her hope is to make Baum Carlock Bumgardner a funeral home that is full of compassion and care for our families. 


Mary wears many hats, including Chief Financial Officer and head of Human Resources, and she is also responsible for the upkeep of the grounds and the buildings. Mary always wants the environment to be a warm and comfortable setting for families and their guests who visit during their services.

Charity Garland

Charity Garland

Funeral Director

Charity was born and raised in Mineral Wells, graduating from Mineral Wells High School in 1997. She attended the Dallas Institute of Funeral Services, where she received her associate's degree in mortuary science, and she worked at several funeral homes throughout the DFW area. Charity also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Education from Tarleton State University, and she has taught in Graford ISD and Mineral Wells ISD while continuing to work in the funeral industry for the past 20 years. After working with Baum Carlock Bumgardner part-time, she began working full-time in June 2018. 


Within our community, Charity has been involved as a past president of the American Legion Auxiliary and Mineral Wells Optimist Club. She is a former member of the Mineral Wells Little League and Young Farmers. Charity and her family also attend the Mineral Wells Church of God. Charity has 3 active children, Cambren, Emma, and Wyatt. When not at work, Charity can be found supporting her children at sporting events and dance recitals or listening to Cambren play the guitar. She also has many children as a foster parent through the Texas Baptist Home.

Freida Clements

Freida Clements

Office Manager

Freida was born in Mineral Wells and graduated from Mineral Wells High School in 1967. Freida graduated from Texas Woman’s University with her master’s degree in education, a minor in psychology, and certifications in special education. While going to school in Denton, Freida worked at the Denton State School with handicapped young adults.


Freida’s first teaching job was at Keller Middle School in Keller, Texas. In 1982, Freida returned home and taught at Mineral Wells High School until 2001, when she became an educational diagnostician and worked at schools all over Palo Pinto County until she retired in December 2021. In March 2022, she started working part-time in the office at Baum Carlock Bumgardner Funeral Home and currently works full-time in the office. Freida is also a licensed Texas Insurance Pre-Need Agent.


Freida is married to Gordon Clements, and together they have a blended family of four children and seven grandchildren. In her spare time, Freida likes to crochet items for family and friends and spend time with her grandchildren.

Hannah Laigle

Hannah Laigle

Office Manager

Hannah was born in Mineral Wells and graduated from Mineral Wells High School in 2017. She has received an associate’s degree from Weatherford College and is currently attending classes for her Bachelor of Science at Tarleton University in Stephenville, Texas. Hannah has worked as a substitute teacher and in retail sales, and she is currently working full-time in the office at Baum Carlock Bumgardner. Hannah is also a licensed Texas Insurance Pre-Need Agent.


In her spare time, Hannah enjoys taking her six-year-old son to walk their dog and go to the park. Hannah also enjoys designing nail art for herself and her friends.

Kay Blue Wheeler

Kay Blue Wheeler

Evening Attendant

Kay has lived in Mineral Wells all her life. She graduated from Mineral Wells High School in 1965. After 40 years of service, she retired from Mineral Wells ISD in 2017. She also spent 26 of those years driving a school bus! 


Kay is a member of the Texas Retired Teachers Association and a lifetime member of the VFW Auxiliary. Kay volunteers at her church, First United Methodist Church, and also at Palo Pinto General Hospital. Kay has 2 daughters and 1 granddaughter, who all live in Mineral Wells. She loves spending time with “the girls.” In her spare time, she enjoys crocheting.

Sylvia Hull

Sylvia Hull

Evening Attendant

Sylvia grew up living in Japan, Panama, and several different states. In her senior year, her father was assigned as chaplain at Fort Wolters in Mineral Wells. That year she met her husband, Gil Hull, at Mineral Wells High School. She and her husband graduated from McMurry University in Abilene, Texas.  


Sylvia began teaching for Mineral Wells ISD in 1971. She took a break from teaching to raise three sons, but she later returned to teaching and retired in 2008. Silvia currently works at Baum Carlock Bumgardner Funeral Home in the evenings. In her free time, she enjoys reading, sewing, and spending time with her grandkids.

Margaret Hill Colton

Margaret Hill Colton

Evening Attendant

Margaret grew up in Mineral Wells, where she graduated from Mineral Wells High School. She then earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Arlington in biology and chemistry and her med tech degree from St. Paul’s Hospital in Dallas. She worked in the medical technology profession until 1980, when she returned home to purchase and operate the family business, Hill’s Style Shoppe, in downtown Mineral Wells. The ladies' retail store was started by her grandparents and later operated by her parents, Bill and Rose Hill, until Margaret assumed leadership. Later, Margaret retired and closed the family store after 65 years of operation by three generations.


For several years, Margaret served as an elected city council person and Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Mineral Wells. In semi-retirement, she remains active in her local church, Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish, and the Mineral Wells Former Students 50 Years Club. She is married to J. C. Colton, a local college official and hospital board member. Their children are William Colton of Taylor, Rebecca Butler of League City, and Barbara Schafer of San Antonio. Margaret and J. C. also have two grandchildren, twins Monty and Maggie Schafer of San Antonio. 

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