Our Staff

Laura Moore is a native and longtime resident of Bulloch County. She is the daughter of the late Louis Olliff Moore and Terri Thomason Moore and the granddaughter of the late Paul L. Moore and Betty June Olliff Moore and Lola “Tommie” Thomason. She is a graduate of Statesboro High School and attended Georgia Southern University. Laura began her career in the funeral industry in 1997 with Hodges-Turner Funeral Home and graduated from Ogeechee Technical College with an Associate’s Degree in Mortuary Science in 2002. Upon graduation, Laura became the manager of Hodges-Moore Funeral Home and worked in that capacity until 2013. She has worked part time at Deals over the last several years and returned to the funeral business full time in 2021.

Laura is the co-owner of Paws 'n Reflect Pet Cremation in Statesboro. She and her business partner, Bob Cook have been involved in the funeral and pet services for many years. As longtime pet owners, they know pets are valued and cherished members of the family. At Paws 'n Reflect your pet will always be treated with the dignity and respect they deserve when they cross over the Rainbow Bridge.

Laura is a member of Statesboro First United Methodist Church, the Statesboro Kiwanis Club and was selected in 2010 as one of Statesboro’s 20 under 40 recipients.

Mark Yocco has lived in Statesboro for almost 30 years. He is an active member at St. Matthews Catholic Church. He has worked in funeral service for 24 years helping people make funeral pre-arrangements and caring for families after they have experienced the loss of a loved one. Mark believes that in serving people in their most difficult hour, he is in fact living the gospel and serving the Lord by serving His families. He enjoys spending time with his children, grandchildren, and time in the kitchen cooking.

Cierra joined Deal Funeral Directors in 2021. She attended Ogeechee Technical College and graduated in May of 2023 with her Associates Degree in Funeral Service.

She is a Bulloch County native and graduated from Southeast Bulloch High School in 2014. She then attended Georgia Southern University and received a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and Sociology. Cierra and her husband, Seth, live in Statesboro with their son, Scout, who was born in January of 2023.
She is also an employee of Paws 'n Reflect Pet Cremation.

A retired pastor after 40 years with the United Methodist Church, was raised in Statesboro. He lived here until he went off to college and seminary, where he obtained an A.A. degree, B.S. degree, and a M. Div. from Emory University. Married to Sunshine, they have two daughters and seven grandchildren. Larry enjoys traveling, genealogy, and working to maintain a manicured yard. Larry enjoys helping out at the funeral home and considers it a ministry.

Neal Lee is a native and longtime resident of Bulloch County. He is the son of the late Bill and Jean Lee. Neal is a retired Battalion Chief of 36 year with the Statesboro Fire Department. He has been married 16 years to Lynn Lee and they have 4 children. Neal is a member of First Baptist Church.

Oakley is a goldendoodle and joins us as a therapy dog. We look forward to him walking with our families as they endure the difficulties of loss.

Leo was a native and lifelong resident of Bulloch County and served in the United States Air Force from 1952-1956. Leo worked for Derst Baking Company for twenty-seven years and was employed with the Bulloch County Health Department for twelve years. After retiring from the Health Department Leo worked at Ellis Travel Trailers and as a funeral attendant with Hodges-Moore Funeral Home and later with Deal Funeral Directors. Leo was a longtime member of the Statesboro Primitive Baptist Church.