John E. Beckwith Jr.

CEO/Owner

Carolyn Haynes

Chief Financial Officer and Owner

Carolyn was born in Dallas, Texas.  She is the eldest child of John and Allene Beckwith.  She grew up in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas.  She is a graduate of South Oak Cliff High School.  She has a business degree. She is a licensed Funeral Director. She is a member of the Advisory Board of Dallas Institute of Funeral Service.  Carolyn began her career in the Telecommunication Industry as an Operator with Southwestern Bell. Carolyn is a Certified Paralegal and worked for a local attorney for many years. She began working in the family funeral business in 1994 and has since found her calling in helping families during the most difficult times in their lives.  She is a proud wife, mother of 3 children and grandmother of two (one of which has joined the family business,) which allows Golden Gate to have 4 generations of family members to continue the vision of John Beckwith Sr in making Golden Gate Funeral Home the No. 1.  Funeral Home in the Southern United States.

Michael Beckwith

Chairman/Tallulah, LA

Cassandra Joyce Coleman

Chief Operating Officer

1984 graduate of Clarksville High School and1988 graduate of Paris Junior College (Associate of Applied Science).  After working for several along side my parents at Coleman’s BBQ) was just the beginning of me learning what dedication and loyalty it takes to be apart of something great.

Later moved to Dallas in May of 1991 and became apart of the Golden Gate team on August 12, 1991.  The Beckwith Family became my family.  I felt very fortunate to be able to have parents in Clarksville and Dallas.  I graduated from ATI (Medical Assistant) in 1997 and 1998 graduate of Dallas Institute of Funeral Services (Funeral Director). 

I serve on the Nurse’s Guild at the Mt Rose Church under the leadership of Bishop Jeffery D. Thomas, Sr.  

DaAshlaun Beckwith

Chief Staffing Officer

Kevin Haynes CFSP

Chief Funeral Director

Lifelong resident of Ellis County and graduate of Cedar Valley College and Dallas Institute of Funeral Service, officially began his service with Golden Gate Funeral Home in 1993 while simultaneously serving as a Police Officer and Firefighter in Ellis County.  In 1998 Kevin married Carolyn, the eldest daughter of John and Allene Beckwith, who now serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Owner.  Kevin has since left law enforcement after obtaining the highest level, Master Peace Officer and serving two departments as Chief of Police.  He continues to maintain certification as Fire Instructor, Investigator and Reserve Firefighter in the State of Texas.  Kevin is also an Ordained Senior Chaplain with the International Fellowship of Chaplains and is the Chairman of Deacons at the Fourth Ward Missionary Baptist Church in Ennis, Texas.  In August 2019, Kevin was bestowed with an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humanitarian Affairs by the Dallas/Ft. Worth Bible Institute.  

At Golden Gate Funeral Home, Kevin is licensed as a Funeral Director in (3) three states, Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.  He is also a licensed Life and Preneed Insurance Agent and a Certified Crematory Operator.  Kevin is also very active in the Local, State, and National Funeral Service Associations, where he has served as an officer and committee member in each.  Kevin was instrumental in the opening of Beckwith Golden Gate Funeral Home in Tallulah, Louisiana, ‘A’ Crematory in Dallas, Texas, and Golden Gate Funeral Home and Cremation in Fort Worth, Texas 

Kevin serves in many capacities at each of the Golden Gate Funeral Home locations, but in 2010 was hand-picked by his Father-in-Law, Founder and Owner, John Beckwith, Sr. to lead the staff in serving the Fort Worth community.  A responsibility that he takes great pride in.  

Trina Sims