Eddie Pena

General Manager

Born and raised in Visalia, Eddie graduated from Mt. Whitney High School. He began his, so far, 33 year career in the funeral business in 1988 with the original Hadley Funeral Chapel, where he worked for three years until he decided to go off to further his skills and receive his degree in Mortuary Science at Cypress College and become a licensed Funeral Director and Embalmer.

After serving as manager for Coleman Mortuary in La Habra for five years, Eddie returned to Visalia and Hadley Funeral Chapel where he also became the manager in 1998 and served the Visalia and Farmersville communities until he went to work in Bakersfield with Greenlawn Mortuaries and Cemeteries serving Kern County for ten years. Five of which he spent as President and CEO. A loving father to two beautiful children, Eddie returned to Visalia in 2010 joining Salser & Dillard Funeral Homes. 

We are pleased to welcome Eddie to the Anthem Family as General Manager of our group of funeral homes within the Central Valley area of California