Lloyd Harwood

Owner/Funeral Director

Lloyd Harwood is a Funeral Director and the owner of Harwood Funeral Home.  His passion for Fremont County started at childhood.  Lloyd grew up in Penrose and Florence Colorado and is a proud graduate of Florence High School.  After working as a Funeral Director in El Paso and Fremont counties for a number of years, Lloyd recognized that he had a true love for the business.  He knew that being able to help families through a very difficult time was extremely fulfilling for him personally.  Lloyd also saw an unmet need in the community, and decided to embark on the journey of opening his own funeral home.  One where quality service was top priority.  Lloyd's knowledge, expertise, and spirit of service have helped to make Harwood Funeral Home a leader within the communities we serve.  Aside from his business, Lloyd enjoys being an active member in Fremont County.  Past experience includes being a Board member for the Fremont County Tourism Council, along with serving as a Board Member for the Fremont Civic Theatre.  He is also actively involved in education and is currently serving on the School Board for Canon City RE-1 school district.

Samuel "Sam" Cruz

Funeral Director

Sam Cruz is a lifelong resident of Fremont County, and an at-need funeral director with Harwood Funeral Home. Since he was a young child, his passion has always been to be a funeral director and to serve our beautiful community. He is an animal activist and supports and donates to the local humane society. Sam takes care of all funeral arrangements for all pets through his company Over The Rainbow Bridge. Sam enjoys the outdoors and loves fishing and hiking and reading. As a member of this community, Sam feels being a funeral director is the best way he can serve this community. 

David Egan

Funeral Service Associate and Artist in Residence

David Michael Egan is from Penrose, Colorado.  He attended College at The Colorado School of Mines and Cal Poly Humboldt.  He received a degree locally in Fine Art.  He creates portraits, working with families from stories and photographs to complete their vision of how they would like their loved one remembered. David has exhibited his work in galeries based in London, Phoenix, Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo.  He has been featured and included in artwork in Italy and Europe.  In his free time he enjoys exploring his deceased loved ones past in Europe, Mexico, Egypt and The USA through Literature, Film, Art and religion.  He enjoys the outdoors, writing, photography, and traveling.

Daid is very honored to work in Death-Care.  He holds a commitment to the utmost standards, providing the loved ones of our families with the best care possible.

Hank

Funeral Dog

Hank is our new funeral doggie.  Hank is four years old and came to us after his family had to move away and couldn't take him.  Hank is a very loving pup and while shy at first, quickly warms to everyone he meets and is glad to help you with a little puppy sunshine while at the funeral home.  

Truman Harwood

Officiant and Funeral Director

Truman Harwood was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and moved to Canon City where his family if from, when he was 10 years old.  Truman is very community oriented and spent his youth participating in local civic theatre as well as, performing arts program throughout high school. He graduated from Canon City High School in 2017.  Truman works all aspects of funeral home and especially wants to be there for families in every way he can.  He also officiates funerals and weddings from time to time.  

Sarah Hastings

Transportation Specialist

Sarah joined the Harwood team with a profound commitment to serving families with dignity and grace.  A caregiver at heart, Sarah spent over 10 years in the medical field as a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), providing compassionate care to patients and families in Pueblo, Colorado and Tallahassee, Florida. This decade of service instilled in her a deep understanding of the reverence required when caring for a loved one. Building on this foundation of service, Sarah recently founded her own last-responder transport business, Sacred Trust Transport, ensuring that every individual in her care is treated with the highest level of respect from the very first moment.  She takes great pride in being a steady, quiet source of support for local families during their most difficult transitions.

Above all, Sarah is deeply family-oriented.  When not serving the community, she can usually be found on adventures with family, working on creative arts and crafts projects, or relaxing with her beloved pets.  For Sarah, family-both her own and those she serves-is what matters most.

Adrian I Mota

Pre-Arrangement Counselor