Our Staff

Harrison Billian is the Managing Funeral Director of Nevada Funeral Services. He started with the company in February 2018 as a Funeral Arranger and quickly got licensed as a Director which evolved into the Managing Funeral Director. He was born in Reno, but raised in Anchorage, Alaska before his family moved back to Reno when he was a teenager. He is married to Taylor Billian, and together they have 2 young children. In his free time he likes to travel, spend time with friends and family, and work on his music. 

Taylor Billian is the Office Manager of Nevada Funeral Services. She is also the Bookkeeper, Preneed Specialist, a Notary Public, and a licensed Funeral Director. She started with the company in March 2018 as an Administrative Assistant and moved up from there. She got into the industry after suffering the loss of her great-grandmother and great-uncle. She had the opportunity to do the cosmetics for both of their services and realized the impact she could make on other families. She has a degree in Psychology and takes great pride in working with her families as well as educating the public on the benefits of preplanning. Taylor is a 3rd generation Reno native and is married to Harrison Billian with whom she has 2 young children. In her free time, she loves to go on adventures with her friends and family, read, go camping, play board games, and work with her mother Denise Carter on their floral and keepsake business One in a Billian LLC. 

Robyn Donavon is a Funeral Director with Truckee Meadows Cremation and Burial. She started with the company in May 2022 as a Funeral Arranger and recently advanced into the Funeral Director role. She was raised in Sparks, Nevada. She loves good wine, cheap food, and any animals at all. She has strong opinions on boardgames and card games, plays traditional Chinese Mah Jong, and prefers Lake Tahoe to Pyramid Lake. 

Donna Sanders is the Lead Crematory Operator with Nevada Funeral Services. She started with the company in July 2006 as a part-time Removal Technician and moved up to becoming a full-time Crematory Operator in October 2009 which evolved into her position now. She is not only the weekday Crematory Operator, but she also oversees most of the care facility operations. Without the seamless teamwork between her and Denise we would not be able to get families loved ones back to them in such a timely manner. In her free time, she likes to take care of her family, spend time with her grandkids and dogs, and garden. 

Denise Carter is a Crematory Operator with Nevada Funeral Services. She started with the company part-time in October 2020 before moving to full-time in September 2022 and has evolved into our night and weekends Crematory Operator. Without the seamless teamwork between her and Donna we would not be able to get families loved ones back to them in such a timely manner. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her 5 grandkids and 2 dogs, go camping, and work with families in a different capacity with her daughter Taylor Billian in their floral and keepsake company One in a Billian LLC. 

Heather Williams is the Lead Removal Technician with Nevada Funeral Services. Together, she and Alex are out outstanding weekday team. She started with the company as an Administrative Assistant in August 2020, but quickly came to realize her true calling was being a “last responder” on scene with families to provide comfort and guidance. When Heather isn’t working, she is home spending time with her dog and wife. 

Alex Gibson is a Removal Technician with Nevada Funeral Services. He started with the company in June 2023. Together, he and Heather are our outstanding weekday team. When he isn’t providing solace to families as a “last responder” he is going to school for forensic science. When Alex isn’t working, he is tending to his 200+ plants and is teaching himself Spanish.