Staff
OUR MISSION:
We're dedicated to providing quality funeral services to each family without compromise. We are here to help you, and we understand if we create a financial burden for you, we haven't helped you. We serve all families with fairness and in the same manner we would wish to be served.
Larkin & Garcia Funeral Care has a well-trained staff. The members of our team are fully committed to helping people throughout the entire funeral planning process.
What characterizes us is that we meet the needs of a diverse community. We take pride in our attention to the smallest details and our compassion in listening and crafting your ideas into a perfect life tribute.
We provide several services, such as burial, cremation in our own crematory, entombment or body donation. We also have a complete line of granite and bronze markers and arrange the installation in any cemetery. Complete preplanning in advance of immediate need is also available.
We're involved with Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Guadalupe Center and KCK Chamber.
James E. Larkin has served as President of Warren-McElwain Mortuary since his ownership in 2013.
Born in Creston, Iowa, he attended Creston High School before graduating from Southwestern Community College in 1970 and Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 1971.
Within three years of opening his first funeral home in Corning, Iowa, James had four locations and partnerships with funeral homes in Ottumwa, Iowa, Glen Falls, New York and Farmington, New Mexico. In 1999, he moved to Arcadia, California, and grew the family business to 16 locations.
With almost 50 years of experience in funeral service, he is a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, Kansas Funeral Directors Association and Crematory Association of North America.
Dedicated to his community, James is a member of Lawrence Rotary Club and Crest Masonic Lodge #522. He was elected for two terms on the Southwestern Community College Board of Directors, Corning Housing Authority.
Sonia was born in Chihuahua Mexico. She grew up in Casa Grande, Arizona, where her interest in the funeral industry began. Sonia then moved to Kansas, where she completed the Mortuary Program at Kansas City Community College and came across the opportunity to work at Larkin & Garcia Funeral Care.
In her free time, Sonia likes to golf, play tennis, eat tacos and spend time with her family and two dogs.
Jenica Alston joined the Larkin & Garcia Funeral Care team after a decades long career in different facets of business, accounting, telecommunications, as well as human capital management.
Jenica has always had a profound passion for the funeral industry that was augmented in memory of her mother, which led her to changing her career path in recent years.
Since joining the Larkin & Garcia Funeral Care family, Jenica has provided exemplary care and support to the families we serve. Showing genuine care and securing herself as an instrumental part of the staff, Jenica was quickly promoted to Office Manager.
Jenica attended Truman High School and Penn Valley Community College, where she studied business and accounting. Jenica is currently analyzing the different aspects of the Mortuary Industry and will further her studies at Kansas City Kansas Community College to obtain her degree in Mortuary Science. Her aspiration is to be an licensed Embalmer & Funeral Director.
Jenica was raised in the Kansas City Metro area, but she was born in El Paso, Texas, where she loved spending the summers as a child. To this day, she adores going home to pay homage to her parents and enjoy the Texan mountains as much as she can.
In her spare time, Jenica enjoys the thrill of a good novel, attending live concerts, spending time with her family, going to museums and traveling. She adores late '80s and early '90s movies. Jenica and her husband of 10 years have three children, who are the apples of their eyes.
