Jay Carnes owns Carnes Funeral Home Texas City. He is an active community leader who serves as the President of the Texas City-La Marque Chamber of Commerce and the President of the Grand Opera House in Galveston. He is the Past-President of the Galveston Kiwanis and a past deacon/chair of the First Baptist Church in Galveston. He is a past member of the Texas Funeral Director Association’s Board of Directors. Jay graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University and the Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service. He began working in the funeral industry at a young age with his brothers Rusty and Michael Carnes who own Carnes Brothers Funeral Home in Galveston. In 2002, Jay and his wife, Lori, opened their own funeral service operations. The Texas City couple has been married for 23 years. They have an 8-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, who is the joy of their lives.