Cemetery and Preneed Operations

Cemetery Operations

As of April 7, 2008, Carriage operates 32 cemeteries in 11 states. All Carriage cemeteries are perpetual care cemeteries. Cemetery revenue accounted for approximately 25% of total revenues. Carriage sales counselors consult with clients either at the cemetery or in the client’s home. Arrangements can be selected in advance of need and payment options are available. Carriage’s cemetery products and services include: mausoleum crypts, private estates, lawn crypt gardens, grave sites and burial vaults. Cremation options include columbarium, mausoleum niches and ground burial.

In addition to owned locations, Carriage has been selected to be the managing partner of municipal and independently owned cemeteries. Carriage’s success in these operations comes from utilizing the same operating model used for its owned operations. Please contact Carriage if you would like to consider a business partnership.

Preneed Programs

In addition to the sales of funeral merchandise and services, cemetery interment rights and cemetery merchandise, and services at the time of need, Carriage also markets funeral services and products on a prearranged basis. Preneed funeral arrangements enable families to establish, in advance, the type of service to be performed, the products to be used and the costs for such products and services, in accordance with prices prevailing at the time the contract is signed. Preneed arrangements permit families to eliminate the emotional and financial strain of making death care plans at the time of need.

In addition to preneed funeral contracts, we also offer “preplanned” funeral arrangements whereby the client determines in advance substantially all of the details of a funeral service without any financial commitment or other obligation on the part of the client until the actual time of need. Preplanned funeral arrangements permit a family to avoid the emotional strain of making death care plans at the time of need because the client establishes a relationship between the client family and funeral home. Preplanned products and services are arranged at prevailing prices at the time of need.

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