Funeral Home Industry News
Information for funeral home professionals, buyers and sellers
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Carriage Services Sells Maryland Firm to Family Owned Funeral Home Group
October 21, 2020Read More ›BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — Rollings Funeral Service is proud to announce the recent acquisition of Hubbard Funeral Home in Baltimore, MD in October. Hubbard’s has been proudly serving their Baltimore community since 1941. Greg Rollings, President & CEO of Rollings Funeral Service, commented “We’re tremendously excited to announce the addition of Hubbard Funeral Home to Rollings
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Rollings Funeral Service Announces Acquisition of West Virginia Funeral Home
October 14, 2020Read More ›PARKERSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA — Rollings Funeral Service is proud to announce their most recent partnership with Kimes Funeral Home & Cremation Services last month. The funeral home, which has been serving its community for over 100 years, was formerly owned by Kathy Kimes-Black. Greg Rollings, President & CEO of Rollings Funeral Service, commented “I’m so
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Rollings Funeral Service Announces Partnership With Ohio Funeral Home
August 7, 2020Read More ›GALLIPOLIS, OHIO — Rollings Funeral Service is proud to announce their most recent partnership last month with Willis Funeral Home in Gallipolis, OH. The firm, which has been serving their community for almost 50 years, was formerly owned by husband and wife, Matthew and Letty Willis. Greg Rollings, President & CEO of Rollings Funeral Service,
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Benefits of Joining a Larger Funeral Home Group
June 30, 2020Read More ›This article was originally published in the May 2020 edition of Southern Funeral Director Magazine In March of this year the majority of state governments began mandating social distancing regulations due the Covid-19 pandemic. The rationale was that isolation made us and our communities safer by slowing the spread of the virus. This forced isolation
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Brooks Lyon Funeral Home, Watkins Cooper Lyon Funeral Home, and Cremation Society of Virginia Announce their Partnership With Rollings Funeral Service, Inc.
June 1, 2020Read More ›South Boston, VA – Friday, May 29th, 2020: Michael and Jane Lyon, of Brooks Lyon & Watkins Cooper Lyon and the Cremation Society of Virginia, are proud to share the news on the partnership of their three firms with Rollings Funeral Service, a family organization based in Tyrone, Georgia. Michael and Jane were at the
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COVID-19 Helpful Links
March 26, 2020Read More ›We’re providing the following links to information which we believe you’ll find helpful during the Covid-19 health crisis. We will continue to post new information that you might find useful. NewBridge remains open and ready to help owners with their succession planning goals. Funeral Professional Vaccine Priority Information Second Stimulus Package Funeral Home Owner Survey
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Feeling Trapped
February 11, 2020Read More ›Adam Jones is a 3rd generation funeral director based in Northwestern Louisiana. Adam grew up in the business with his grandfather and father and had always dreamed of taking over the family business with his younger brother and sister. He has fond memories of playing hide and seek around the funeral home, however, he has
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Rollings Acquires Multi-location Funeral Home Group in Ohio
September 17, 2019Read More ›Dunbar Funeral Homes located just outside Dayton, Ohio, has recently joined Rollings Funeral Service. The locations serve more than 350 families annually and their legacy dates back over 80 years. The two locations operate under the names Richards, Raff, & Dunbar Memorial Home (Springfield, OH) and Trostel, Chapman, Dunbar, & Fraley Funeral Home (New Carlisle, OH).
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West Virginia Funeral Group joins Rollings Funeral Service
September 12, 2019Read More ›Rollings Funeral Service, Inc is proud to announce its recent acquisition of the West Virginia Funeral Group, a multi-location funeral group located around Parkersburg, West Virginia. The group includes the Lambert-Tatman Funeral Homes, one of the most prestigious funeral service groups in the state. The company’s former owners, Mark Hickman, Alan Parks, and Sam Church,
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Wisconsin Funeral Home joins Pinnacle Funeral Service, LLC
April 11, 2019Read More ›Pinnacle Funeral Service, LLC is proud to announce its recent acquisition of Hartson Funeral Home, Inc. and Wisconsin Cremation Services, LLC. The businesses, located in Hales Corners, a southern suburb of Milwaukee, have been serving southeastern Wisconsin since 1989. Gary and Missy Hartson, the two founders, have grown the business substantially over the past