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HOUSTON, Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) announced today that David Adams has joined the company as Director, Strategic Development.  Mr. Adams' role is to identify acquisition candidates and execute successful transactions for the Company. He will report to J. Bradley Green, Carriage's Executive Vice President, Strategic Development and General Counsel.

Mr. Adams comes to Carriage from a leading manufacturer of burial and cremation products, which he re-joined in 2004 after an initial 18 year tenure at the company from 1984 to 2002.  Most recently, he served as Director, Strategic Accounts, and was responsible for sales strategy related to the company's leading customers.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Adams served as Vice President, Sales and Marketing for a large company that owned and developed funeral homes and cemeteries in the greater San Francisco Bay area.  Mr. Adams began his career as an owner of an independent funeral home in the Midwest.

J. Bradley Green stated, "We are very pleased with the addition of David to our Company.  With 35 years of experience, David has built a strong reputation and has established deep and extensive relationships with leading, high-quality funeral home operators throughout the industry.  We intend to build on these relationships as we continue to successfully execute our acquisition strategy.  I look forward to working closely with David, and I am confident that he will make significant contributions to our business."  

Carriage Services is a leading provider of death care services and products.  Carriage operates 146 funeral homes in 25 states and 33 cemeteries in 12 states.

Certain statements made herein or elsewhere by, or on behalf of, the Company that are not historical facts are intended to be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  These statements are based on assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable; however, many important factors, as discussed under "Forward-Looking Statements and Cautionary Statements" in the Company's Annual Report and Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, could cause the Company's results in the future to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made herein and in any other documents or oral presentations made by, or on behalf of, the Company.  The Company assumes no obligation to update or publicly release any revisions to forward-looking statements made herein or any other forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company.  A copy of the Company's Form 10-K, and other Carriage Services information and news releases, are available at www.carriageservices.com.

SOURCE Carriage Services, Inc.