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Carriage Services Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

February 11, 2005 at 4:00 PM EST

HOUSTON, Feb 11, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) today announced plans to release fourth quarter and year end 2004 results on Thursday, February 24, 2005 after the market closes. In conjunction with the release, Carriage Services has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the Internet, for Friday, February 25, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. eastern time.

What:    Carriage Services Fourth Quarter 2004 Earnings Conference Call

     When:    Friday, February 25, 2005 -- 10:30 a.m. eastern time

     How:     Live via phone -- By dialing 303-205-0044 and asking for the
              Carriage Services call at least 10 minutes prior to the start
              time -- OR live over the Internet by logging on to the web
              address below.

     Where:   http://www.carriageservices.com

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available through March 4, 2005 and may be accessed by dialing 303-590-3000 and using pass code 11024198. An audio archive will also be available on the company's website at http://www.carriageservices.com shortly after the call and will be accessible for approximately 90 days. For more information, please contact Karen Roan at DRG&E at 713-529-6600 or email kcroan@drg-e.com .

Carriage Services is the fourth largest publicly traded deathcare company. As of February 11, 2005, Carriage operates 134 funeral homes and 30 cemeteries in 28 states.

Contacts:  Mel Payne, Chairman & CEO
                Joe Saporito, CFO
                Carriage Services, Inc.
                713-332-8400

                Ken Dennard / ksdennard@drg-e.com
                Lisa Elliott / lelliott@drg-e.com
                DRG&E / 713-529-6600

SOURCE Carriage Services, Inc.

Mel Payne, Chairman & CEO or Joe Saporito, CFO, both of Carriage Services, Inc.,
+1-713-332-8400; or Ken Dennard, ksdennard@drg-e.com , or Lisa Elliott,
lelliott@drg-e.com , both of DRG&E, +1-713-529-6600, for Carriage Services, Inc.
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