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Carriage Services Announces Third Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

November 2, 2005 at 6:01 AM EST

HOUSTON, Nov 02, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ --

 Carriage Services, Inc.
(NYSE: CSV) today announced plans to release third quarter 2005 results on
Wednesday, November 9, 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 November 10, 2005 at 10:30 a.m. eastern
time.

    What:   Carriage Services Third Quarter 2005 Earnings Conference Call

    When:   Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:30 a.m. eastern time

    How:    Live via phone -- By dialing 303-262-2194 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 November 17, 2005 and may be accessed by dialing 303-590-3000 and using pass code 11043887. 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 November 2, 2005, Carriage operates 135 funeral homes and 29 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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