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Carriage Services to Present at the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Health Care Conference

May 6, 2009 at 12:00 AM EDT

HOUSTON, May 6, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Carriage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) today announced that it will participate in the Bank of America and Merrill Lynch 2009 Health Care Conference to be held May 12-14, 2009 at The Palace Hotel in New York City.

Melvin Payne, Chief Executive Officer, and Terry Sanford, Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. eastern time. The live webcast and slide presentation will be available on the Company's website at www.carriageservices.com and will also be archived there for replay.

Carriage Services is a leading provider of death care services and products. Carriage operates 134 funeral homes in 25 states and 32 cemeteries in 11 states.

    Contacts:  Terry Sanford, SVP & CFO
               Carriage Services, Inc.
               713-332-8400

               Ken Dennard / Kip Rupp
               DRG&E / 713-529-6600

SOURCE Carriage Services, Inc.

http://www.carriageservices.com

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