Sell Your Funeral Home in Georgia
Who is buying funeral homes in Georgia
Named funeral home acquisitions we have recorded in Georgia
- Deal Funeral Directors (rebranded Bulloch Funeral Care and Cremation Center), acquired by Fidelity Memorial GroupPrivate-equity-backed buyer · Announced Apr 2026 · Statesboro, GA · Source ↗
- Atlanta Crematory, Cremation Society of Georgia and Wages & Sons, acquired by Park Lawn CorporationPrivate-equity-backed buyer · Closed Oct 2025 · Stone Mountain, Atlanta and Lawrenceville, GA · Source ↗
Funeral homes in Georgia that already have an outside owner
Found by DealSeam's own research, not just press releases. Each company is listed on its owner's website, says so on its own website, now redirects to its owner, or was confirmed owned in DealSeam's September 2026 ownership screen. Many of these sales were never announced.
| Company | City | Owned by | How we know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulloch Funeral Care & Cremation Center | Statesboro | Fidelity Memorial Group | announcement ↗ |
| Clark Funeral Home | Hawkinsville | Rollings Funeral Service | listed on Rollings Funeral Service's website ↗ |
| Conner-Westbury Funeral Home | Griffin | Carriage Services | listed on Carriage Services's website ↗ |
| Cox-Ivey Funeral Home | Bainbridge | Pinnacle Funeral Service | listed on Pinnacle Funeral Service's website ↗ |
| Cremation Society of Georgia | Atlanta | Park Lawn Corporation | announcement ↗ |
| DeLoach-McKerley-Prescott Funeral Home and Cremation Service | Waynesboro | Rollings Funeral Service | listed on Rollings Funeral Service's website ↗ |
| Fairhaven Funeral Home & Cremation Services | Augusta | Rollings Funeral Service | listed on Rollings Funeral Service's website ↗ |
| Families First Funeral Care & Cremation Center | Savannah | Fidelity Memorial Group | announcement ↗ |
| Frazier & Son Funeral Home | Rochelle | Rollings Funeral Service | listed on Rollings Funeral Service's website ↗ |
| Hopkins Funeral Home | Washington | Rollings Funeral Service | listed on Rollings Funeral Service's website ↗ |
| Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory | Statesboro | Fidelity Memorial Group | announcement ↗ |
| Manry-Jordan-Hodges Funeral Home | Blakely | Rollings Funeral Service | listed on Rollings Funeral Service's website ↗ |
| Parnick Jennings Funeral Home and Cremation Services | Cartersville | Pinnacle Funeral Service | listed on Pinnacle Funeral Service's website ↗ |
| Roy Davis Funeral Home | Austell | Rollings Funeral Service | listed on Rollings Funeral Service's website ↗ |
| Wages & Sons Funeral Homes and Crematories | Lawrenceville | Park Lawn Corporation | listed on Park Lawn Corporation's website ↗ |
| Watson-Mathews Funeral Home | Montezuma | Rollings Funeral Service | listed on Rollings Funeral Service's website ↗ |
| Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory | Demorest | Rollings Funeral Service | listed on Rollings Funeral Service's website ↗ |
Headquartered in Georgia: Rollings Funeral Service (Peachtree City, GA) and Fidelity Memorial Group (Savannah, GA).
| Platform | Owner / backer | Type | Headquarters | Scale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Corporation International (Dignity Memorial) | Publicly traded (NYSE: SCI) | Strategic / public | Houston, TX | 1,495 funeral service locations and 505 cemeteries (316 combination) in 44 states, eight Canadian provinces, DC and Puerto Rico at June 30, 2026 | Source ↗ |
| Everstory Partners (formerly StoneMor) | Axar Capital Management | Private equity | Altamonte Springs, FL | More than 460 cemetery, funeral and crematory locations in 23 states and Puerto Rico (Jun 2026). Axar's case study cites 469 properties: 376 cemeteries, 81 funeral homes and 12 crematories | Source ↗ |
| Park Lawn Corporation | Homesteaders Life Company and Birch Hill Equity Partners (via Viridian Holdings LP) | Private equity | Houston, TX | Two Canadian provinces and seventeen U.S. states (Aug 2024); it has since entered Oklahoma (Dec 2025) | Source ↗ |
| Carriage Services | Publicly traded (NYSE: CSV) | Strategic / public | Houston, TX | 155 funeral homes in 24 states and 28 cemeteries in 9 states (Jun 30, 2026) | Source ↗ |
| Rollings Funeral Service | Vineyard Capital Partners (significant investment); founders Greg and Debbie Rollings | Private equity | Peachtree City, GA | With sister company Pinnacle, just under 100 funeral service locations across 20 states (Oct 2025) | Source ↗ |
| NorthStar Memorial Group | Evergreen Investment Advisors, alongside the founder | Private equity | Houston, TX | Nearly 90 locations. Indicative counts are 40 cemeteries, 50 funeral homes and 22 cremation locations | Source ↗ |
| Milestone Funeral Partners | Rosewood Private Investments (PE arm of the family-owned Rosewood Corporation) and Bender Equity, plus funeral-director equity owners | Private equity | Auburn, ME | About 90 funeral homes across New England and upstate New York (May 2026) | Source ↗ |
| Legacy Funeral Group | Michael L. Soper (founder, President and CEO) | Strategic / family-owned | Houston, TX | Not disclosed. Its 2024-2026 announcements add funeral homes in TX, LA, FL and NV | Source ↗ |
| Fidelity Memorial Group | Saw Mill Capital | Private equity | Savannah, GA | Over 50 funeral homes and cemeteries (Mar 2026). It has operated in six states since entering Virginia in the first half of 2026 | Source ↗ |
| Newcomer Funeral Service Group | Newcomer family | Strategic / family-owned | Topeka, KS | Over 50 funeral homes and cemeteries in 10 states | Source ↗ |
| Pinnacle Funeral Service | Vineyard Capital Partners (investor group led by managing partner Jeff Boutwell) | Private equity | St. Petersburg, FL | 29 locations across 6 states (company locations page) | Source ↗ |
| Landmark Funeral Group | Brenton Point Capital Partners | Private equity | Toledo, OH | 26 listed locations in OH, PA and WV, including one monument business (brands page, Oct 2026) | Source ↗ |
Ownership verified October 6, 2026. See every platform's recent deals in the Funeral roll-up tracker →
How many funeral homes are in Georgia
The Census Bureau counted 442 funeral homes in Georgia in 2023, ranking 12th of 50 states. 45% had fewer than five employees and 95% had fewer than 20. 0 had 50 or more.
| Employees | Establishments | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer than 5 | 197 | 45% |
| 5 to 9 | 130 | 29% |
| 10 to 19 | 91 | 21% |
| 20 to 49 | 24 | 5% |
| 50 or more | 0 | 0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 ↗ (NAICS 812210). An establishment is a single physical location, so an owner with three locations counts three times.
What a funeral home in Georgia is worth
Funeral homes typically sell for 4x-6x EBITDA, or 3x-4.5x SDE for smaller owner-operated funeral homes, with most deals in the About $1.5M median sale price (BizBuySell comps, 2021-2025); the lower-middle market is defined as $500K-$10M in annual revenue range. These are published industry ranges from Atlantic Coast Business Advisors, Sofer Advisors and others, not an appraisal of your home.
What buyers pay more for
- +Low owner dependency
- +Fully funded pre-need trust backlog
- +Owned real estate
- +On-site permitted crematory
What buyers discount
- -Unfunded or mismanaged pre-need trusts
- -Aging crematory retorts
- -No enforceable non-competes
- -Commingled personal and business expenses
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Selling a funeral home in Georgia: common questions
How much is a funeral home in Georgia worth?
Funeral homes typically sell for 4x-6x EBITDA, or 3x-4.5x SDE for smaller owner-operated funeral homes, with most deals in the About $1.5M median sale price (BizBuySell comps, 2021-2025); the lower-middle market is defined as $500K-$10M in annual revenue range. Buyers tend to pay more for low owner dependency, fully funded pre-need trust backlog, owned real estate and on-site permitted crematory, and less where they see unfunded or mismanaged pre-need trusts, aging crematory retorts, no enforceable non-competes and commingled personal and business expenses. These are industry-wide ranges from Atlantic Coast Business Advisors, Sofer Advisors and others, not an appraisal of your home.
Who is buying funeral homes in Georgia?
Recent named deals in Georgia include Deal Funeral Directors (acquired by Fidelity Memorial Group, Apr 2026) and Atlanta Crematory, Cremation Society of Georgia and Wages & Sons (acquired by Park Lawn Corporation, Oct 2025). Nationally, the largest groups consolidating funeral homes include Service Corporation International (publicly traded), Everstory Partners (Axar Capital Management) and Park Lawn Corporation (Homesteaders Life Company and Birch Hill Equity Partners); 8 of the 12 platforms we track are private-equity-backed. Our own research found 17 funeral homes in Georgia already owned by these platforms, including Bulloch Funeral Care & Cremation Center (Fidelity Memorial Group), Clark Funeral Home (Rollings Funeral Service) and Conner-Westbury Funeral Home (Carriage Services).
How many funeral homes are there in Georgia?
The Census Bureau's County Business Patterns counted 442 funeral homes in Georgia in 2023, ranking 12th of 50 states. 45% had fewer than five employees, 95% had fewer than 20, and 0 had 50 or more.
Does it cost anything to sell through DealSeam?
No. Sellers pay nothing. When a deal closes, the buyer pays DealSeam's fee. There is no listing fee and no retainer.
Will my employees or customers find out I'm thinking about selling?
No. Nothing is listed publicly, and your details go to a buyer only after you approve that introduction.
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Sources
Valuation multiples are published ranges from Atlantic Coast Business Advisors, 2026 Funeral Homes & Cremation Services Industry Report (Feb 2026, Q1 2026 data), Sofer Advisors, A Complete Guide to Funeral Home Valuation, Peak Business Valuation, Valuation Multiples for a Funeral Home and BizBuySell, Funeral Home Business Valuation Benchmarks. Establishment counts are from the U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (NAICS 812210). Platform ownership comes from each platform's own or press sources, verified October 6, 2026. Companies listed as already owned come from DealSeam's own research: the owner's website, the company's own website, a domain redirect, or a source found in our September 2026 ownership screen, each re-checked before publishing. Named acquisitions are the deals we have recorded from public announcements, each linked to its source; they are not every deal in the state. Ownership in this sector changes often. None of this is investment, legal or tax advice.