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Page A25 APRIL 2021 FUNERAL HOME & CEMETERY NEWS Se c t i on A US Cremation Equipment leads the way. It all comes down to… PERFORMANCE! www.uscremationequipment.com • info@uscremationequipment.com Service Performance · Rapid Response Times · Attentive to Your Needs · Experienced & Knowledgeable Equipment Performance · Low Cost Ef cient Operation · No Cool-Down Between Cases · Fast Processing Times · Longer Equipment Life · Obese Case Capacity · Fully Automated Controls Call 321.282.7357 We build the best and service the rest. Carriage Services announces Record Fourth Quarter, 2020 Full Year Results Sponsor a Self-Care Webinar with Dr. Alan Wolfelt FORT COLLINS,CO—The Center for Loss and Life Transition has announced the availability of a webinar featuring Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt addressing the critically important topic of self-care. This we- binar was developed after a number of requests from funeral homes and state funeral director associations wishing to help their staff and members. As you well know, if there was ever a time to explore the critical importance of self-care in funeral service it is now. This year has cre- ated unprecedented chal- lenges to funeral service secondary to the COV- ID-19 pandemic. We have never dealt with anything like this in our lifetime. The result has been over- whelming stress, demand, challenge, and change. Organizations/associa- tions that choose to spon- sor this webinar will be providing the participants with a number of foundational self-care essentials. Dr. Wolfelt will give them practical ways to care for themselves while caring for the families they serve. Dr. Alan Wolfelt has been recognized as one of North America’s leading death educators and grief counselors. His books have sold more than a million copies world- wide and have been translated into many languages. He founded the Center for Loss in 1984 to offer edu- cation and support both to grievers and bereavement caregivers. He is known around the world for his com- passionate messages of hope and healing as well as his companioning philosophy of grief care. Dr. Wol- felt speaks on grief-related topics, offers trainings for caregivers, and has written many bestselling books and other resources on grief for both caregivers and griev- ing people. For more information, contact the Center for Loss at info@centerforloss.com. Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt HOUSTON,TX— Car- riage Services, Inc. (NYSE: CSV) announced record re- sults for the fourth quarter and full year ended Decem- ber 31, 2020. Highlights included re- cord fourth quarter and full year revenue, record adjust- ed consolidated EBITDA, record full year adjusted free cash flow, and record adjusted diluted EPS. In addition, the company was recognized by FORBES as one of America’s Top 100 small companies. Mel Payne , Chairman and CEO, stated, “Our coura- geous “warrior leaders” and their winning teams of em- ployees on the front lines of the COVID-19 battlefield were able to achieve almost all of the high performance financial milestones in 2020 that had been forecast for full year 2022.” Employment Agreement Extension of Mel Payne Carriage also announced that its Board of Directors has agreed with Payne to extend the term of his em- ployment agreement an- other seven years through February 17, 2028. “Mel has been instrumen- tal in transforming Carriage into a High Performance culture company that just happens to be in the funeral and cemetery industry,” said Bryan Leibman , the Com- pany’s Lead Independent Di- rector. “Mel has proven him- self to be a strategic visionary and innovative leader.” “We are grateful for Mel’s leadership and stewardship of Carriage since its begin- ning and look forward to working closely with Mel and the rest of the Leader- ship Team for many years to come,” said Barry Finger- hut , Chairman of the Com- pensation Committee. Carriage Services is a leading provider of funeral and cemetery services and merchandise in the Unit- ed States. Carriage oper- ates 176 funeral homes in 26 states and 32 cemeteries in 12 states. Your Real Source. Anywhere. Anytime.