A. S. Turner & Sons

What A. S. Turner & Sons does

A. S. Turner & Sons is a family-owned funeral home and crematory headquartered at 2773 N Decatur Road, Decatur, Georgia, serving families in the greater Atlanta metropolitan area. Founded in 1903 by Addison Stewart Turner, the company operates from a 38,000-square-foot facility that includes an on-site crematory with chain-of-custody tracking and a private viewing room, a chapel, state rooms, and a showroom. The firm is currently owned equally by Jane Turner (fourth-generation Turner family member) and Cy Hume (President/CEO since becoming a partial owner in 2015).

The company's service portfolio spans traditional funeral services, burial services, cremation, veterans services, merchandise (caskets, urns, outer burial containers), pre-planning, and grief support. In July 2026, A.S. Turner announced a partnership with The Natural Funeral, Inc. to introduce Terramation (Natural Organic Reduction) using TerraCare technology, positioning it as the first operational terramation facility in the Southeastern U.S. Approximately 20 staff members, including licensed funeral directors, embalmers, certified crematory operators, and administrative personnel, deliver services under the leadership of Cy Hume (CEO), Tommy Wages (General Manager), and J. Scott Galyon (CFO).

A.S. Turner generates revenue through multiple streams: per-service professional fees (cremation packages priced $4,695-$6,695, traditional visitation $6,090-$6,695), merchandise sales (caskets ranging $1,895-$8,295), and pre-planning arrangements with flexible funding options. Distribution is direct-to-consumer via the physical facility, the company website, 24/7 phone availability, and online obituary publications. Active marketing channels include the website, obituary listings, community events, and digital pre-planning tools. The firm is not publicly traded, has no external institutional investment, and does not disclose financial information.

Name

A. S. Turner & Sons

Legal name

A.S. Turner & Sons Funeral Home and Crematory

Website

https://asturner.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1903

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

A. S. Turner & Sons is a family-owned funeral home and crematory in Decatur, Georgia, founded in 1903, serving Atlanta-area families with traditional funeral services, cremation, burial, veterans services, pre-planning, and terramation through an on-site crematory facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Decatur

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Funeral Services: Traditional funeral services including preparation, visitation, ceremony, and burial coordination. Services include embalming, cosmetology, casketing, and funeral direction.
2. Cremation Services: Cremation with on-site crematory. Includes visitation options, memorial services, and cremation with viewing room availability. Prices range from $4,695 to $6,695 for service packages plus merchandise.
3. Merchandise Sales: Caskets, urns, outer burial containers, and miscellaneous funeral merchandise. Casket prices range from $1,895 to $8,295.
4. Pre-Planning Services: Pre-need funeral planning with flexible funding options including payment plans and advance funding to lock in prices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

A. S. Turner & Sons operates a full-service funeral home and on-site crematory providing traditional funeral services, burial, cremation, terramation (Natural Organic Reduction), pre-planning, veterans services, grief support, personalization, permanent memorialization, and merchandise (caskets, urns) to families in Decatur, Georgia and the surrounding metropolitan Atlanta area. Founded in 1903, the company is family-owned and offers 24/7 direct services with chain-of-custody control through its on-site crematory.

Product overview

A.S. Turner & Sons is a family-owned funeral home offering a comprehensive suite of death care services. The core portfolio centers on traditional funeral services, burial services, cremation services, and terramation (natural organic reduction) using TerraCare technology. The firm operates an on-site crematory and provides related merchandise (caskets, urns). Supporting services include veterans' burial benefits assistance, preplanning with online tools and payment options, grief support resources, personalization services, and permanent memorialization planning. The company is positioned as a full-service death care provider serving the Decatur, Georgia area since 1903.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Funeral Services
• Burial Services
• Cremation Services
• Terramation (Natural Organic Reduction)
• On-site Crematory
• Veterans Services
• Funeral Merchandise
• Permanent Memorialization Services
• Preplanning Services
• Grief Support Resources
• Personalization Services

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Natural Funeral, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 July 2026The Natural Funeral, Inc. announced a partnership with A.S. Turner & Sons to enable them to offer Natural Organic Reduction (Terramation) services using TerraCare technology. A.S. Turner & Sons is expected to be the first operational terramation facility in the Southeastern U.S. as it prepares for final certification. This partnership expands access to environmentally friendly end-of-life options and promotes growth of the TerraCare Partner Program.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Service Corporation International (SCI): Largest publicly traded funeral, cremation, and cemetery operator in North America (Dignity Memorial brand); competes across every Atlanta-area geography with scale advantages in procurement, marketing, and acquisition.
• Carriage Services: Public funeral and cemetery operator with locations across the U.S. Southeast; competes with A.S. Turner for premium-service families and is a known consolidator of independent homes.
• StoneMor Partners: Public death-care company operating cemeteries and funeral homes nationwide, including Georgia; an incumbent acquirer of independent funeral homes that competes for the same end-of-life families.

Direct peers

• H.M. Patterson & Son Funeral Home: Long-established Atlanta funeral home offering traditional funeral, cremation, and burial services in overlapping Decatur/Buckhead catchments with comparable full-service positioning.
• Roswell Funeral Home: Suburban Atlanta funeral home serving north-metro families with traditional funeral, cremation, and memorialization services comparable in scope and pricing to A.S. Turner.
• Crowell Brothers Funeral Homes: Georgia-based independent funeral home chain providing funeral, cremation, and pre-planning services; competes with A.S. Turner for metro Atlanta families with a similar multi-location independent model.
• Southern Cremations & Funerals: Atlanta-area direct cremation and funeral provider competing in the same Decatur/metro Atlanta geography with similar cremation-first offerings, including pre-planning and obituary services.

Emerging players

• Recompose: Pioneer of human composting (Natural Organic Reduction) in the U.S. and owner of the TerraCare technology A.S. Turner licenses; comparable on the terramation technology front though not a direct geographic competitor.
• The Natural Funeral: Green burial and Natural Organic Reduction (Terramation) provider; A.S. Turner's Terramation partner via the TerraCare Partner Program, pioneering eco-friendly disposition in the region.
• Foundation Partners Group: Private death-care operator consolidating high-quality independent funeral homes across the Sun Belt; both a potential acquirer of A.S. Turner and a competitor for premium-service positioning in the Southeast.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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