Riemann Family Funeral Homes

What Riemann Family Funeral Homes does

Riemann Family Funeral Homes is a fourth-generation, family-owned death-care provider headquartered in Gulfport, Mississippi, operating six physical locations across the Mississippi Gulf Coast: Gulfport, West Jackson County (Biloxi), Pass Christian, Biloxi, Long Beach, and Bay Waveland. Founded in 1920 when E.T. Riemann, Sr. purchased the Wilder Funeral Home in downtown Gulfport, the company has been continuously operated by the Riemann family for over 100 years across four generations, with current fourth-generation principals Chad Riemann (President) and Addison Riemann (Funeral Director) running day-to-day operations alongside third-generation Mike Riemann, who manages the preplanning and monument divisions. The company employs 11-50 staff including licensed funeral directors, embalmers, prearrangement counselors, administrators, a Care Center Supervisor, and a Funeral Ambassador/Grief Counselor.

The company delivers a comprehensive death-care portfolio: traditional burial services with caskets and ceremonies; cremation services performed at a company-owned crematory on the MS Gulf Coast; preplanning/preneed arrangements with single-payment or monthly options and inflation protection; receptions and gatherings with catering, live music, and bars (the company states it is the only funeral home on the Gulf Coast with dedicated reception facilities); veteran-specific services including VA benefits assistance, military honors, and proximity-based service to Biloxi National Cemetery; monument sales through its wholly-owned Riemann Monument Company subsidiary; a Travel Assurance Plan covering return of deceased if death occurs 100+ miles from home; grief support via in-person programming and a HeartLight Center partnership; and digital memorialization through a Cumulus partnership featuring VR-enabled memory clouds and real-world location mapping. Physical differentiators include a state-of-the-art care center with refrigeration capacity and a rebuilt Gulfport facility (2007) following the loss of four locations to Hurricane Katrina.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time service fees for burial and cremation, one-time monument sales via the subsidiary, recurring revenue from preplanning/prepayment contracts, professional-services fees for receptions and catering, and ancillary Travel Assurance enrollment fees. Distribution is direct via in-location service and 24/7 phone availability, supplemented by an online preplanning form for advance arrangements. The go-to-market is sales-led with community outreach through veteran services, preplanning seminars, grief support programming, and partnerships with local florists, hospice providers, and care facilities. Marketing channels emphasize blog content, community events (Tree of Remembrance, WWII Museum trip, Bow Ties & Beignets), and post-sale grief support to build long-term family trust across the MS Gulf Coast region.

Name

Riemann Family Funeral Homes

Legal name

Riemann Family Funeral Homes

Website

https://riemannfamily.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Riemann Family Funeral Homes is a fourth-generation, family-owned death-care provider operating six locations across the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The company delivers burial, cremation, veteran, preplanning, reception, and monument services to local families across Harrison, Jackson, and Hancock Counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gulfport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Funeral Services: Traditional burial services including preparation, viewing, funeral ceremony, graveside committal, and reception.
2. Cremation Services: Traditional cremation services, direct cremation, memorial services with cremation options including urns and memorialization.
3. Preplanning/Prepayment Plans: Funeral preneeds arranged and funded in advance with single payment or monthly options with NO interest and inflation protection.
4. Riemann Monument Company: Full-line monument display for permanent memorials at each location.
5. Receptions and Gatherings: Catering services with live music and beverage options at state-of-the-art reception areas.
6. Travel Assurance Plan: One-time enrollment for return of deceased if death occurs 100+ miles from legal residence. $495 individual, $925 couple plan.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Riemann Family Funeral Homes provides traditional funeral and cremation services on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Core offerings include burial services with caskets, cremation services with urns, on-site receptions and gatherings, veteran burial services, pre-planning/preneed arrangements with prepayment options, and permanent memorialization through its Riemann Monument Company subsidiary. The company owns and operates its own crematory and a state-of-the-art care center, and offers grief support through in-person sessions and a partnership with the HeartLight Center.

Product overview

Riemann Family Funeral Homes is a multi-location funeral service provider on the Mississippi Gulf Coast offering a comprehensive portfolio of death care services. The core offerings include traditional burial services (with caskets), cremation services (with urns), reception and gathering spaces, veteran-specific services, and pre-planning/preneed arrangements. The company operates its own crematory and Riemann Monument Company subsidiary. Digital services include obituary notifications, online planning forms, and integration with Cumulus for digital memorialization. The company differentiates through its state-of-the-art facilities with dedicated reception areas, own crematory, and extensive personalization options including tribute videos, photo displays, and specialty music arrangements. Grief support is offered through in-person calendars and a partnership with HeartLight Center for virtual support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Burial Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 450+ 5-star reviews from families served

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wreaths for Biloxi National CemeterycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013501(c)(3) charity founded in 2013 by Riemann Family Funeral Homes, Julia Encalade (Harrison County Veterans Service Officer), and Kevin 'Reb' Cuttill (Crusaders for Veterans) to place Christmas wreaths on every grave at Biloxi National Cemetery.
• HeartLight CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit grief support organization providing virtual support groups, workshops, seminars, and resources for grieving individuals. Partners with Riemann to offer grief support programming.
• Bow Ties & BeignetscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual community event supporting children on the MS Coast, co-founded by Chad Riemann and Gulfport City Councilman R.L. Flowers. Raises funds for local care facilities including Harrison County Emergency Children's Shelter and Child Advocacy Center in Gulfport. Draws 300+ attendees annually.
• Harrison County Veterans Service OfficeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner with Julia Encalade (Veterans Service Officer) for Wreaths for Biloxi National Cemetery initiative supporting veteran burial services.
• Crusaders for VeteransminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization led by Kevin 'Reb' Cuttill partnering with Riemann for Wreaths for Biloxi National Cemetery annual ceremony.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Carriage Services: Publicly traded operator of funeral homes and cemeteries across the United States, with a portfolio model that combines local-brand autonomy with shared services. Closely comparable business model to Riemann but at multi-state scale and with public-market capital access.
• NorthStar Memorial Group: PE-backed funeral and cemetery operator that acquires and partners with regionally strong independent providers. Operates with a model of preserving local brand identity while adding back-office scale, closely mirroring Riemann's structure at a portfolio level.
• StoneMor Partners: Operator of funeral homes and cemeteries with a meaningful preplanning and trust-funded contract base. Comparable to Riemann in the mix of burial, cremation, and preplanning revenue, though with much broader geographic footprint.
• Everstory Partners: Private equity-backed consolidator of funeral homes and cemeteries (formed from the combination of Foundation Partners Group and other assets). Directly comparable as a multi-location death care operator pursuing acquisition-led growth in regional markets.
• Neptune Society: SCI-owned brand specializing in cremation services and preplanning across multiple U.S. markets. Directly comparable to Riemann's cremation-focused offering, including the company's own crematory and preplanning contracts, though distributed nationally rather than regionally.
• Service Corporation International: Largest funeral services and cemetery operator in North America, owning brands such as Dignity Memorial and Neptune Society. Directly comparable as a full-service death care provider across traditional burial, cremation, and preplanning, but at vastly larger scale and national scope.

Others

• Aurora Casket Company: Manufacturer and supplier of burial caskets and cremation products serving funeral homes across the U.S. Comparable as a key upstream supplier into the same burial-services workflow that Riemann delivers to families on the Gulf Coast.
• Matthews International: Provider of caskets, memorial products, and funeral technology/infrastructure solutions to death care providers. Comparable as an ecosystem participant and supplier that Riemann relies on for monument and casket-related inputs through its Riemann Monument Company subsidiary.
• National Funeral Directors Association: Primary U.S. trade association for funeral directors and death care providers, of which Riemann's licensed directors are members and within which the family business engages on regulatory and educational matters. Comparable as an adjacent industry-institution peer rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Dignity Memorial: Consumer-facing brand of Service Corporation International that markets a network of funeral homes, cemeteries, and planning services nationally. Overlaps with Riemann's traditional burial, cremation, and preplanning offerings, but as part of SCI's much broader national portfolio rather than a single regional operator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/riemannfuneralhome
• Xx.com/RiemannFnrlhmLB
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/riemann-family-funeral-homes

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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