Evans Funeral Service & Crematory

What Evans Funeral Service & Crematory does

Evans Funeral Service & Crematory is a privately held, independent funeral home founded in 2005 and headquartered in Lenoir, North Carolina. It serves families in Lenoir and the surrounding Caldwell County communities through a main facility and two chapel locations (Millard Chapel and 72nd St. Chapel). The company provides traditional funeral services, cremation, memorial and graveside services, celebrations of life, veteran honors, preplanning, catering, personalization options, and grief support, with revenue generated through service fees, merchandise (caskets, urns), and ancillary add-ons. A key technical and operational asset is an on-site crematory that allows the business to retain custody of remains throughout the process rather than subcontracting cremation to a third party.

The business runs on a traditional, sales-led funeral home model with 24/7 phone availability for immediate need and an online self-serve preplanning form for advance arrangements. Distribution is entirely local and direct-to-consumer in Caldwell County, with no geographic expansion or enterprise accounts. Supporting technology is supplied by a core partnership with Tukios (website, obituaries, online preplanning, payment processing), complemented by a partnership with Parting Stone for solidified remains, live webcasting for remote attendees, and an NFDA industry association membership. A dedicated Director of Grief Support runs the Healing Hearts virtual support group on Zoom, adding a post-sale bereavement layer to the standard funeral service offering.

Name

Evans Funeral Service & Crematory

Legal name

Evans Funeral Service & Crematory

Website

https://evansfuneralservice.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Evans Funeral Service & Crematory is a privately held funeral home in Lenoir, North Carolina, serving Caldwell County families with traditional funerals, cremation, veteran services, preplanning, and grief support across three local chapel locations since 2005.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lenoir

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Funeral and Cremation Services: Full-service funeral home offering traditional funerals, cremation services, memorial services, graveside services, celebrations of life, and veteran honors. Revenue generated through service fees, merchandise (caskets, urns), and ancillary services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Evans Funeral Service & Crematory is a full-service funeral home providing traditional funerals, cremation services performed at an on-site crematory, memorial and graveside services, celebrations of life, veteran honors, and preplanning services. The company operates two chapel locations in Lenoir, North Carolina, and sells related merchandise such as caskets and urns alongside ancillary offerings including catering, personalization (webcasting, photo displays), and solidified remains. Grief support is provided via the Healing Hearts virtual support group.

Product overview

Evans Funeral Service & Crematory offers a unified suite of funeral and cremation services centered around its core offerings: Traditional Funeral Services and Cremation Services with an on-site crematory. The portfolio includes Preplanning Services for advance arrangement documentation, Veteran Services with military honors coordination, Personalization options (photo displays, memorial videos, webcasting), and Catering for receptions. An alternative to traditional ashes is offered through Solidified Remains. Grief support is provided via the Healing Hearts virtual support group on Zoom. All services are designed to help families honor life and preserve memories in Lenoir, NC and surrounding Caldwell County communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Traditional Funeral Services Full funeral services with visitation, viewing, and funeral ceremony options, typically before burial or cremation, with embalming available for open-casket services. Designed for families who want to gather and honor their loved one through a traditional service.
• Cremation Services Cremation services performed at the company's own on-site crematory, including traditional cremation with a preceding funeral service, memorial services, graveside cremation, and direct cremation options. Delivered with care, transparency, and respect, with cremation handled in-house rather than subcontracted.
• Preplanning Services Advance funeral and cremation planning services that allow individuals to document their wishes, lock in pricing, and relieve family members of decision-making burden during difficult times. Includes an online preplanning form for self-directed planning.
• Veteran Services Specialized funeral and burial arrangements for veterans, including military honors coordination, VA benefits assistance, burial in national cemeteries, and headstone or marker procurement. Delivered by Certified Veteran Funeral Professionals on staff.
• Personalization Customization options for funeral services including photo displays, memorial videos, personalized music selections, readings, hobby displays, themed attire requests, and webcasting for remote attendance.
• Catering On-site catering services for funeral receptions and gatherings, providing food and hospitality to allow families to focus on honoring their loved one.
• Solidified Remains Alternative to traditional cremated remains offered through partnership with Parting Stone, in which remains are processed into 40-80+ ceramic-like stones that families can hold, share, scatter, or travel with.
• Healing Hearts Grief Support Group Free virtual grief support group meeting twice monthly on Zoom, facilitated by a certified grief management specialist (Nancy Weil), providing community and coping tools for those experiencing loss.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tukios, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform provider and technology partner for the funeral home's website and digital operations. Tukios provides the website infrastructure, obituary management system, and online services including the preplanning form and payment processing.
• National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA)coreOthersProfessional membership organization for funeral directors. NFDA membership provides credibility, resources, and adherence to industry standards and best practices.
• 988 LifelineminorOthersNational suicide and crisis hotline promoted on the grief resources page for families who may be dealing with suicidal thoughts during the grieving process.
• Local FloristsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership with local florists for hand-delivered flower arrangements. Flowers ordered through the website arrive fresh from a local florist, thoughtfully designed to express sympathy and support.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• StoneMor Partners: Operator of cemeteries and funeral homes with a strong cremation and preplanning offering. Comparable core service suite (traditional funerals, cremation, memorials, preplanning) with focus on cemetery-affiliated service delivery.
• Park Lawn Corporation: Canadian-listed consolidator of funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematoria across North America. Comparable in service mix (funerals, cremation, preplanning, merchandise) and in operating both owned and partnered locations, including on-site crematory infrastructure.
• Foundation Partners Group: PE-backed consolidator of funeral homes and cemeteries across the US. Directly comparable service offering to Evans (funerals, cremation, preplanning, veteran services) and represents the primary consolidation threat/peer category for independent funeral homes.
• Dignity Memorial: National network brand of Service Corporation International offering funerals, cremation, veteran services, and preplanning. Direct overlap with Evans' full service menu and veteran honors specialization, but at national-brand scale.
• Carriage Services: Publicly traded operator of funeral homes and cemeteries focused on high-quality, personalized service. Overlaps with Evans on traditional funeral, cremation, personalization, and preplanning services, with private-label and local-brand strategies comparable to Evans' local positioning.
• Service Corporation International: Largest North American funeral, cremation, and cemetery operator (Dignity Memorial, Neptune Society brands). Comparable to Evans because it offers the same core services (funerals, cremation, preplanning) but at vastly greater scale, multi-location, and with national brand recognition.
• NorthStar Memorial Group: Private-equity backed owner and operator of funeral homes and crematoria with on-site crematory emphasis. Highly comparable business model to Evans with multi-location roll-up strategy in adjacent regional markets.

Emerging players

• Tulip Cremation: Tech-enabled direct cremation startup with online arrangement and transparent pricing. Comparable to Evans' direct cremation tier and online preplanning approach; represents the digital-first emerging model competing with traditional local funeral homes.

Direct peers

• Neptune Society: Direct cremation specialist owned by Service Corporation International. Closely comparable to Evans' cremation offering at the low-cost direct-cremation price tier Evans itself lists, and competes for the same cremation-pure customer segment.

Others

• Parting Stone: Provider of solidified remains (the alternative to traditional cremated ashes that Evans offers as an add-on). Comparable as a funeral-category innovation partner and adjacent value-added service within the same disposition workflow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/EvansFuneralServiceCrematory
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/evans-funeral-service

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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