Legacy Memorial Group bills itself as a growing provider in the cemetery and funeral industry — and it lived up to that message and started the new year off with a bang with a significant acquisition from Anthem Partners.
The company’s experienced leadership team of proven cemetery and funeral professionals brings a fresh vision and a fresh approach to serving families. As of Jan. 3, it had acquired the assets of eight cemeteries in Arkansas and another in Tennessee. The cemeteries are:
* Woodlawn Memorial Park, Fort Smith, Arkansas
* Resthaven Memorial Park, Russellville, Arkansas
* Arlington Memorial Park, El Dorado, Arkansas
* Edgewood Memorial Park, Little Rock, Arkansas
* Memorial Park Cemetery, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
* Resthaven Memorial Gardens, El Dorado, Arkansas
* Greene County Memorial Garden, Paragould, Arkansas
* Jonesboro Memorial Park, Jonesboro, Arkansas
* Resthaven Memorial Park, Clarksville, Tennessee
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Legacy stated that the acquisition “positions the company for further expansion in 2025.”
Legacy Memorial Group is led by Micah Brown, co-founder and CEO, who has over 28 years of organizational leadership experience, with the last 11 years in funeral and cemetery industry sales and operations. During his leadership roles with multiple companies, he has developed innovative processes to successfully grow funeral and cemetery organizations, and guide families to leaving their lasting legacies.
His fellow c0-founders are Chris Rickman and Robert Doyle.
Rickman, the company’s chief financial officer, has over 30 years of corporate financial and sales experience. When it comes to creating financial systems of both remarkable stability and flexibility, his background and success rate is second to none. He has a proven track record of building enduring legacies within the businesses that he has served.
Doyle, the company’s chief information officer, has worked in the investment industry for over 20 years and is no stranger to the cemetery industry. His vast experience also includes successful property development throughout the southeast. His natural skill in business development has created the foundation of a great legacy, which he will continue to build with Legacy Memorial Group.
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