DIGNITYMEMORIAL.COM CONTACT US ABOUT US CAREERS INVESTORS PARTNER WITH US MEDIA HOME ABOUT SCI HISTORY Our History Our Story Our story begins in 1962 as one family owned and operated funeral home in Houston, Texas. Through the visionary leadership of our Founder and Chairman Emeritus Robert L. Waltrip, we are now North America’s largest provider of funeral, cemetery and cremation services. Throughout our history, we’ve always operated with one guiding purpose--to provide compassionate care to families at difficult times. Mr. Waltrip envisioned a business with streamlined operations and reduced overhead, increasing the quality of service to families. After the plan proved effective in Houston in the early 1960s, Mr. Waltrip and a small group of associates set out to apply this strategy through acquisitions in other markets. This began a decades-long expansion to create a network of more than 1,900 funeral home, cemetery and crematory locations across North America. In 2000, we reassessed our long-term strategy and streamlined our operations and organizational structure to lower expenses, reduce debt and increase cash flow. Over the next several years we acquired Alderwoods Group, Keystone North America, The Neptune Society, Inc., and Stewart Enterprises, Inc., expanding our geographic footprint to 44 states, the District of Columbia and eight Canadian provinces. As a company with solid financials, exclusive products and customer benefits, as well as “best in class” policies, training and professional standards, we are uniquely positioned to provide compassionate care and Service Excellence to families across North America for generations to come. Connect with us on Linkedin Facebook Home Find a Local Provider Privacy Policy Terms of Service Accessibility Contact Us ABOUT US About SCI What We Do Our People Corporate Responsibility Our Brands History Board of Directors Officers CAREERS Job Search Working at SCI Why Work at SCI Scholarships Professional Growth at SCI INVESTORS Investor Overview Investor News SEC Filings Webcasts & Events Corporate Governance Stock Information Annual Meeting PARTNER WITH US Partnering with SCI Former Owner Spotlight MEDIA Overview Media Kit News Releases In the News © 2021 Service Corporation International. All rights reserved As used herein, “Service Corporation International” and “SCI” refer to Service Corporation International and its affiliates. SCI may make improvements and/or changes to this website at any time. Although we attempt to periodically update information on this website, the information, materials and services provided on or through this website may occasionally be inaccurate, incomplete or out of date. SCI does not undertake any duty to update information on this website, and we will not be liable for any failure to update such information.