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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-23-089579
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
FILED AS OF DATE:		20230403
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230403

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CARRIAGE SERVICES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001016281
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-PERSONAL SERVICES [7200]
		IRS NUMBER:				760423828
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11961
		FILM NUMBER:		23792937

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3040 POST OAK BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77056
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-332-8400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3040 POST OAK BOULEVARD
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77056
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>SCHEDULE 14A </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section&nbsp;14(a) of the </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman">&#9746;</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Filed by a Party other than the Registrant&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman">&#9744;</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Check the appropriate box: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">Preliminary Proxy Statement</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt"><B>Confidential, For Use of the Commission Only&nbsp;(as permitted by Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(e)(2))</FONT></B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">Definitive Proxy Statement</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">Definitive Additional Materials</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">Soliciting Material Under Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Carriage Services, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">No fee required.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-6(i)(1)</FONT> and <FONT
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Title of each class of securities to which transaction applies:</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Aggregate number of securities to which transaction applies:</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Per unit price or other underlying value of transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Rule&nbsp;0-11</FONT> (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined):</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Proposed maximum aggregate value of transaction:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Total fee paid:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">Fee paid previously with preliminary materials:</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">0-11(a)(2)</FONT> and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule and the date of its
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:ARIAL; font-size:10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Amount previously paid:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Filing Party:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">Date Filed:</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>Important Notice of Availability of Proxy Materials for the Shareholder Meeting of </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:8pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>CARRIAGE SERVICES, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>To Be Held On:
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>May&nbsp;16, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. Central Time </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="center"><B>3040 Post Oak Blvd., Lobby Conference Room, Houston, Texas 77056 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>If you want
to receive a paper or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-mail</FONT> copy of the proxy materials you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. To facilitate timely delivery please make the request as instructed below before
5/5/23. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:2pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>Please visit
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">https://investors.carriageservices.com/sec-filings-annual-reports-proxy-investor-materials,</FONT> where the following materials are available for view: </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.67em; text-indent:-0.67em; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL">&#149;&#8201;&#8202;Proxy Statement</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:0.67em; text-indent:-0.67em; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL">&#149;&#8201;&#8202;Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify"><B>IN PERSON: </B>You may vote your shares in person by attending the Annual Meeting.</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.30em; text-indent:-1.30em; font-size:7pt; font-family:ARIAL">1.&#8201;&#8201;Election of two Class&nbsp;III Directors for a three-year term ending at the 2026 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.30em; text-indent:-1.30em; font-size:7pt; font-family:ARIAL"><B>&nbsp;&#8195;&nbsp;&nbsp;NOMINEES:</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:10.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL">Douglas B. Meehan</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:10.00em; font-size:8pt; font-family:ARIAL">Donald D. Patteson,
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.30em; text-indent:-1.30em; font-size:7pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">3.&#8201;&#8201;To approve on an advisory basis the frequency of the advisory vote on our Named Executive
Officers&#146; compensation.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.30em; text-indent:-1.30em; font-size:7pt; font-family:ARIAL" ALIGN="justify">4.&#8201;&#8201;Ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm
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