Carriage Services (CSV) 10-Q 2003 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

I, Melvin C. Payne, certify, to the best of my knowledge, that: the attached Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Carriage Services, Inc. for the period June 30, 2003 (“Form 10-Q”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and the information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Carriage Services, Inc.

August 13, 2003
	/s/ Melvin C. Payne
	Melvin C. Payne
	Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer