Private company

Stewart Enterprises

American funeral services company

Stewart Enterprises, Inc., a provider of funeral and cemetery services, was founded in 1910 and grew to be the second-largest company of its kind in the United States before it was acquired in 2013. As of 1991, the year it went public, the company was headquartered in Jefferson, Louisiana, and employed nearly 5,400 people in 218 funeral homes and 140 cemeteries in 24 states and Puerto Rico.3 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 19, 2026.

Overview

1910Founded1
  • IndustryServices-Personal Services1
  • HeadquartersJefferson, Louisiana1
  • Websitewww.stei.com
  • Listed onNasdaq1
  • Incorporated inLA4
  • Business address1333 South Clearview Parkway, Jefferson, La 701214
  • Filer categoryLarge Accelerated4

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Stewart Enterprises, Inc., a provider of funeral and cemetery services, was founded in 1910 and grew to be the second-largest company of its kind in the United States before it was acquired in 2013.3

The story

Stewart Enterprises was founded in New Orleans in 1910 by Albert Stewart, owner of the Acme Realty Company, when his real estate business acquired the three St. Vincent de Paul Cemeteries and the St. Vincent de Paul Marble Shop, a company that built monuments for the cemeteries. Stewart kept both businesses, and they flourished. By 1931, his sons Frank Sr. and Charles incorporated the business as the Acme Marble & Granite Co. In 1949, the company established Lake Lawn Park Cemetery in New Orleans and developed a large perpetual-care community mausoleum with more than 31,000 crypts. In 1969, under the tutelage of President Frank B. Stewart, Jr. (Albert's grandson), the company purchased the adjoining Metairie Cemetery.

From Wikipedia’s article on Stewart Enterprises, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

Who has led Stewart Enterprises, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Kenneth C. Budde2006
  2. Thomas M. Kitchen2006–2013

Chief financial officer

  1. Thomas M. Kitchen2006–2011
  2. Lewis J. Derbes Jr.2011–2013

Chief operating officer

  1. Everett N. Kendrick2006
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Board members and other officers (27)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Dec 21, 2006New chief executive Thomas M. Kitchen becomes CEO7
  2. May 17, 2006New chief executive Kenneth C. Budde becomes CEO6
  3. 1910Founded Founded1

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