Roller Funeral Homes Endowed Scholarship established

April 25, 2005

Roller Funeral Homes of Arkansas, who owns Roller-Crouch Funeral Home of Batesville, has chosen to provide financial support for Lyon College. Their gift will establish the Roller Funeral Homes Endowed Scholarship and will be awarded annually to Lyon College students.

“We are delighted to b e a beneficiary-partner with Roller Funeral Homes in establishing this endowed scholarship program,” Tim Bruner, Lyon vice president for institutional advancement, said. “Over the years, many Lyon College students will be encouraged by a Roller Funeral Homes Scholarship in their pursuit of a liberal arts education. It’s an honor for us to be able to facilitate such encouragement. We are grateful to the Roller Funeral Homes executive team that has made this possible.”

Mark House, manager of Roller-Crouch Funeral Home in Batesville, Cave City and Melbourne, was recently appointed to the Lyon College President’s Council. Nelson Barnett, who serves on the board of directors of Citizens Fidelity Insurance Co., Roller’s sister organization, also serves on the Lyon College President’s Council. Through the Roller Funeral Homes Scholarship and their service on the President’s Council, Roller will continue to support Lyon College and the Batesville community.

Roller Funeral Homes has also endowed educational scholarships at ASU-Mountain Home, University of the Ozarks, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Harding University and Hendrix College. They have been recognized by Arkansas Business, the City of Little Rock and by the readers of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, voting Roller the best funeral home in Central Arkansas every year since 1999. The organization has been awarded the National Funeral Directors’ Association Eagle Award of Excellence, the Hospice Compassion Award and the Corporate Humanitarian award.