SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )*
Carriage Services, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
143905107
CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1)
has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of
more than five percent of the class of securities described in
Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto
reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such
class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the
subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures
provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall
not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to
all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
CUSIP NO. 143905107
13G
(1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Liberty Investment Management
59-3263582
(2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(A)
(B)
(3) SEC USE ONLY
(4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Florida
(5) SOLE VOTING POWER
178,000
(6) SHARED VOTING POWER
(7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
178,000
(8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
(9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
178,000
(10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
(11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.24%
(12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IA
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Carriage Services, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executing Offices:
1300 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1500
Houston, TX 77056
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Liberty Investment Management, Inc.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
2502 Rocky Point Drive, Suite 500
Tampa, Florida 33607
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
Florida
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
143905107
Item 3 Type of Reporting Person:
(e) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisors Act of 1940
Item 4 Ownership as of December 31, 1996:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
178,000 shares of common stock beneficially owned
including:
No. of Shares
Liberty Investment Management, Inc. 178,000
(b) Percent of Class: 5.24%
(c) Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:
Liberty Investment Management, Inc.
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Deemed Deemed
Deemed Deemed to have to have
to have to have Sole Power Shared Power
Sole Power Shared Power to Dispose to Dispose
to Vote or to Vote or or to or to
to Direct to Direct Direct the Direct the
to Vote to Vote Disposition Disposition
178,000 ----- 178,000 ----
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that
as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following.
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:
N/A
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent
Holding Company:
N/A
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group:
N/A
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
N/A
Item 10 Certification:
By signing below I certify that to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired
for purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or
influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were
not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any
transaction having such purposes or effect.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 15, 1997
Liberty Investment Management, Inc.
Michael L. McKee
General Manager
