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Company History...
Howard and Gwen Starr started the business as Anderson County Monument Works in January, 1977. Howard had worked in all phases of the monument industry before venturing out on his own.
The company has continued to grow to it's current state, which is one of the largest monument companies in Texas.
 Charles Starr, Howard and Gwen's oldest son, started with the company from the beginning in 1977. He and his wife, Freida, purchased a monument company in Tyler, TX (Forte Monuments) in the spring of 1989 and renamed the company Starr Memorials. Howard continued operating A.C.M.W. in Elkhart, TX.
In 1999, Charles and Freida (Starr Memorials) purchased Garrett Memorials in Longview, TX and Kilgore Monument Company in Kilgore, TX.
In 2000, Charles and Freida's son, Charles Starr II (L.C.) came to work for Starr Memorials. He has been around the monument business his entire life and is heavily involved in day to day operations.
In 2004, Starr Memorials bought Anderson County Monument Works (Elkhart, TX) and all companies are operated under Starr Memorials, Inc.
All production work is done in our Elkhart location and distributed by trucks to its destination.
95% of our shop employees in Elkhart are family members with many years experience in the monument industry. Family Members involved in the business:Charles Starr, Freida Starr, Charles Starr II (L.C.), Mike Starr, Beverly Holliday, Ernest Crawford, Gabe Wallace, David McKinney, Beth Starr, Jonathon Cochran and Jessica Hermans.
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