Rouse Mortuary Service

L. Wayne "Sandy" Rouse

Our History

Our company began when Sandy Rouse took a job at Edwards Funeral Home in Snow Hill, NC. Just 17 years old, Sandy worked 7 days a week for little pay. A few years later he graduated from Dallas Institute to return to Snow Hill. At the age of 21, he was asked to be the Green County Coroner, where he served in this capacity for 12 years as well as 10 years in the State Medical Examiners System. In the 60's while serving as Green County Coroner, Sandy noticed an increase for the demand of Embalming and Transpotation. He became the first trade embalming service in the state and after establishing his own building at his own expense, it was desroyed by fire a few years later.

In 1993, after Pitt County had asked him to continue his service, Sandy opened the doors as Rouse Removal, Embalming, and Transportation Service.A few years later he opened an additional office in Raleigh, NC.

Sandy Rouse is now retired and occasionally helps his son Wayne Rouse, who followed in his father's foot steps. He is now busy with his home place on Highway 13, two miles outside of Snow Hill, in which he purchased in 2006. The 100+ acre farm was home to Sandy and then his three children, Wayne, Steve, and George. George worked with his father prior to his death in 2003, and Steve owns an established commercial restaurant equipment business in New Bern.

Rouse Mortuary Service & Crematory is truly a family business. Sheila Rouse, Wayne's wife, works in the Greenville office, and Sheila's brother, Clayton, works as a transporter and crematory operator. 

Sandy is proud of his accomplishments and his business motto lives on for Rouse Mortuary Service & Crematory... We Can Handle It and We Can Still Do One More!