PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

5.PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):

	June 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
Buildings and improvements	$	122,789		$	115,141
Furniture and equipment		54,836			54,099
Funeral home land		11,745			10,932
Property and equipment, gross		189,370			180,172
Less: Accumulated depreciation		(100,024	)		(97,562	)
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	$	89,346		$	82,610

Depreciation expense was $1.8 million and $1.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $3.6 million and $3.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.