Our History

Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home dates back to 1901. Founded by brothers George and Lewis Laws, the funeral home was located across from the Methodist Church. Coffins and the horse drawn hearse were kept in a building next door.
George and Bertha’s son Noble and his wife Dorothy later acquired the funeral business. They purchased the former residence of Dr. Bine Whitlatch, located in front of the Whitlatch Hospital. Noble moved the residence next door to the hospital and converted it to the present day funeral home.

A third generation of the family joined the business after WWII, when James and wife Elva Laws became partners in the business. The name became Laws and Laws Funeral Home. The Laws family also operated funeral homes in Osgood and Sunman. 

In 1966 Paul and Jean Carr purchased the Milan funeral home and renamed it Laws-Carr Funeral Home. In 1974 the Present owners Charles and Janet Moore purchased the business and renamed it Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home.

Ambulance service was provided by the funeral home throughout its history. In 1976, to meet changing regulations, the Moores purchased a new state certified ambulance and trained 30 local people as EMTs. This organization became known as Milan Rescue 30. Local ambulance and fire calls were answered and dispatched by the funeral home staff 24 hours a day until 911 was established in Ripley County. The Moores donated the ambulance and equipment to the local EMS volunteers in 1991 and it continues to operate as Milan Rescue 30 today.

In 1983 Charlie and Janet Moore purchased the Sibbett Funeral Home in neighboring Moores Hill, IN. In 2004 the Bovard Funeral Home in Milan was purchased by the Moores. That same year there was a new addition to the Laws-Carr-Moore Funeral Home which added a large chapel, coffee room, office, and additional parking to better accommodate the families we are privileged to serve.

Mr. Abraham and William Ulrich started an undertaking and livery service in Moores Hill before the turn of the century.  After Mr. Abraham’s death, Mr. Ulrich formed the Ulrich and Sibbett Undertaking and Coal Co. with a local mechanic, Walter Sibbett.  A short time thereafter, Donald Ulrich, William’s son who was a Moores Hill school teacher and coach, entered this partnership. In about 1939, Dillsboro undertaker Albert Mathias who had a undertaking parlor on North Street, passed away. Donald helped Mrs. Mathias operate the business until 1943 when he purchased the residence on Lenover Street,  the site of the present funeral home.  It was also named Ulrich & Sibbett Funeral Home, now with locations in both Moores Hill and Dillsboro.  This union between Walter Sibbett and Donald Ulrich lasted until January of 1971 when Donald retired.  Mr. Sibbett remained at the Moores Hill location until his death.  The Dillsboro location was sold to Paul and Karen Filter.  The Dillsboro name was changed to Ulrich Filter Funeral Home.  The Filters operated the Dillsboro location for 34 years until Paul’s retirement.  The funeral home was sold to Kenneth and Virginia DeVries in October of 2005.  The DeVries’ continued to operate the funeral home until Kenneth DeVries’s sudden death in June of 2016.  Shortly thereafter, the funeral home was sold to Charles and Janet Moore who operate funeral homes in neighboring Milan and Moores Hill.  The Moores’s are proud to now be also serving Dillsboro and the  surrounding areas with their services. We are available to you “every minute of the year.”