Oklahoma businesses likely to sell

7 businesses in funeral homes in Oklahoma City show several signs that an owner may be getting ready to sell: decades in business, the founder still running it, no family successor, or a shrinking workforce. Signals, not certainties: a good list to start conversations from.

Business	Est. revenue	Est. value	Score
VONDEL L. SMITH AND SON MORTUARY, INC. Oklahoma City · Funeral Homes and Funeral Services · Owner: Scott Smith In business 69 years (since 1957) No family successor named on its website	$5.0M	$2.6M	40
Vondel L. Smith and Sons Mortuary at South Lakes Oklahoma City · Funeral Homes and Funeral Services · Owner: Scott Smith In business 69 years (since 1957) No family successor named on its website	$4.4M	$2.3M	40
Smith & Kernke Funeral Homes & Crematory Oklahoma City · Funeral Homes and Funeral Services · Owner: Joe C. Kernke, Jr. In business 87 years (since 1939) No family successor named on its website	$2.2M	$1.0M	40
United Access Oklahoma City · Death Care Services · Owner: Adam Lane In business 44 years (since 1982) No family successor named on its website	$2.2M	$1.0M	40
Oklahoma Genealogical Society Oklahoma City · Death Care Services · Owner: James E. Ike In business 71 years (since 1955) No family successor named on its website	$2.2M	$1.0M	40
POLLARD FUNERAL HOMES, INC. Oklahoma City · Funeral Homes and Funeral Services · Owner: Charles L. Pollard II In business 43 years (since 1983) Founder still runs it after 43 years Family in the business (Ernestine D. Pollard, Vice-President)	$1.5M	$708K	40
THE DEMUTH CORPORATION Oklahoma City · Funeral Homes and Funeral Services · Owner: Tom Demuth In business 84 years (since 1942) No family successor named on its website	$574K	$237K	40

How the score works

Points for years in business (15, 25 and 40+ years), a founder still in charge after 20 years, no family member on the team after 25 years, and a headcount down 20% or more on recent retirement-plan filings. Points come off for family already in the business and for a recent sale or investment. Businesses scoring 40+ are listed. Founding years come from public records and the company's own website; see the methodology.