Crest Lawn Funeral Home, originally established as Horton-Ivey Funeral Home, was opened in 1960. Horton-Ivey's shareholders and founders were a distinguished group of South Macon business men, which also included a minister and a judge. The public face of Horton-Ivey Funeral Home was Freddie Horton and T.L. Ivey. The funeral home's business plan was simply to provide an alternative choice for the increasing number of residents in South Macon when choosing a funeral home