General Price List
These prices are effective as of January 1, 2022 and subject to change without notice.
The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items that you desire. However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected.
General Price List
Our services include conducting the arrangements conference; planning the funeral; consulting with family and clergy; shelter of remains; preparing and filing of necessary notices; obtaining necessary authorizations and permits; coordinating with the cemetery, crematory, or other third parties. In addition, this fee includes a proportionate share of our basic overhead costs.
This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select. (This fee is already included in our charges for direct cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding or receiving remains.)
$1,500.00
Embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement that does not require you to pay for it, such as direct cremation or immediate burial.
$600.00
Dressing & Casketing of Remains
$200.00
Hair Dresser
$150.00
Special care of autopsied remains
$175.00
Reconstructive restoration when necessary (per hour)
$200.00
Washing & Disinfecting of Un-embalmed remains
$100.00
(Within 30 mile radius FORSYTH COUNTY)
$250.00
beyond this radius we charge $2.50 per mile
Use of Facilities and Staff for Viewing
$400.00
Use of Facilities and Staff for Funeral Ceremony
$500.00
Use of Equipment and Staff for Off-Premises Service
(Funeral, Memorial, of Graveside)
$500.00
Hearse
$350.00
Limousine obtained from outside provider
EXACT CHARGE
Service Vehicle
$200.00
Transportation charges are included for locations within 40-mile radius from the funeral establishment. If we travel beyond 40 miles, we will charge an additional $2.50 per mile (one way). If an overnight stay is required due to no fault of ours, or our driver and vehicle cannot safely return the same day, there will be an additional charge of $175.00 per night (for motel and meal expenses) added to the automotive equipment charges.
Caskets
A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home
$1095.00 to $3,495.00
Outer Burial Containers
A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home
$1,100.00 to $3,195.00
Our charge includes basic services of funeral director and staff; a proportionate share of overhead costs; removal of remains; preparation of remains [including embalming when required by common carriers such as airline and etc], and local transportation.
$1,595.00
Our charge includes: basic services of funeral director and staff; a proportionate share of overhead costs; care of remains; transportation of remains to funeral home and to cemetery or crematory .
$1,195.00
Our charge for a direct cremation (without ceremony) includes basic services of funeral director and staff; a proportionate share of overhead costs; removal of remains; transportation to crematory; necessary authorizations.
If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials (with or without an outside covering). The containers we provide are a Wood Lined Leak-Resistant Cremation Tray
Direct Cremation with Wood Lined Leak-Resistant Cremation Tray
$1,095.00
Direct cremation with container provided by the purchaser
$995.00
Our charge for an immediate burial (without ceremony) includes basic services of funeral director and staff; a proportionate share of overhead costs; removal of remains; and local transportation to the cemetery.
Immediate burial with casket provided by the purchaser
$2,875.00
Immediate burial with casket selected from the funeral provider (IN ADDITION TO COST OF CASKET)
$2,875.00
Immediate burial with an alternative container from the funeral provider
$2,975.00
Immediate burial with cloth-covered wood casket
$3,825.00
Mailing of Cremated Remains (Registered Mail)
$275.00
Saturday & Sunday Services
$600.00
Horse & Carriage Service
Cemetery Only
$600.00
2 Miles Travel
$900.00
Packaging and U.S. Postal Service Delivery of the cremated remains
$150.00
Register Book
$25.00
Service Folders/Prayer Cards; per 100
$100.00
Insurance Filing Fee
5% of Insurance Value
Air Tray (Airline requirement for shipping casketed remains by air travel.)
$150.00
Combination Casket/Air Tray (Airline requirement for shipping remains by air.)
$150.00
Opening & Closing of Grave (Church, municipal, and family-owned cemeteries only.
Does not include memorial parks or privately owned cemeteries.)
Adult Grave
$695.00
Cremation Grave
$350.00
Cemetery Tent Set-Up
Tent over the grave for service only
$125.00
Medical Examiner Fee
$75.00
We can create a customized, online memorial for you to share with family and friends. The memorial includes the obituary and any photographs you wish to provide. It will serve as a place for visitors to post condolences, share memories, upload photos, and light candles in honor of your loved one.
ECONOMICAL FUNERAL PACKAGE (BASED ON ITEMIZATION)
Basic Funeral Service Package
- Professional Service Fee
- Embalming
- Dressing and Casketing of Remains
- Transportation of Remains from place of death (20 mile radius of Forsyth County)
- Private Family Viewing (Day prior to funeral service 2HRS)
- Chapel/Off-Premise Service
- Hearse*
- Lead/Service Vehicle*
- 20ga Metal Non-Gasketed Casket (ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR OVERSIZE CASKET FOR INDIVIDUALS ABOVE 300LBS OR TALLER THAN 6FT 2IN)
- 1 Death Certificate
- 1 Register Book
Starting at
$4,995.00 excluding cemetery/vault fees, flowers, programs, and taxes
ADDITIONAL FEES MAY APPLY FOR WEEKEND SERVICE
FUNERAL WITH CREMATION DISPOSITION
Funeral Service with Cremation Disposition
- Professional Service Fee
- Embalming
- Dressing and Casketing Remains
- Transport of Remains from the place of death (20 mile radius of Forsyth County)
- Viewing and Off-Premise Service (SAME DAY)
- Hearse
- Rental Wood Casket (ADDITIONAL CHARGE FOR OVERSIZE CASKET FOR INDIVIDUALS 300LBS AND ABOVE)
- 1 Death Certificate
- Crematory Fee
- 1 Register Book
Starting at $4,000.00excluding taxes excluding taxes
ADDITIONAL FEES MAY APPLY FOR WEEKEND SERVICE
CREMATION OPTIONS (BASED ON ITEMIZATION)
Direct Cremation
- Professional Service Fee (Included in Cremation Fee)
- Transport of Remains from the place of death (20 mile radius of Forsyth County)
- Crematory Fee
- Temporary Cremation Container
- 1 Death Certificate
$1,095.00 excluding taxes
Direct Cremation with Memorial Service
- Professional Service Fee
- Transportation of Remains from the place of death (20 mile radius of Forsyth County)
- Crematory Fee
- Memorial Service at any location
- Urn Choice
- 1 Death Certificate
- 100 Basic 8.5 by 11 programs folded (1 Picture)
$1, 995.00 excluding taxes
$2, 395.00 SATURDAY OR SUNDAY SERVICE
ADDITIONAL FEES FOR OVERSIZE INDIVIDUALS GREATER THAN 300LBS
Cremation Authorization Form
Click on the graphic on the left to download the file.
Tribute Videos
We can produce a personal tribute video that can be played at the service and online. Simply provide us with the photographs you want to include and we will transform them into a video celebration of your treasured memories. DVDs or digital files of the video are also available.
Funeral Fund Donations
We realize the expense of a funeral can be a burden. We provide the option for friends and family to make monetary donations to help cover funeral costs. These gifts can be made easily and securely online through our website, and are paid directly to the funeral home on behalf of the donor.
Ordering Flowers
We make it easy for friends and family to send flowers to your home or service to honor your loved one. We have partnered with local florists to offer the convenience of ordering directly from the obituary page of our website. You can also use this feature to select the flowers you would like at the service. This is a secure way to choose beautiful arrangements from the privacy and comfort of your home.
Sharing Service Details
We reduce the stress of contacting those who need the details of the service for your loved one. We post the dates and times of the service as part of the online memorial on our website. You can then either share the memorial on your Facebook or Twitter page or copy the details from the site into an email or text. Both options give you the peace of mind that you have provided the necessary information to those who need it.
Daily Grief Support Emails
We offer one year of free daily grief support emails to the families we serve. It is important to us that we continue to comfort our families through the difficult days that the first year of grieving can bring.
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