What is cremation, and how does it compare in cost to earth burial?

Cremation is an alternative mode of disposition to earth burial. It is simply the process of reducing the body to bone fragments through the application of intense heat for three to four hours in a cremation furnace. Some of the families we serve choose cremation as disposition of choice.

When selected as a substitute for a traditional funeral followed by earth burial, the cost can be considerably less.  A Direct Cremation disposition costs $2,325.00 including all necessary funeral director's services, but not the cost of the actual cremation or additional services or merchandise.

Today, however, most cremation families choose from a variety of opportunities that provide for meaningful services for the benefit of family and friends – both before and after cremation takes place.

Among those options are: A gathering of family and friends with the body present followed by a funeral service or church service before going to the crematory, a gathering of family and friends without the body present followed by a funeral service, or a Memorial Service of remembrance at the funeral home or place of worship.