General Price List

These prices are effective as of March 27, 2019 and are subject to change without notice.

“The staff at Natchez Trace Funeral Home is committed to serving you and your family with dignity, respect, and professionalism. We will be happy to answer any questions or concerns you may have regarding our professional services and professional fees. Thank you for trusting Natchez Trace Funeral Home to serve your funeral needs.”

The goods and services shown below are those we can provide our customers. You may choose only those items 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.

Basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff and Overhead: $4,050

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.) This fee includes the following:

• Personnel available 24 hours a day, 365 days per year to respond to initial call.
• Reception and arrangement rooms
• Arrangement conference.
• Coordinating service plans with cemetery or other parties involved in the final disposition of the deceased.
• Sheltering of remains up to 4 days
• Clerical assistance in the completion of various forms and permits associated with a funeral.

Also covers overhead, including facility expenses and maintenance, parking and common areas, insurance and administration expenses, salaries, taxes and governmental compliance.

Embalming: $900

EXCEPT IN CERTAIN SPECIAL CASES, 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.

Other preparations of the body:

• Dressing, casketing and/or cosmetizing of deceased: $200
• Bathing and handling of deceased: $75

Use of Facilities, Staff & Equipment:

• Use of Facilities and Staff Services for Viewing (up to four hours): $200 or use of Staff and Equipment at other locations (e.g. church).
• Additional Visitation: $150 per hour or $1,500 per day (8am to 9pm)
• Use of Facilities and Staff for Funeral Ceremony: $200 or use of Staff and Equipment at other locations (e.g. church).
• Use of Equipment and Staff for Graveside Service: $300
• Use of Facilities and Staff for Memorial Service: $200 (without remains present) or use of Staff and Equipment at other locations.
• Use of Equipment and Staff for Graveside Committal Service: $300
• Sheltering of Remains after 4th day: $100 (per day)
• Staff to oversee disinterment/re-interment:  $450

Automotive:

(each within a 50-mile radius, additional distance will be charged at $2.50 per mile, per vehicle).

Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home: $375
Hearse: $225
Flower Car / Utility Vehicle: $125
Service Vehicle (e.g. Lead Car): $100
Transfer to or from Airport: $150
Transfer of deceased to or from Place of Autopsy: $150

Forwarding Remains to Another Funeral Home: $2,900

This charge includes basic services of funeral director and staff and a proportionate share of overhead costs, transfer of remains to funeral home within a 50 mile radius, necessary authorizations, embalming, transportation to local airport or other place of shipment within a 50 mile radius (excludes shipping container and shipping charges.) This charge does not include visitation or ceremonies. This charge applies to shipment within the continental United States only.

Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home: $2,900

This charge includes basic services of funeral director and staff and a proportionate share of overhead costs, transportation from local airport or other shipping destination within a 50 mile radius, and hearse for transportation of remains to cemetery within a 50 mile radius. This charge does not include visitation or ceremonies.

Cremation: If you are considering cremation, you should know that Natchez Trace Funeral Home owns and operates a private crematory to serve our client families. Our crematory is on site and located within our funeral home. We do not contract our cremations to a third party cremation provider, nor do we offer cremations to other funeral service providers. Our crematory is for the exclusive purpose of serving the families of Natchez Trace Funeral Home. We have nothing to hide. Our doors are open. We explain your options and respect your wishes. We will return ALL the recoverable ashes and operate by the most exacting standards to protect the integrity of the deceased. The tragedy in Noble, Georgia involved funeral directors who did not own and operate the crematory. We offer service 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Direct Cremation: $2,325 to $7,615

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 alternative containers and other cremation containers, including containers made of fiberboard, and containers made of other composite materials. See descriptions below.

Our charges for direct cremation (without ceremony) includes basic services or funeral director and staff and a proportionate share of overhead costs, transfer of remains to funeral home within a 50-mile radius, and the crematory fee. THE CREMATION FEE IS INCLUDED.

• Direct cremation with the container provided by the purchaser: $2,325
  (All such containers must meet any applicable state or crematory requirements). 
• Direct cremation with a heavy cardboard alternative container: $2,400
• Direct cremation with Baden Alternative Container: $2995
• Direct cremation with a wood casket selected from our funeral home: $4,815 to $7,615

             (Refer to the casket price list as provided at the funeral home).

Immediate Burial: $2,400 to $13,590

Our charges for immediate burial (without any rites or ceremonies at the funeral home, graveside or elsewhere) include basic services of funeral director and staff and a proportionate share of overhead costs, transfer of remains to funeral home within a 50-mile radius and transportation to cemetery within a 50-mile radius.

Immediate burial with container provided by the purchaser: $2,400
(All such containers must meet any applicable state or crematory requirements).

• Immediate burial with a heavy cardboard alternative container (no interior): $2,475
• Immediate burial with a Baden alternative container (crepe interior): $3,070
• Immediate burial with casket selected from our facility: $3,290 to $13,590
  (Please refer to the casket price list as provided at the funeral home)

Other Services and Merchandise:

Catering:

Catering options are available from a variety of restaurants. Prices begin at $15 per person when requested through Natchez Trace Funeral Home and will increase based on the selections made from the provided menus. A minimum order to serve 10 people is required.

A $50 cleanup fee will apply for any catering provided from an outside source.

Burial Tribute Offerings

Natchez Trace Funeral Home is pleased to offer Burial Tribute Offerings, which afford you a financial savings. These three tributes include all the service items and products usually associated with a personalized service or ceremony. The Burial Tribute Offerings include the basic service of funeral director and staff; embalming, other preparation of the body, use of facilities and staff for viewing and or ceremony in our chapel, church or other location, transfer of remains to funeral home, hearse, flower van and lead car (all within a 50 mile radius); choice of casket; choice of memorial package. The prices below represent a package price. Substitutions or deletions, other than noted, are not allowed.

Cremation Tribute Offerings:

Natchez Trace Funeral Home and Crematory is pleased to offer Cremation Tribute Offerings, which afford you a financial savings. A selection of one of the following allows the family to create the most personal and unique tribute and the opportunities for family members and friends to do the work of grieving in a safe and supportive environment. These three tributes include the basic services of funeral director and staff, embalming and/or other preparation of the body, use of facilities and staff for viewing and/or ceremony, transfer of remains to funeral home (within a 50-mile radius, $2.50 per mile beyond), choice of memorial package, urn selection and crematory fee. Services do not include cemetery expenses, cash advance items. A hearse, flower van and service vehicle will be added to a service held at any other location than our chapel. The prices below represent a package price. Substitutions or deletions, other than noted, are not allowed.

Economy Graveside Service ***(certain restrictions apply)***….……..$6,140.00

Funeral Director and administrative, professional staff for coordination and direction of a graveside service (Monday through Friday during business hours), procuring death certificate and other necessary state and local documents, transfer of deceased from place of death to Natchez Trace Funeral Home (within 50 miles-$2.50 per mile beyond)), refrigeration, hearse (within 50 miles-$2.50 per miles beyond); and 20 Gauge Steel Casket, Lebra Harvest Brown Veneer Wood Casket.

Infants and children: Charges for our services, facilities, and motor equipment listed on our General Price List are provided at a reduced rate for infants, young children, and pre-adults. This compassionate allowance is reflected as a percentage off of the regular price. Under 2 years of age: 90%, 2 to 12 years of age: 70%, and 13 years to 17 years of age: 50% allowance. The compassionate allowance does not apply to any merchandise selected or cash advance items.

Your Financial Choices

During the arrangement conference, many important decisions are made regarding services and merchandise. Typically, payment for selections is due prior to the funeral or memorial service. As a convenience to you, we will advance cash on your behalf for services you request, such as death certificates, honorariums, necessary government permits, etc. Payment for these cash advances is due at time of arrangements. All other services and merchandise must be paid 24 hours prior to services or guaranteed by insurance assignment.

Payment Policy: For your convenience, we accept the following methods of payment: Cash, Check (personal, cashier’s check, or money order), Assignable/Validated insurance policy, Major Credit Card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover), or an assignable, irrevocable, fully funded prearranged funeral from any funeral home provided it meets our current prices. Class A Burial Policies purchased from another funeral provider must be approved by management before reassigning beneficiary or applying towards services selected. In some cases, Class A Burial Insurance may have a value from 0% to 50%.