Van Hoose & Steele Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Tuscaloosa, AL
A funeral home.
Posted January 1, 2024 Checked September 11, 2026
This list is dated January 1, 2024; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
Read this home's price list2615 Stillman Blvd., Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Cremation with service
$7,765
The middle price in Alabama is $7,923.
The home posts $7,750. With one certified copy, $7,765.
How this adds up
| "Funeral and Cremation with Rental Metal Casket" | $7,750 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $15 |
| Sum | $7,765 |
The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. It does not cover transfer of the deceased from the place of death, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $15 to this home's own price.
What this home's price does not cover
- transfer of the deceased from the place of death
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Funeral and Cremation with Rental Metal Casket".
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(Beyond the 35-mile radius, $3.00 per mile)"
The median across Alabama is $7,923, from 34 posted price lists we have read.
Burial with graveside service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2024, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Traditional funeral service
$6,815
The middle price in Alabama is $8,325.
This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony, a hearse and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.
How this adds up
| "Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff ………………………………………………………….$2,500.00" | $2,500 |
|---|---|
| "Transfer of Remains to the Funeral Home (within 35-mile radius)..……………………………..…... $450.00" | $450 |
| "Embalming……………………………………………………………………………………………... $1,000.00" | $1,000 |
| "Other Preparation of the Body ……………………………………………………………………..…… $400.00" | $400 |
| "Use of Facilities and Staff for Viewing at the Funeral Home……………………………………………………$400.00" | $400 |
| "Use of Facilities and Equipment and Staff for Funeral Ceremony at Chapel Service…………………………..$800.00" | $800 |
| "Hearse (Casket Coach) ………………………………………………………………………………….. $450.00" | $450 |
| "Use of Equipment and Staff for Funeral Ceremony at Church Service …...………………..…………………..$800.00" | $800 |
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $15 |
| Sum | $6,815 |
It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. The county permit fee belongs to the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is, so pick that county below or ask the funeral home. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $15 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
- embalming
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- use of facilities and staff for a viewing
- use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
- a hearse
- use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
What this home's price does not cover
- a casket
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "(Beyond the 35-mile radius, $3.00 per mile)"
The median across Alabama is $8,325, from 37 posted price lists we have read.
These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.
5 other packages this home posts
b. Immediate burial with alternative container (if offered)
$3,015
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "b. Immediate burial with alternative container (if offered)" | $3,000 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $15 |
| Sum | $3,015 |
It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $15 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- b. Immediate burial with alternative container (if offered)
What this home's price does not cover
- what this package covers
d. Direct Cremation with a plywood container and storage
$3,665
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "d. Direct Cremation with a plywood container and storage" | $3,650 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $15 |
| Sum | $3,665 |
It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $15 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- d. Direct Cremation with a plywood container and storage
What this home's price does not cover
- what this package covers
f. Funeral and Cremation with Rental Wood Casket
$7,915
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "f. Funeral and Cremation with Rental Wood Casket" | $7,900 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $15 |
| Sum | $7,915 |
It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $15 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- the price the home posts for this service
What this home's price does not cover
- what this package covers
a. Disaster Pouch (Standard)
$215
It does not cover what this package covers.
How this adds up
| "a. Disaster Pouch (Standard)" | $200 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $15 |
| Sum | $215 |
Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $15 to this home's own price.
What this home's price does not cover
- what this package covers
e. Crematory Charge
$515
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "e. Crematory Charge" | $500 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $15 |
| Sum | $515 |
It does not cover what this package covers. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $15 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- the price the home posts for this service
What this home's price does not cover
- what this package covers
These figures are ballparks for comparing homes, not quotes.
These figures are assembled from this home's own posted price list, and each one is rounded up to the next $5. Treat them as a way to compare homes, not as a quote. Only the funeral home can quote you.
What the county fee is
This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. The amount for this state is not on file here, so ask the funeral home.
For the cremation figures: In this list: in FL, Volusia County at $50, Lee County and Miami-Dade County at $75, Manatee County and Sarasota County at $35, Orange County and Osceola County at $60 and DeSoto County charging no fee; in TN, 95 counties with no fee on file here. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.
For the burial figures: In this list: in FL, 8 counties charging no fee; in TN, 95 counties with no fee on file here. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.
The counties of the states this one touches are in the list too, each one labeled with its state, because a death does not stop at a state line.
Certified copies of the death certificate
One certified copy of the death certificate is included in every figure on this page.
This home's own price list posts a certified copy of the death certificate at $15 each. This is what the record itself costs. Ask the funeral home whether it charges anything to order them for you.
How many certified copies do you need?
Most families need more than one. Raising the count raises every figure on this page.
One certified copy is $15.
Nobody can tell you how many you will need. Banks, insurers, and pension offices each tend to want their own, so families commonly order several. Set the count and the line says what that comes to.
Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
Where to look next
What the other funeral homes in Tuscaloosa charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Memory Chapel Funeral HomeTuscaloosa, AL
- Rockco Funeral HomeCENTREVILLE, AL
- Rockco Funeral Home (Montevallo)Montevallo, AL
The same question, answered for every Alabama home we have read:
- How much does a cremation with a service cost in Alabama?
- How much does a traditional funeral cost in Alabama?
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