How Much Is a Funeral

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Burpee-Scott Memorial Chapel & Crematory

Fort Valley, GA

A funeral home with its own crematory.

Posted January 1, 2019 Checked August 18, 2026

This list is dated January 1, 2019; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

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2932 Hwy 41 N, Fort Valley, GA 31030

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Direct cremation

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2019, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Cremation with service

$4,070

The middle price in Georgia is $6,525.

The home posts $4,045. With one certified copy, $4,070.

How this adds up
"Traditional Cremation Service"$4,045
1 certified copy of the death certificate$25
Sum$4,070

This covers professional services of funeral director & staff 1750.00, church or chapel service 400.00, visitation for family & friends 350.00, transfer of deceased 345.00, utility Vehicle 125.00, Embalming 675.00, cosmetics, dressing and placement 50.00, cremation fee 350.00 and funeral Hearse (Church service only) 300.00, *Limousine 250.00. 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 $25 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • professional services of funeral director & staff 1750.00
  • church or chapel service 400.00
  • visitation for family & friends 350.00
  • transfer of deceased 345.00
  • utility Vehicle 125.00
  • Embalming 675.00
  • cosmetics
  • dressing and placement 50.00
  • cremation fee 350.00
  • funeral Hearse (Church service only) 300.00, *Limousine 250.00.

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 "Traditional Cremation Service".

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: "Additional charges of $2.50 per loaded mile, per vehicle, will apply for all services outside the local"

The median across Georgia is $6,525, from 59 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$3,715

This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

The home posts $3,690. With one certified copy, $3,715.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with 12 gauge steel non-sealing casket"$3,690
1 certified copy of the death certificate$25
Sum$3,715

This covers basic services of staff and necessary authorization 1750.00, removal of remains 345.00 and local transportation to the cemetery 300.00. 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 $25 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of staff and necessary authorization 1750.00
  • removal of remains 345.00
  • local transportation to the cemetery 300.00

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 "Immediate burial with 12 gauge steel non-sealing casket".

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: "Additional charges of $2.50 per loaded mile, per vehicle, will apply for all services outside the local"

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: "Additional charges of $2.50 per loaded mile, per vehicle, will apply for all services outside the local"

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$2,420

The middle price in Georgia is $3,098.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser"$2,395
1 certified copy of the death certificate$25
Sum$2,420

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 $25 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

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 "Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser".

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: "Additional charges of $2.50 per loaded mile, per vehicle, will apply for all services outside the local"

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: "Additional charges of $2.50 per loaded mile, per vehicle, will apply for all services outside the local"

The median across Georgia is $3,098, from 62 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, 2019, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Traditional funeral service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2019, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.

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 NC, 100 counties with no fee on file here; in SC, Bamberg County at $35, Richland County at $20 and 44 counties with no fee on file here; 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 NC, 100 counties with no fee on file here; in SC, 46 counties with no fee on file here; 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 list does not post a price for a certified copy of the death certificate. Georgia charges $25 for the first copy and $5 for each one after it, so those are the figures below. 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 $25, and each one after that is $5.

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

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