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Sanders Funeral Care

Crawfordsville, IN

A funeral home.

Posted January 5, 2026 Checked September 11, 2026

Read this home's price list

This home's price list prints phone numbers for more than one location and does not say which one is this home's.

Crawfordsville IN 47933, Crawfordsville, IN

From this home's state license record.

Direct cremation

$2,545

The middle price in Indiana is $2,760.

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation with Alternative Container"$2,545
Sum$2,545

The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, 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.

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct Cremation with Alternative Container".

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: "All charges are within 30 miles service radius Per mile charge outside of 30 miles (loaded) - $3.25 per mile"

The median across Indiana is $2,760, from 79 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

We have no price to show for this service from this home's price list, dated January 5, 2026, so please ask them directly.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$3,515

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

This is the price this home posts for this package, as one total.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with minimum casket"$3,515
Sum$3,515

The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, 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.

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • certified copies of the death certificate, which are priced one at a time

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate burial with minimum 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: "All charges are within 30 miles service radius Per mile charge outside of 30 miles (loaded) - $3.25 per mile"

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: "All charges are within 30 miles service radius Per mile charge outside of 30 miles (loaded) - $3.25 per mile"

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$2,820

The middle price in Indiana is $3,750.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with casket provided by client"$2,820
Sum$2,820

It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, 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.

What this home's price covers

  • immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance this list includes
  • certified copies of the death certificate, 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 client".

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: "All charges are within 30 miles service radius Per mile charge outside of 30 miles (loaded) - $3.25 per mile"

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: "All charges are within 30 miles service radius Per mile charge outside of 30 miles (loaded) - $3.25 per mile"

The median across Indiana is $3,750, from 59 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$5,020

The middle price in Indiana is $7,048.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, embalming, the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial, 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 & Staff -"$2,195
"Transfer of Remains to the Funeral Home -"$350
"Embalming -"$750
"Dressing, Cosmetizing, Grooming, Casketing -"$250
"Visitation (M-F) -"$350
"Funeral Ceremony (M-F) -"$450
"Funeral Coach (Hearse) -"$325
"Graveside Service (M-F) -"$225
"Flower Car -"$125
Sum$5,020

It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes and certified copies of the death certificate, 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.

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
  • the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial
  • 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
  • certified copies of the death certificate, 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: "All charges are within 30 miles service radius Per mile charge outside of 30 miles (loaded) - $3.25 per mile"

The median across Indiana is $7,048, from 58 posted price lists we have read.

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 IN, Allen County, Tippecanoe County and Vanderburgh County with no fee on file here; in IL, Cook County at $150 and 101 counties at $100; in MI, Grand Traverse County at $75, Ingham County at $32, Kent County at $70, Macomb County at $93, Muskegon County at $55, Oakland County at $60, St. Joseph County at $5, Barry County and Eaton County at $35, Branch County and Cass County at $25, 25 counties at $50 and 10 counties charging no fee; in OH, 88 counties at $10. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.

For the burial figures: In this list: in IN, Allen County, Tippecanoe County and Vanderburgh County with no fee on file here; in IL, 102 counties with no fee on file here; in MI, 46 counties charging no fee; in OH, 88 counties at $10. 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

This home's price list does not show a price for a certified copy of the death certificate, and we have no verified government fee for this place, so please ask the funeral home or the registrar in the county where the death happened what one copy costs.

Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

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