How Much Is a Funeral

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Crawford Ray Funeral Home, Cremation Services and Memorial Gardens

Canton, Haywood County, NC

A funeral home.

Checked September 1, 2026

This list carries no date of its own; we read it on September 1, 2026.

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7 North Main St, Canton, NC 28716

Direct cremation

$1,255

The middle price in North Carolina is $2,725.

The home posts $1,195. With the North Carolina medical examiner cremation authorization and one certified copy, $1,255.

How this adds up
"B. Direct cremation with alternative container provided by funeral home"$1,195
North Carolina medical examiner cremation authorization, set by 10A NCAC 44 .0501(b), verified August 25, 2026$50
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$1,255

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it. It does not cover additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The figure above adds the North Carolina medical examiner cremation authorization at $50 and one certified copy of the death certificate at $10 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • a portion of the basic services of the funeral director and staff
  • removal of remains
  • local transportation to the crematory
  • filing of the death certificate
  • obtaining cremation authorizations
  • if you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. The container we provide is a cardboard outer container. The urn we provide is a beautiful wooden urn.

What this home's price does not cover

  • 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 "B. Direct cremation with alternative container provided by funeral home".

The median across North Carolina is $2,725, from 70 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$1,960

The middle price in North Carolina is $7,175.

The home posts $1,950. With one certified copy, $1,960.

How this adds up
"Celebration of Life Plan"$1,950
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$1,960

This covers this includes a portion of basic services of the funeral director and staff, outer cremation container and cremation process, use of facilities for celebration. A container, rental casket or cremation casket is not included in this price. A cremation casket or a rental casket will need to be purchased or rented for this package. That usually adds more than $1,000 to the figure shown, so ask the funeral home directly for an accurate price. 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 $10 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • this includes a portion of basic services of the funeral director and staff, outer cremation container and cremation process, use of facilities for celebration

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Celebration of Life Plan".

The median across North Carolina is $7,175, from 63 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$2,700

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 $2,690. With one certified copy, $2,700.

How this adds up
"B. Immediate burial with 20 gauge metal casket provided by funeral home"$2,690
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$2,700

This covers removal and shelter of remains, local transportation to the cemetery, necessary services of funeral director and staff and a portion of our professional fee is already included in immediate burial. It does not cover additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. 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 $10 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • removal and shelter of remains
  • local transportation to the cemetery
  • necessary services of funeral director and staff
  • a portion of our professional fee is already included in immediate burial.

What this home's price does not cover

  • 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 "B. Immediate burial with 20 gauge metal casket provided by funeral home".

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$1,505

The middle price in North Carolina is $3,305.

How this adds up
"A. Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser"$1,495
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$1,505

It does not cover additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. 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 $10 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

  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

The median across North Carolina is $3,305, from 30 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

We have no price to show for this service from the price list we read from this home on September 1, 2026, so please ask them directly.

Traditional funeral service

$3,860

The middle price in North Carolina is $7,050.

The home posts $3,850. With one certified copy, $3,860.

How this adds up
"Horizon Plan"$3,850
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$3,860

The list posts this as one line; what it covers is not printed; ask the funeral home. It does not cover additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. 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 $10 to this home's own price.

What this home's price does not cover

  • 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 "Horizon Plan".

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

The median across North Carolina is $7,050, from 57 posted price lists we have read.

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

3 other packages this home posts

Horizon Plan

$3,860

The home posts $3,850. With one certified copy, $3,860.

How this adds up
"Horizon Plan"$3,850
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$3,860

What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. 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 $10 to this home's own price.

C. Direct cremation with casket selected from our funeral home

$1,110

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"C. Direct cremation with casket selected from our funeral home"$1,100
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$1,110

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 $10 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

Celebration of Life Plan

$1,960

The home posts $1,950. With one certified copy, $1,960.

How this adds up
"Celebration of Life Plan"$1,950
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$1,960

What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. 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 $10 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • this includes a portion of basic services of the funeral director and staff, outer cremation container and cremation process, use of facilities for celebration
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.

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. North Carolina charges $10 for the first copy and $10 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 $10, and each one after that is $10.

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 Haywood County charge

The same question, answered for every North Carolina home we have read:

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