How Much Is a Funeral

Their own posted prices, dated and sourced. Every funeral home, as we reach them.

Smith Funeral & Cremation Service

Maryville, TN

A funeral home.

Posted October 1, 2024 Checked August 30, 2026

This list is dated October 1, 2024; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.

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Direct cremation

$3,610

The middle price in Tennessee is $2,865.

This covers the home's posted price for a direct cremation, with its own container.

How this adds up
"2. Direct Cremation with a cardboard box ... $3,345.00"$3,345
"Crematory Fee………(Mon-Fri. $250.00, Saturday or Sunday $275.00)"$250
1 certified copy of the death certificate$15
Sum$3,610

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 home's posted price for a direct cremation, with its own container

The median across Tennessee is $2,865, from 51 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

$6,065

The middle price in Tennessee is $6,925.

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

How this adds up
"A. *Basic Services of Funeral Director, Staff and Overhead ... $2,800.00"$2,800
"*1. Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home ... $450.00"$450
"*Embalming ... $725.00"$725
"*1.Cosmetic work, Dressing ... $300.00"$300
"6. *Facilities and Staff for Viewing/Visitation/Funeral Service .. $1,200.00"$1,200
"Crematory Fee………(Mon-Fri. $250.00, Saturday or Sunday $275.00)"$250
"*2. Hearse ... $325.00"$325
1 certified copy of the death certificate$15
Sum$6,065

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 home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation

The median across Tennessee is $6,925, from 32 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

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$5,160

Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial"$2,795
"This list's own least expensive casket"$2,350
1 certified copy of the death certificate$15
Sum$5,160

The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $15 to this home's own price.

purchaser_casket

$2,810

The middle price in Tennessee is $4,248.

The home posts $2,795. With one certified copy, $2,810.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides"$2,795
1 certified copy of the death certificate$15
Sum$2,810

This covers immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides. 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

  • immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides".

The median across Tennessee is $4,248, from 38 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$5,285

The middle price in Tennessee is $6,055.

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

How this adds up
"A. *Basic Services of Funeral Director, Staff and Overhead ... $2,800.00"$2,800
"*1. Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home ... $450.00"$450
"*1.Cosmetic work, Dressing ... $300.00"$300
"*2. Hearse ... $325.00"$325
"*4. Service/Utility Vehicles (2) ... $195.00"$195
"3. Equipment and Staff for Graveside Service ... $1,200.00"$1,200
1 certified copy of the death certificate$15
Sum$5,285

It does not cover a casket and holding the body beyond the days this list includes. additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes are extra, 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 $15 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • A. *Basic Services of Funeral Director, Staff and Overhead ... $2,800.00
  • *1. Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home ... $450.00
  • *1.Cosmetic work, Dressing ... $300.00
  • *2. Hearse ... $325.00
  • *4. Service/Utility Vehicles (2) ... $195.00
  • 3. Equipment and Staff for Graveside Service ... $1,200.00

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • holding the body beyond the days 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 day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "7. Shelterization beyond 4 days…………………………………$150.00 per day"

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across Tennessee is $6,055, from 46 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$6,010

The middle price in Tennessee is $7,478.

The home posts $5,995. With one certified copy, $6,010.

How this adds up
"Full Traditional Service"$5,995
1 certified copy of the death certificate$15
Sum$6,010

This covers this fee is for a full traditional funeral service and is a total of all services, staff & equipment indicated by * above. The total is shown here for your convenience. It does not cover holding the body beyond the days this list includes. additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes are extra, 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 $15 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • this fee is for a full traditional funeral service and is a total of all services, staff & equipment indicated by * above. The total is shown here for your convenience.

What this home's price does not cover

  • holding the body beyond the days 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 "Full Traditional Service".

This list charges by the day once the body is held longer than its price covers. How many days that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "7. Shelterization beyond 4 days…………………………………$150.00 per day"

Sales tax is not included in this figure. It varies by location and by what is taxed, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.

The median across Tennessee is $7,478, from 48 posted price lists we have read.

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

1 other package this home posts

1. Memorial Packages

$210

The home posts $195. With one certified copy, $210.

How this adds up
"1. Memorial Packages"$195
1 certified copy of the death certificate$15
Sum$210

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 $15 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • includes: Register Book, Acknowledgment Cards, Memorial Folders.
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. Tennessee charges $15 for the first copy and $15 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 $15, and each one after that 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

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