How Much Is a Funeral

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George J. Carroll & Son Funeral Home

Gainesville, TX

A funeral home.

Posted June 1, 2026 Checked September 1, 2026

Read this home's price list

602 Lindsay St, Gainesville, TX 76240

No website on file yet.

Direct cremation

$3,100

The middle price in Texas is $2,878.

The home posts $3,075. With one certified copy, $3,100.

How this adds up
"Direct cremation with an alternative container provided by the funeral home"$3,075
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$3,096
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $3,100

This covers basic services of funeral director and staff, a proportionate share of overhead costs, removal and transfer of remains, refrigeration of remains, local transportation to crematory, necessary authorizations/permits and use of facilities and staff for viewing or services, or urn. 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. 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 $21 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of funeral director and staff
  • a proportionate share of overhead costs
  • removal and transfer of remains
  • refrigeration of remains
  • local transportation to crematory
  • necessary authorizations/permits
  • use of facilities and staff for viewing or services, or 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 "Direct cremation with an alternative container provided by the funeral home".

The median across Texas is $2,878, from 164 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$4,445

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 $4,420. With one certified copy, $4,445.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with the minimum casket from the funeral home"$4,420
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$4,441
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $4,445

This covers basic services of funeral director and staff, proportionate share of overhead costs and removal and transfer of remains. 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. 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 $21 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of funeral director and staff
  • proportionate share of overhead costs
  • removal and transfer of remains

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 "Immediate burial with the minimum casket from the funeral home".

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$2,650

The middle price in Texas is $4,710.

How this adds up
"Immediate burial with the casket provided by the purchaser:"$2,625
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$2,646
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $2,650

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. 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 $21 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 Texas is $4,710, from 139 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$6,000

The middle price in Texas is $6,795.

This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, storage and sheltering of the deceased, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, a hearse, service vehicle and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.

How this adds up
"Charge includes: personnel available to respond to the initial call; the arrangement conference;"$3,800
"Charge to make a removal from the place of death or other facility and transfer to the funeral home or"$375
"Charge for use of facilities for refrigeration. This service may be necessary, in lieu of the embalming"$200
"Charge includes dressing, cosmetizing, hairdressing, and casketing. Also included in this charge is"$400
"Hearse/Funeral Coach"$350
"Flower Vehicle"$250
"Charge to conduct a graveside service at a cemetery with casketed or cremated remains present"$600
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$5,996
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $6,000

It does not cover a casket 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 $21 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
  • storage and sheltering of the deceased
  • dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
  • a hearse
  • service vehicle
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service

What this home's price does not cover

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

The median across Texas is $6,795, from 131 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$7,300

The middle price in Texas is $8,610.

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, a hearse, service vehicle, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony and use of facilities and staff for a viewing.

How this adds up
"Charge includes: personnel available to respond to the initial call; the arrangement conference;"$3,800
"Charge to make a removal from the place of death or other facility and transfer to the funeral home or"$375
"Charge for the embalming procedure or other form of preservation of the remains. At our discretion,"$800
"Charge includes dressing, cosmetizing, hairdressing, and casketing. Also included in this charge is"$400
"Hearse/Funeral Coach"$350
"Flower Vehicle"$250
"Charge to conduct a funeral service (casketed remains present) in our chapel or other facility. A"$900
"Charge to provide a viewing, visitation, or prayer service in our facility or other facility. This charge"$400
1 certified copy of the death certificate$21
Sum$7,296
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $7,300

It does not cover a casket 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 $21 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
  • a hearse
  • service vehicle
  • use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
  • use of facilities and staff for a viewing

What this home's price does not cover

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

The median across Texas is $8,610, from 133 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

For the cremation figures: This fee is charged by the county where the death occurred, not the county where the funeral home is. A family using a Tarrant County funeral home for a death that happened in Parker County pays the Parker County fee. Pick the county of death to know the amount.

For the burial figures: 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 TX, Dallas County at $30, Bexar County and Travis County at $25, Denton County, Johnson County, Parker County and Tarrant County at $35 and Harris County with no fee on file here; in NM, 14 counties charging no fee. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.

For the burial figures: In this list: in TX, 8 counties with no fee on file here; in NM, 14 counties charging no fee. 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. Texas charges $21 for the first copy and $4 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 $21, and each one after that is $4.

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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