J. A. Funk Funeral Home
Malvern, Hot Spring County, AR
A funeral home.
Posted February 26, 2025 Checked August 18, 2026
This list is dated February 26, 2025; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
Read this home's price list318 Ash Street, Malvern, AR 72104
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Direct cremation
$1,655
The middle price in Arkansas is $1,845.
The home posts $1,645. With one certified copy, $1,655.
How this adds up
| "With Basic Alternative Container" | $1,645 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $10 |
| Sum | $1,655 |
This covers local initial transfer of deceased from place of death and transportation to crematory, cremation charges and basic services of staff. 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 $10 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- local initial transfer of deceased from place of death
- transportation to crematory, cremation charges and basic services of staff.
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 "With Basic Alternative Container".
The median across Arkansas is $1,845, from 31 posted price lists we have read.
Cremation with service
$3,450
The middle price in Arkansas is $5,005.
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, use of facilities and staff for a viewing, use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony and rental casket for the viewing.
How this adds up
| "A. Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff ... $1,145*" | $1,145 |
|---|---|
| "A. Initial Transfer of Remains ... $175*" | $175 |
| "B. Embalming ... $525*" | $525 |
| "C. Other Preparation of the Body ... $175*" | $175 |
| "A. For Visitation in our Facility, one night ... $175*" | $175 |
| "B. For Funeral Service in Chapel, Church, at Graveside, or other location ... $350*" | $350 |
| "16. Rental Unit" | $895 |
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $10 |
| Sum | $3,450 |
It does not cover the crematory fee 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 $10 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
- use of facilities and staff for a viewing
- use of facilities and staff for the funeral ceremony
- rental casket for the viewing
What this home's price does not cover
- the crematory fee
- additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time
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 Arkansas is $5,005, from 24 posted price lists we have read.
Immediate burial
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated February 26, 2025, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Burial with graveside service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated February 26, 2025, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Traditional funeral service
$3,005
The middle price in Arkansas is $5,890.
The home posts $2,995. With one certified copy, $3,005.
How this adds up
| "TOTAL FOR FUNERAL SERVICE WITH ABOVE (*) ITEMS" | $2,995 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $10 |
| Sum | $3,005 |
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it. It does not cover a casket, transfer of the deceased from the place of death 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 $10 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- the nine an embalmed funeral service carries, all of them except "D. Care of Unembalmed Body $195", add to $2,995.00 exactly.
What this home's price does not cover
- a casket
- transfer of the deceased from the place of death
- 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 "TOTAL FOR FUNERAL SERVICE WITH ABOVE (*) ITEMS".
The median across Arkansas is $5,890, from 20 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
D. Care of Unembalmed Body
$205
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "D. Care of Unembalmed Body" | $195 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $10 |
| Sum | $205 |
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
C. For Memorial Service in Chapel, Church, at Graveside, or other location
$360
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "C. For Memorial Service in Chapel, Church, at Graveside, or other location" | $350 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $10 |
| Sum | $360 |
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
D. For use of Cemetery Equipment
$135
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "D. For use of Cemetery Equipment" | $125 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $10 |
| Sum | $135 |
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
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 MO, 12 counties charging no fee; in TN, 95 counties with no fee on file here; 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. A county not in this list charges something too; ask that county or the funeral home.
For the burial figures: In this list: in MO, 12 counties charging no fee; in TN, 95 counties with no fee on file here; in TX, 8 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. This state charges $10 for the first copy and $8 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 $8.
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
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Gross Funeral HomeHot Springs, AR
- Dial & Dudley Funeral HomeBryant, AR
- Pinecrest Funeral HomeAlexander, AR
The same question, answered for every Arkansas home we have read:
- How much does cremation cost in Arkansas?
- How much does a cremation with a service cost in Arkansas?
- How much does a traditional funeral cost in Arkansas?
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