How Much Is a Funeral

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Ponders Funeral Home, Inc.

Fairmount, Gordon County, GA

A funeral home.

Posted July 1, 2026 Checked August 27, 2026

Read this home's price list

2566 Hwy. 411, Fairmount, GA

Direct cremation

$3,705

The middle price in Georgia is $2,500.

The home posts $3,690. With one certified copy, $3,705.

How this adds up
"Direct Cremation With Alternative Container"$3,690
1 certified copy of the death certificate$15
Sum$3,705

This covers reduced Basic Services Of Funeral Director And Staff $1,995.00, transfer Of Your Loved One To Funeral Home $425.00, cremation Fee $750.00 and care Procedures For Deceased $400.00 (this variant's cardboard container, required by the crematory, is home-supplied). 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 $15 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • reduced Basic Services Of Funeral Director And Staff $1,995.00
  • transfer Of Your Loved One To Funeral Home $425.00
  • cremation Fee $750.00
  • care Procedures For Deceased $400.00 (this variant's cardboard container, required by the crematory, is home-supplied)

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 Alternative Container".

The median across Georgia is $2,500, from 75 posted price lists we have read.

Cremation with service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated July 1, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Immediate burial

Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies

$5,125

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 $5,110. With one certified copy, $5,125.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial With A Non-gasketed Metal Casket"$5,110
1 certified copy of the death certificate$15
Sum$5,125

This covers reduced Basic Services Of Funeral Director And Staff $1,995.00, dressing And Casketing When NO Embalming Has Occurred $400.00, transfer Of Deceased To Funeral Home $425.00 and hearse $395.00, plus the home's non-gasketed metal casket. It does not cover 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 $15 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • reduced Basic Services Of Funeral Director And Staff $1,995.00
  • dressing And Casketing When NO Embalming Has Occurred $400.00
  • transfer Of Deceased To Funeral Home $425.00
  • hearse $395.00, plus the home's non-gasketed metal casket.

What this home's price does not cover

  • 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 "Immediate Burial With A Non-gasketed Metal Casket".

Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides

$3,230

The middle price in Georgia is $3,098.

How this adds up
"Immediate Burial With Casket Provided By Purchaser"$3,215
1 certified copy of the death certificate$15
Sum$3,230

It does not cover 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 $15 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

  • 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 "Immediate Burial With Casket Provided By Purchaser".

The median across Georgia is $3,098, from 62 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated July 1, 2026, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.

Traditional funeral service

$6,505

The middle price in Georgia is $6,915.

This one price does include the casket this package names. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

The home posts $6,490. With one certified copy, $6,505.

How this adds up
"Total Full Traditional Funeral Service Charge"$6,490
1 certified copy of the death certificate$15
Sum$6,505

This covers its own marked rows on pages 4 through 8 add to it to the dollar: Basic Services $2,755.00 + Embalming $1,195.00 + Cosmetology/Dressing/Casketing $400.00 + Traditional Visitation $595.00 + Funeral Ceremony $595.00 + Transfer $425.00 + Casket Coach (Hearse) $395.00 + Service Vehicle $130.00 = $6,490.00. 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 $15 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • its own marked rows on pages 4 through 8 add to it to the dollar: Basic Services $2,755.00 + Embalming $1,195.00 + Cosmetology/Dressing/Casketing $400.00 + Traditional Visitation $595.00 + Funeral Ceremony $595.00 + Transfer $425.00 + Casket Coach (Hearse) $395.00 + Service Vehicle $130.00 = $6,490.00.

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 "Total Full Traditional Funeral Service Charge".

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 Georgia is $6,915, from 53 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 FL, Volusia County at $50, Lee County and Miami-Dade County at $75, Manatee County and Sarasota County at $35, Orange County and Osceola County at $60 and DeSoto County charging no fee; in NC, 100 counties with no fee on file here; in SC, Bamberg County at $35, Richland County at $20 and 44 counties with no fee on file here; in TN, 95 counties 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 FL, 8 counties charging no fee; in NC, 100 counties with no fee on file here; in SC, 46 counties with no fee on file here; in TN, 95 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 own price list posts a certified copy of the death certificate at $15 each. 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.

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 Gordon County charge

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

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