How Much Is a Funeral

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

Hinton Turner

Paris, KY

Checked September 6, 2026

This list carries no date of its own; we read it on September 6, 2026.

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526 Pleasant St, Paris, KY 40361

Direct cremation

$2,775

The middle price in Kentucky is $1,835.

The home posts $2,765. With one certified copy, $2,775.

How this adds up
"Direct cremation with a fiberboard or composition material container that we provide"$2,765
1 certified copy of the death certificate$6
Sum$2,771
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $2,775

This covers basic services of funeral director and staff, removal of remains within 25 miles and transportation to crematory. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes 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 $6 to this home's own price.

What this home's price covers

  • basic services of funeral director and staff
  • removal of remains within 25 miles
  • transportation to crematory

What this home's price does not cover

  • mileage beyond the distance 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 "Direct cremation with a fiberboard or composition material container that we provide".

This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "This charge is for a licensed funeral director and assistant, when required, vehicle and equipment necessary for the removal of the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home, regardless of the time of day. We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to respond to a family’s need. This price includes a death in Bourbon County. Should the death occur outside this area, a fee of $1.50 per mile one way will added."

The median across Kentucky is $1,835, from 28 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$3,775

The middle price in Kentucky is $4,473.

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

How this adds up
"Basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff and Overhead $2,525"$2,525
"Transfer of the Remains to the Funeral Home $300"$300
"Other Preparation of the Remains $185"$185
"Hearse $390"$390
"Use of Staff and Equipment for a Graveside Service $275"$275
"Other automotive equipment $90"$90
1 certified copy of the death certificate$6
Sum$3,771
Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above $3,775

It does not cover a casket, mileage beyond the distance this list includes 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 $6 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
  • dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
  • a hearse
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
  • service vehicle

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • mileage beyond the distance 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 mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "This charge is for a licensed funeral director and assistant, when required, vehicle and equipment necessary for the removal of the deceased from the place of death to the funeral home, regardless of the time of day. We are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to respond to a family’s need. This price includes a death in Bourbon County. Should the death occur outside this area, a fee of $1.50 per mile one way will added."

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 Kentucky is $4,473, from 18 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 IL, Cook County at $150 and 101 counties at $100; in IN, Allen County, Tippecanoe County and Vanderburgh County with no fee on file here; in MO, 12 counties charging no fee; in OH, 88 counties at $10; 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 IL, 102 counties with no fee on file here; in IN, Allen County, Tippecanoe County and Vanderburgh County with no fee on file here; in MO, 12 counties charging no fee; in OH, 88 counties at $10; 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 list does not post a price for a certified copy of the death certificate. This state charges $6 for one, so that is the figure 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 $6.

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 same question, answered for every Kentucky home we have read:

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