Groce Funeral Home & Cremation Service
Arden, NC
A funeral home.
Posted January 1, 2026 Checked August 18, 2026
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856 Tunnel Road, Arden, NC 28704
No website on file yet.
Direct cremation
$3,355
The middle price in North Carolina is $2,725.
The home posts $3,295. With the North Carolina medical examiner cremation authorization and one certified copy, $3,355.
How this adds up
| "Direct Cremation with Alternative Container" | $3,295 |
|---|---|
| North Carolina medical examiner cremation authorization, set by 10A NCAC 44 .0501(b), verified August 25, 2026 | $50 |
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $10 |
| Sum | $3,355 |
This covers transfer of remains to the funeral home, basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff, use of refrigeration and crematory fee ($805). 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. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds the North Carolina medical examiner cremation authorization at $50 and one certified copy of the death certificate at $10 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- transfer of remains to the funeral home
- basic Services of the Funeral Director and Staff
- use of refrigeration
- crematory fee ($805)
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 Alternative Container".
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: "2. AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT (Within 30 miles; add $2.50/mile one-way for each mile outside 30-mile radius)"
The median across North Carolina is $2,725, from 70 posted price lists we have read.
Traditional funeral service
$7,665
The middle price in North Carolina is $7,050.
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, a hearse, service vehicle and use of facilities and staff for a graveside service.
How this adds up
| "PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR & STAFF" | $3,195 |
|---|---|
| "a. Transfer of Remains to Groce Funeral Home" | $495 |
| "EMBALMING" | $1,195 |
| "Hair & Cosmetic care, dressing and casketing / shrouding" | $295 |
| "Reduced Rate For Those Scheduled On Monday-Friday" | $295 |
| "Reduced Rate For Those Scheduled On Monday-Friday" | $695 |
| "b. Funeral Coach / Hearse / Casket Coach" | $495 |
| "c. Errand/utility vehicle (may be used to complete paperwork, as" | $395 |
| "Reduced Rate For Those Scheduled On Monday-Friday" | $595 |
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $10 |
| Sum | $7,665 |
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. 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
- a hearse
- service vehicle
- use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
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: "2. AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT (Within 30 miles; add $2.50/mile one-way for each mile outside 30-mile radius)"
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 North Carolina is $7,050, from 57 posted price lists we have read.
These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.
2 other packages this home posts
a. With minimum shipping container (for airline transport)
$3,100
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "a. With minimum shipping container (for airline transport)" | $3,090 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $10 |
| Sum | $3,100 |
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
- a. With minimum shipping container (for airline transport)
What this home's price does not cover
- what this package covers
GREEN BURIAL SERVICE
$3,305
The home posts $3,295. With one certified copy, $3,305.
How this adds up
| "GREEN BURIAL SERVICE" | $3,295 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $10 |
| Sum | $3,305 |
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 $10 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- this selection includes transfer of remains to Groce Funeral Home
- professional ' services of the funeral director and staff
- dressing/casketing
- refrigeration and transportation to burial site.
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. North Carolina charges $10 for the first copy and $10 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 $10.
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 North Carolina home we have read:
- How much does cremation cost in North Carolina?
- How much does a traditional funeral cost in North Carolina?
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