How Much Is a Funeral

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

Burthey Funeral Service

Durham, NC

A funeral home.

Checked August 18, 2026

This list carries no date of its own; we read it on August 18, 2026.

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1510 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27707

Direct cremation

We have no price to show for this service from the price list we read from this home on August 18, 2026, so please ask them directly.

Cremation with service

$3,650

The middle price in North Carolina is $7,175.

This covers the home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation, the home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation, embalming, the home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation, the home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation and 3 more lines this home's own price list names, each shown in full below.

How this adds up
"BASIC SERVICES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF AND OVERHEAD: $1295.00"$1,295
"TRANSFER OF REMAINS TO FUNERAL HOME : $250.00"$250
"Embalming : $795.00"$795
"Restoration, Dressing and Casketing: $225.00"$225
"FACILITIES & STAFF FOR VIEWING/VISITATION AT FUNERAL HOME OR ANOTHER LOCATION : $225.00"$225
"FACILITIES & STAFF FOR FUNERAL CEREMONY AT FUNERAL HOME: $275.00"$275
"RENTAL CASKET: $525.00"$525
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$3,650

It does not cover the crematory fee, 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

  • the home's posted plan for a funeral with cremation
  • embalming
  • north Carolina medical examiner cremation authorization

What this home's price does not cover

  • the crematory fee
  • 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: "Beyond 25 miles, add $1.85 per mile."

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 $7,175, from 63 posted price lists we have read.

Immediate burial

We have no price to show for this service from the price list we read from this home on August 18, 2026, so please ask them directly.

Burial with graveside service

$2,730

The middle price in North Carolina is $5,405.

This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

This covers the home's posted plan for a graveside service and SERVICE, UTILITY VEHICLE (the utility vehicle, rule 71).

How this adds up
"BASIC SERVICES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF AND OVERHEAD: $1295.00"$1,295
"TRANSFER OF REMAINS TO FUNERAL HOME : $250.00"$250
"Restoration, Dressing and Casketing: $225.00"$225
"HEARSE (Casket Coach) : $350.00"$350
"EQUIPMENT & STAFF FOR GRAVESIDE SERVICE: $350.00"$350
"SERVICE, UTILITY VEHICLE : $250.00"$250
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$2,730

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

  • the home's posted plan for a graveside service
  • SERVICE, UTILITY VEHICLE (the utility vehicle, rule 71)

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: "Beyond 25 miles, add $1.85 per mile."

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 $5,405, from 55 posted price lists we have read.

Traditional funeral service

$4,025

The middle price in North Carolina is $7,050.

This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.

This covers the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial, the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial, embalming, the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial, the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial and 4 more lines this home's own price list names, each shown in full below.

How this adds up
"BASIC SERVICES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF AND OVERHEAD: $1295.00"$1,295
"TRANSFER OF REMAINS TO FUNERAL HOME : $250.00"$250
"Embalming : $795.00"$795
"Restoration, Dressing and Casketing: $225.00"$225
"FACILITIES & STAFF FOR VIEWING/VISITATION AT FUNERAL HOME OR ANOTHER LOCATION : $225.00"$225
"FACILITIES & STAFF FOR FUNERAL CEREMONY AT FUNERAL HOME: $275.00"$275
"HEARSE (Casket Coach) : $350.00"$350
"EQUIPMENT & STAFF FOR GRAVESIDE SERVICE: $350.00"$350
"SERVICE, UTILITY VEHICLE : $250.00"$250
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$4,025

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

  • the home's posted plan for a funeral with burial
  • embalming
  • SERVICE, UTILITY VEHICLE (the utility vehicle, rule 71)

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: "Beyond 25 miles, add $1.85 per mile."

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 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

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