How Much Is a Funeral

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Pugh Funeral Home

Star, Montgomery County, NC

A funeral home.

Posted March 17, 2026 Checked August 19, 2026

Read this home's price list

216 S. Main Street, Star, NC 27356

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Cremation with service

$6,065

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

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, the cremation charge itself and north Carolina medical examiner cremation authorization.

How this adds up
"BASIC SERVICES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF"$2,795
"A. Transfer of remains to funeral home"$595
"EMBALMING"$850
"Bathing, cosmetology, dressing, and casketing"$200
"Visitation at the Funeral Home (same day or evening prior)"$495
"Funeral Service at the Funeral Home"$575
"G. Crematory Fee from Central Carolina Crematory $495"$495
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$6,065

It does not cover the rental casket for the viewing 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

  • 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
  • the cremation charge itself
  • north Carolina medical examiner cremation authorization

What this home's price does not cover

  • the rental casket for the viewing
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

The median across North Carolina is $7,175, from 63 posted price lists we have read.

Burial with graveside service

$4,925

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

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

How this adds up
"BASIC SERVICES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF"$2,795
"A. Transfer of remains to funeral home"$595
"Refrigeration, per day or portion thereof"$455
"Bathing, cosmetology, dressing, and casketing"$200
"Funeral Coach (Hearse)"$250
"D. Utility Vehicle (Van to transport flowers, tent and grave equipment)"$125
"G. Graveside Service"$495
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$4,925

It does not cover a casket 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
  • storage and sheltering of the deceased
  • dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
  • a hearse
  • service vehicle
  • use of facilities and staff for a graveside service

What this home's price does not cover

  • a casket
  • additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time

The median across North Carolina is $5,405, from 55 posted price lists we have read.

These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.

10 other packages this home posts

D. Funeral Service at Other Facility (e.g. Church, School Auditorium, etc.)

$585

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"D. Funeral Service at Other Facility (e.g. Church, School Auditorium, etc.)"$575
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$585

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

E. Memorial Service at Funeral Home

$505

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"E. Memorial Service at Funeral Home"$495
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$505

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

F. Memorial Service at Other Facility (e.g. Church, School Auditorium, etc.)

$505

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"F. Memorial Service at Other Facility (e.g. Church, School Auditorium, etc.)"$495
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$505

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

I. Weekday funeral/memorial services scheduled at 4:00pm or later

$205

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"I. Weekday funeral/memorial services scheduled at 4:00pm or later"$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

E. Organist

$60

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"E. Organist"$50
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$60

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

F. Soloist

$60

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"F. Soloist"$50
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$60

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. Standard Acknowledgment Cards

$50

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"C. Standard Acknowledgment Cards"$40
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$50

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

E. Premium Memorial Supply Packages

$160

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"E. Premium Memorial Supply Packages"$150
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$160

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

F. Memorial DVD (80 photos maximum)

$105

This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.

How this adds up
"F. Memorial DVD (80 photos maximum)"$95
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$105

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. Direct cremation with casket selected from our funeral home

$2,905

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 $2,895. With one certified copy, $2,905.

How this adds up
"C. Direct cremation with casket selected from our funeral home"$2,895
1 certified copy of the death certificate$10
Sum$2,905

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

  • removal of remains
  • embalming
  • local transportation to airport.
  • rites or ceremonies prior to forwarding of the remains nor transportation charges to destination.
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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