Funeral prices in Shelby County, Tennessee
The median and the least expensive, service by service
| Service | Median | Least expensive |
|---|---|---|
| Direct cremation | $1,780from 6 price lists | $1,780M. J. Edwards Funeral Home |
| Cremation with a service | $4,943from 6 price lists | $4,280M. J. Edwards Funeral Home |
| Immediate burial | $2,485M. J. Edwards Whitehaven Funeral Chapel is the only published home here for this service, so this is that home's own figure. | |
| Burial with a graveside service | $3,405from 6 price lists | $3,330M. J. Edwards Funeral Home |
| Traditional funeral | $4,655from 6 price lists | $4,580M. J. Edwards Funeral Home |
6 published funeral homes in Shelby County, side by side. 3 more within 30 miles are shown too, from over the state line, each labeled with its own state.
The newest price list behind these figures is dated Jul 14, 2026. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How much does a funeral cost in Shelby County, Tennessee
What each home charges
| Funeral home | Town | Direct cremation | Cremation with a service | Immediate burial | Burial with a graveside service | Traditional funeral | Price list posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brantley Funeral Home In MS, over the state line Olive Branch Map | $2,910 | $8,590 | not posted | $6,310 | $8,410 | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| Coleman Funeral Home of Olive Branch In MS, over the state line Olive Branch Map | $2,820 | $6,525 | $3,125 | $4,025 | $5,025 | Jul 1, 2024 | |
| Coleman Funeral Home of Southaven In MS, over the state line Southaven Map | $2,820 | $6,525 | $3,125 | $4,025 | $5,025 | Jul 1, 2024 | |
| Family Funeral Care Memphis Map | $2,530 | $6,290 | not posted | $5,180 | $7,280 | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| M. J. Edwards Funeral Home Memphis Map | $1,780 least expensive here | $4,280 least expensive here | not posted | $3,330 least expensive here | $4,580 least expensive here | May 15, 2026 | |
| M. J. Edwards Funeral Home Stage Road Chapel Memphis Map | $1,780 least expensive here | $4,280 least expensive here | not posted | $3,330 least expensive here | $4,580 least expensive here | May 15, 2026 | |
| M. J. Edwards Riverdale Life Celebration Center MEMPHIS Map | $1,780 least expensive here | $4,280 least expensive here | not posted | $3,330 least expensive here | $4,580 least expensive here | May 15, 2026 | |
| M. J. Edwards Whitehaven Funeral Chapel Memphis Map | $1,780 least expensive here | $5,605 | $2,485 least expensive here | $3,480 | $4,730 | May 15, 2026 | |
| Memphis Funeral Home Memphis Map | $4,245 | $8,920 | not posted | $7,990 | $10,215 | Jul 14, 2026 |
Sorted by funeral home name.
What each column means
- Direct cremation
- No viewing and no ceremony. The transfer into the funeral home's care, the cremation itself, and the filings.
- Cremation with a service
- A viewing or a ceremony first, then cremation.
- Immediate burial
- Burial with no viewing and no ceremony beforehand.
- Burial with a graveside service
- The ceremony is at the graveside, with none at the funeral home beforehand.
- Traditional funeral
- A viewing, a ceremony, then burial.
A filled dot marks the least expensive figure in that column among the homes on this table.
A cell reading "not posted" means that home's own price list carries no figure for that service. We never estimate one.
Every figure is that home's own posted price with its county's permit fee and one certified copy of the death certificate added, wherever both are on file, rounded once. Open a home to change the county or the number of copies. A figure here includes a casket only where that home's own page says so. Otherwise the casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home. Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount. 3 homes here sit over the state line and are labeled with their own state, because a family near a border shops across it.
How this table is built
We do not yet publish how many funeral homes operate in this county, so this is every published home here rather than a proportion of the county's total. That total is still being collected.
Statewide there are 192 funeral homes operating today in Tennessee, by the state rosters. 127 of them post a price list we hold, and 52 have been read and reviewed far enough to publish. The rest are homes our collecting has not reached, not homes that charge nothing.
Every price here is rounded on purpose. A funeral home's own general price list is the only source, the date it carries is on the row, and the home's name links to the page that shows the document. Where a figure is missing the row says so rather than leaving a blank a reader would have to interpret.
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