Sometimes the thought of planning a funeral seems too difficult for those who've suffered a loss. We're here to help lighten your burden and remind you of the true value a ceremony can hold for you and your family.
The Healing Power of Memorial Services
Coping with a loss is never easy, and services are an essential part of the recovery process. A Funeral service provides those who are grieving with a supportive environment in which they can begin to find closure, say goodbye, and come to terms with the loss. Gathering with friends and family gives everyone the opportunity to connect, share memories, offer words of sympathy, and create a lasting network of comfort and support as they start the journey toward healing and peace. No matter the setting, style, or direction you choose, our professional staff are honored to assist you in creating a service that reflects your loved one's unique life journey.
Cremation Services
The biggest misconception about cremation is that there can't be a funeral service or visitation. This is absolutely not the case - when you choose to care for the physical remains through cremation, we encourage you to consider holding a memorial service as well. There are many options open to you when it comes to honoring your loved one's life: you can provide a chance for friends and family to say goodbye through a final viewing before the cremation, and you can also hold a formal service either before or after the cremation occurs. After the cremation itself, there are a variety of choices for your loved one's final disposition:
Basic Direct Cremation $945.00 This charge (without memorial ceremony or viewing of your loved one) includes transportation of your loved one from place of death into our care within the Kansas City Metro area, meeting with your family to make arrangements for cremation, filing the death certificate, notification to social security, obituary posted to our website and Facebook, basic cremation container, performing the cremation at our facility, and a basic temporary urn (industry standard protective container).
Memorial Service with Basic Cremation to follow $1,975.00 This charge includes transportation of your loved one from place of death into our care within the Kansas City Metro area, meeting with your family to make arrangements for cremation and memorial service, filing the death certificate, notification to social security, obituary posted to our website and Facebook, basic cremation container, performing the cremation at our facility, arranging the service in church or facility of your choice and conducting the service on the day of the ceremony, 50 standard memorial folders, a standard register book, and basic metal urn. This charge does not include honorariums or viewing of your loved one.
*Additional church or facility fee may apply
Traditional Service and Visitation with Basic Cremation to follow $3,695.00 This charge includes transportation of your loved one from place of death into our care within the Kansas City Metro area, meeting with your family to make arrangements for the service and cremation, filing the death certificate, notification to social security, obituary posted to our website and Facebook, embalming, preparation of your loved one including cosmetics, dressing, and casketing, the use of our standard wood rental casket, use of vehicle, arranging the funeral ceremony in church or facility of your choice as well as conducting the service on the day of the funeral ceremony, visitation 1 hour prior to the service, 50 standard funeral service folders, standard register book, basic cremation container, performing the cremation at our facility, and basic metal urn. This charge does not include honorariums.
*Additional church or facility fee may apply
Certified copies of death certificates are additional and vary by the state of which the death has occured. In Missouri, death certificates are $14 for the first copy and $11 for each additional. In Kansas, death certificates are $20 each and there is a County Coroner's Permit to Cremate fee of $50.
Interment means that you'll bury or entomb your loved one's cremated remains. This can be in the family plot, a memorial site, a cremation niche or urn garden, or in a variety of other indoor and outdoor locations. Ask our staff for a detailed list of interment possibilities.
Graveside Services are similar to those celebrated alongside a traditional ground burial, in which loved ones are present at the burial of the cremated remains and honor the deceased through memorial prayers or other meaningful tributes.
Scattering allows you to spread your loved one's cremated remains in a memorial garden, a cemetery, over water, or across any other meaningful site. You can also choose to scatter some of the cremated remains and retain the rest in an urn for internment or another form of disposition.
Placing cremated remains in multiple urns allows family members who are separated by distance to each feel the comfort of having their loved one's final resting place in a nearby location.