Arkansas Burial Estimate

Burial Cost Estimate

Burial:	Good $5,500	Better $7,000	Best $9,500
Casket:	20-gauge steel — or pine.	18-gauge steel — or oak.	16-gauge steel, stainless steel or copper — or oak, cherry, maple or walnut.
Outer Container:	Grave liner — concrete box with drain holes (no sealing features).	Burial vault — concrete top seal with plastic liner or 18-gauge steel air seal.	Burial vault — concrete top seal with stainless steel liner or 7-gauge steel air seal.
Transportation:	Casket coach, clergy coach and flower car.	Casket coach, clergy coach and flower car.	Casket coach, clergy coach, limousine and flower car.
Flowers:	Casket spray and lid piece.	Casket spray and lid piece.	Casket spray, family piece and lid piece.

Each option above also includes:

Transfer of remains to funeral home.
Basic services of funeral director and staff; including embalming and sanitation of the deceased; cosmetology and casketing the deceased.
Death certificate; obituary notices.
Printing package, including register book, memorial cards or prayer cards, and acknowledgment cards.
Use of facilities and staff for visitation at funeral home, and for funeral ceremony at funeral home or church.
Outer burial container, tent and cemetery equipment set-up charge.
Church or clergy stipend.
Cemetery opening and closing charge.

Cremation:	Good $1,000	Better $3,000	Best $6,000
	Direct cremation; no memorial visitation or services beforehand.	Direct cremation, but with memorial visitation and funeral services without the body present.	Cremation after memorial visitation and funeral services with body present.
Flowers:	None.	Floral spray.	Casket spray, family piece and lid piece.

Included in the Best Option:

Transfer of remains to funeral home.
Basic services of funeral director and staff.
Death certificate; obituary notices.
Printing package, including register book, memorial cards or prayer cards, and acknowledgment cards.
Use of facilities and staff for visitation at funeral home, and for funeral ceremony at funeral home or church.
Use of casket for memorial visitation and funeral ceremony.
Church or clergy stipend.
Cemetery opening and closing charge.