Average Funeral Cost in Arkansas

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Average Cost of Funeral Service Components in Arkansas

Traditional Full Service Burial

Traditional Full Service Burial includes funeral home basic service fee, embalming and care of body, a visitation or wake prior to the funeral, a service at either church or funeral home chapel, a funeral procession to the grave site and a committal service prior to the burial. The average cost of a casket is included.

Full Service Cremation

Full Service Cremation includes a visitation or wake prior to the funeral, a service at either church or funeral home chapel and basic cremation services, which include removal of deceased from the place of death, transfer to the crematory, and cremation services. The average cost of a cremation casket is included. Unless an urn has been purchased separately, the ashes are generally returned to the family in a cardboard box.

Affordable Burial

Affordable Burial, sometimes known as Immediate or Direct Burial, is the burial of a body without embalming, viewing or services. It includes basic services fee and transportation of the body from the place of death to the cemetery. The average cost of a basic casket is included.

Direct Cremation

Direct Cremation includes removal of the deceased from the place of death, transfer to the crematory, and cremation services. The average cost of an alternative cremation container is included. Unless an urn has been purchased separately, the ashes are generally returned to the family in a cardboard box.

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* Includes industry average prices for some merchandise. See below for information on merchandise costs.

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Funeral Service Prices Ranked in Arkansas

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Average Funeral Merchandise Prices

Funeralocity has included national average prices for some merchandise items in the calculation of average funeral prices. Families may decide to select merchandise that is less or more expensive than the average. Values given here are the most recent national averages from the National Funeral Directors Association.

$3,500

Metal casket

$150

Alternative cremation container

$295

Urn

$175

Basic memorial printed package

$995

Rental casket

$1,200

Cremation casket