A Short Summary of Local Funeral Home Prices for 2007-2008
(See complete note below the table for more information)

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Columbus, Ohio Area Non-declinable Fee (NDF)1 Embalming Viewing2 Funeral Direct Cremation3
Brooks Owens 900 500 100 300 *875
C D White & Son 1,625 575 390 355 *1370
Caliman 1,800 675 600 600 *895
Cook & Son-Pallay 875 320 360 400 1,200
Cotner 1,225 425 350 295 *1375
Diehl-Whittaker 900 450 500 500 *1250
Egan-Ryan 1,495 695 625 625 1,885
Epstein 1,995 575 250 525 *880
Evans 1,030 380 380 275 *980
Ferguson 2,395 865 300 300 *2621
Graumlich 1,145 475 370 395 1,590
Hill 1,675 475 295 295 *1450
J. Martin Smith 795 350 310 310 *1240
John Quint Treboni 1,465 550 700 475 *999
Kauber-Sammons 2,410 515 370 415 *2385
Long 1,595 550 385 360 *1525
Myers-Woodyard 1,000 375 275 275 2,150
Newcomer 815 350 200 300 1,170
Novak 1,350 600 525 450 *1795
O. R. Woodyard 1,100 375 275 300 1,225
O'Shaughnessy 1,295 595 340 350 *995
Rader-McDonald 1,800 625 325 395 *1870
Robert C. Carter 1,260 435 650 300 750
Rodman 1,200 500 350 250 995
Rutherford 1,395 560 400 475 1,720
Schoedinger 1,295 625 445 520 1,951
Shaw-Davis 1,350 450 600 425 1,530
Shoemaker 1,345 560 500 600 *2090
Skunza 1,595 550 385 360 *1525
Southwick-Good & Fortkamp 1,550 475 495 510 *1612
Wayne T. Lee 1,145 395 250 275 *1020
Weir-Arend 1,395 560 400 495 *1470
           
London/Springfield Area          
Conroy 975 750 600 395 1,345
Eberle-Fisher 1,795 420 330 330 1,750
Jackson Lytle Williams 1,895 795 395 495 *2580
Johnson Melick Moreland 1,865 435 390 425 *1,290
Jones Kenney Zechman 865 395 400 250 *1,295
Littleton & Rue 1,999 475 425 370 2,023
Rader Lynch and Dodds 1,595 450 490 480 1,590
Richards, Raff & Dunbar 1,565 400 470 400 *1,265
1 A fee charged by a funeral home to cover overhead costs such as rent, interest payments, heating and cooling, supplies, maintenance, etc.
 
2 Typically, these costs will provide for viewing for at least 4 hours.
3 Cremation of the body of the deceased without any preparation of the body, such as embalming, or formal viewing of the body in a casket by a funeral home. The consumer should not be charged a NDF if there is direct cremation, but check with the funeral home to confirm this. You may want to go elsewhere if the funeral home wants to charge you a NDF when direct cremation is chosen.
 
* Indicates that the funeral home does not operate a crematory, so the body must be moved to another facility for the actual cremation. This typically might add $300 to the final bill.
   
PLEASE NOTE:
Information in the table was collected in the Fall of 2007 and is based upon the General Price Lists provided by the funeral homes listed. Although the information was collected and is reported in good faith, Funeral Consumers Alliance of Central Ohio (FCACO) does not warrant the accuracy of the information. General Price Lists are difficult to interpret and subject to change. Consumers, well in advance of needing funeral services, should decide what services they want, begin discussing arrangements with funeral directors, compare the prices, services, and products offered by different funeral homes, and advise their family members of the arrangements they want the family to make. Consumers should note that the table DOES NOT include the costs of several other services and products that a funeral home may offer to the consumer, e.g., caskets (prices can vary from about $150.00 to $40,000); transporting the body of the deceased from one funeral home to another; flowers; cards, chapel use are a few. Other charges can include cemetery lots and opening and closing of the grave, grave liner, obituaries, etc. Therefore, you cannot simply add the row to get a complete estimate of the costs. Chart shows ONLY the BASIC COSTS.
This information was compiled by the Funeral Consumers Alliance of Central Ohio (FCACO). Questions about the survey may be directed to: PO Box 14835, Columbus, OH 43214. Telephone 614-263-4632. In general, FCACO along with the AARP, discourages the pre-payment of funeral arrangements, except in certain specific situations. It is definitely wise to pre-plan, however, and to write down any and all questions prior to making those plans. You may be able to save your estate considerable money if you take the time to do this planning.
 
 

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Mail: FCACO, P. O. Box 14835, Columbus, OH 43214

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