Nichols Funeral Homes
32657 Highway 278, Addison, Alabama 35540 (256) 747 6063 1607 11th Avenue South, Haleyville, Alabama 35565 (205) 486-2204
25714 Highway 195, Double Springs, Alabama 35553 (205) 489-5139
General Price List
These prices are effective May 1, 2024, and are subject to change without notice.
The goods and services shown below are those we can provide to our customers. You may choose only the items you desire. However, any funeral arrangements you select will include a charge for our basic services and overhead. If legal or other requirements mean you must buy any items you did not specifically ask for, we will explain the reason in writing on the statement we provide describing the funeral goods and services you selected.
Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff and Overhead........................................................... $ 2,245
Our services include: conducting the arrangements conference; planning the funeral; consulting with family and clergy; shelter of remains; preparing and filing of necessary notices; obtaining necessary authorizations and permits; coordinating with the cemetery, crematory, or other third parties. In addition, this fee includes a proportionate share of our basic overhead costs. This fee for our basic services and overhead will be added to the total cost of the funeral arrangements you select. (This fee is already included in our charges for direct cremations, immediate burials, and forwarding or receiving remains.)
Embalming................................................................................................................................. $ 695
Embalming is not required by law. Embalming may be necessary, however, if you select certain funeral arrangements, such as a funeral with viewing. If you do not want embalming, you usually have the right to choose an arrangement, such as direct cremation or immediate burial, that does not require you to pay for it.
Refrigeration (after 24 hours from time of passing) ……….$ 695….................................... $ 100 per day after five days
Other Preparation of the Body (Dressing and Casketing or Washing and Disinfecting of remains)......................... $ 195
Autopsy or Organ Donation Repair (When Applicable).................................................................................................... $ 395
Transfer of Remains to the Funeral Home (within 35 mile radius) $ 450…beyond this radius we charge $ 4 per mile.
Use of Facilities and Staff for Visitation period at Funeral Home or another Facility.............................................................. $ 385
Use of Facilities and Staff for Funeral Ceremony at the Funeral Home or another Facility........................................ $ 385
Use of Facilities and Staff for Memorial Service at the Funeral Home or another facility......................................... $ 385
Use of Equipment and Staff for Graveside Service............................................................................................................ $ 385
Hearse……………………………..$ 445 (within 35 mile radius) $ 450…beyond this radius we charge $ 4 per mile. Service Utility Vehicle..................................... $ 445 (within 35 mile radius) $ 450…beyond this radius we charge $ 4 per mile.
Caskets.....................................$ 595 to $ 12,995............... (A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home)
Outer Burial Containers ……. $ 1,695 to $ 5,395.............. (A complete price list will be provided at the funeral home)
Forwarding of Remains to Another Funeral Home........................................................................................................ $ 2,895
Our charge includes: basic services of funeral director and staff; a proportionate share of overhead costs; removal of remains; embalming or other preparation of remains, if relevant; and local transportation)
Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home........................................................................................................... $ 2,895
Our charge includes: basic services of funeral director and staff; a proportionate share of overhead costs; care of remains; transportation of remains to funeral home and to cemetery or crematory.
Direct Cremation................................................................................................................................. $2,795 to $2,895
Our charge for a direct cremation (without ceremony) includes: basic services of funeral director and staff; a proportionate share of overhead costs; removal of remains; transportation to crematory; necessary authorizations; and cremation. If you want to arrange a direct cremation, you can use an alternative container. Alternative containers encase the body and can be made of materials like fiberboard or composition materials (with or without an outside covering). The container we provide is a fiberboard alternative container.
A. Direct cremation with container provided by the purchaser................................................................................... $ 2,795
B. Direct cremation with a fiberboard alternative container........................................................................................ $ 2,895
Immediate Burial............................................................................................................................................... $ 3,640 to $ 4,235
Our charge for an immediate burial (without ceremony) includes: basic services of funeral director and staff; a proportionate share of overhead costs; removal of remains; local transportation to cemetery; and lowering device setup at cemetery.
A. Immediate burial with casket provided by purchaser................................................................................................ $ 3,640
B. . Immediate burial with cloth covered wood casket.................................................................................................... $ 4,235
Miscellaneous:
Fiberboard or unfinished wood box (for cremation)…$ 100 ...Air or Combo Tray for shipping purposes.............. $ 250
Register book packages including register book, memorial folders, and acknowledgement cards........................... $ 245
Video slideshow for services (up to 75 pictures) ………$395 Extra Video copies........................................... $ 20
Grave Setup (No Vault)........................................................................................................................................................... $500
Brown Service Package (Available only at our Haleyville Location)
Brown Service Services Package $1,895
This fee covers the funeral home's services for arranging for service vehicle, musicians, arranging for obituaries, arranging for and processing death certificates, processing of government claims (such as Veterans Administration claims, and filing for and notification of Social Security), and processing insurance claims.
Each service included in the above package can also be purchased separately, if desired, for the price shown below:
Service vehicle $445 (within a 50 mile radius. Additional distance will be charged at $2.50 per mile.)
Arranging for Obituaries $300
Arranging and Processing Death Certificate $300
Filing Government Claims $300 Filing Insurance Claims $300
The above fees do not include the actual cost of the third party provider, e.g. fees billed by musicians or newspaper charges for publication of the obituary
Other items including death certificates, cemetery/grave digging fees, obituaries, airline fees, clergy honorariums, and any other fees associated to the funeral costs are considered cash advance items. These items are not services we provide ourselves, but that we obtain for you. These items can be added to your contract if you would like and we will specify the cost of each specific item you select.
1.Assignment of valid and verifiable, non-contestable, life insurance policy by existing beneficiary(If insurance policy is not verifiable, we must proceed with the following hereafter payment arrangements)
2.Cash, Check, or Credit/ Debit Card (We charge a 3% credit card processing fee on all card transactions)
3.Funded pre-arrangement through this funeral home
4.Third party financing (subject to credit approval)
Other additional conditions that may apply:
1.This establishment does NOT offer public viewing without embalming, no exceptions.
2.Deceased individuals who are not scheduled for embalming will be refrigerated within 24 hours, no exceptions.
3.Caskets or containers provided by the purchaser must meet the minimum requirements of the cemetery or crematory.
