Guide to Funeral Expenses

• Professional Services - includes the expertise of your Funeral Director - everything from making your wishes a worthy reality to preparing the deceased with dignity and grace. Assistance provided by the Bradshaw staff is also covered in this category.

• Facilities and Equipment - As you would expect, not everyone uses our facilities the same way. This category allows us to tailor cost individually.

• Transportation - Use of a hearse for transporting the deceased is the most common expense in this category. However, we also plan for circumstances in which death occurs some distance away - be it out of state or out of the country.

• Merchandise - This category includes a range of items, caskets, urns, and vaults. Also memorial books and folders.

• Cash-advance Items - On your behalf and as an added convenience, we typically pay a range of service-providers with a check on the day of the funeral. Examples include the florist, escort, clergy, soloists, and cemetery services. Cash advances are billed to you without markup.

• Cemetery Plot or Mausoleum Niche - Please contact you cemetery of choice to purchase these items. If you need assistance, or have questions about this, you can call any of our locations.