Included in the Discount Cremation Package
- transfer of remains into our care
- paperwork completion via phone, email/DocuSign
- creation and filing of a death certificate in EDRS
- notification to Social Security of the decedent’s passing
- cremation
- return your loved one's cremated remains to you in a basic urn with a cremation certificate from the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son
Not Included in the Discount Cremation Package
- obtain hard copies of death certificates. You can obtain these from any local health department in Virginia
- witness cremation *
- a private in-person viewing*
- dressing/cosmetizing *
- in-person arrangements
- writing obituaries. We are able to publish obituaries you write yourself for your loved ones, with or without a photo, onto our website
- submitting obituaries to papers
- access to the Memorial Funeral Home building
- 24-hour access to a funeral director **All non-urgent messages will be returned next business day
- print work and packaging
*Can be included for an additional fee.
Included in the Discount Burial Package
- transfer of remains into our care
- paperwork completion via phone, email/DocuSign
- creation and filing of a death certificate in EDRS
- notification to Social Security of the decedent’s passing
- embalming
- specifically scheduled Monday-Friday burial services, excluding holidays
- a 20-gauge steel, non-gasketed casket with a retail price of $1,495
- an unlined concrete grave liner with a retail price of $1,595
- a graveside service with a private family visitation an hour and a half prior at our closest facility (to not exceed 30 minutes)
Not Included in the Discount Burial Package
- a cemetery plot
- procession to the cemetery
- weekend or holiday service times
- print work and packaging
- in-person arrangements
- writing obituaries. The family can email their own written obituary, with or without a photo, that we can upload to the Memorial Website
- submitting obits to papers
- access to the Memorial Funeral Home building
- 24-hour access to a funeral director. All non-urgent messages will be returned next business day