Services

Services and Pricing information

At Rogers' Funeral Homes, we offer a variety of service options.  It is important to know that the services we offer are intended to help families in their grieving and healing.  The following information lists the services that we offer. We also provide other services upon request.

We trust that you will find our costs to be very reasonable, and competitive for the area. It is our goal to provide the best possible service at a fair price to the families we are privileged to serve. We are always available to answer any questions about costs and planning services and can provide services on almost any budget.

**Message from funeral director Kevin Rogers:

You and your family are largely in control of funeral costs. But please be realistic and prepared. Due to the depth of services, merchandise, man power, equipment, and cash advance items that are being provided to COMPLETE a funeral, even the most basic cremation can cost about $2,000.00 when everything is added up.

Basic full service funerals can vary from about $6,000 to $10,000 once you include cemetery costs, casket, vault, and cash advance items. We tell you this so you can be prepared. Death is inevitable and not being prepared or educated can be a traumatic experience. We see it often. When you are not financially prepared, it makes for a very tough time on family and friends. We offer complete Pre-Planning options with a financing available for your convenience. Every family we serve is 100% in control of funeral costs depending on the services they choose.

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         Traditional Service-visitation, funeral service and committal service.
         Graveside Services
         Traditional Services ending with cremation
         Complete Cremation Services
         Memorial Services and Visitations
         Veteran Funerals
         Medical School Services
         Organ and Tissue Donation
         Infant Services
         Social Service Funerals
         Services when death occurs out of the area
         Support referrals as needed after the funeral service
         Pre-arranged and pre-paid funeral services
         Special Cemetery Services
         Monuments/Markers
         Airport pick up service if needed
         Send messages to a family through our website

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    We offer a wide choice of services.  No matter what your needs require, we have the professional staff and equipment to meet all of your requests.  There are FOUR areas of focus when planning at the time of a death.  They are services, merchandise, final disposition, and cash advances. These make up total funeral costs.

       1.SERVICES: Our services include the things that we do as a staff.  This includes, the basic services of conducting the arrangement conference, planning the funeral or memorial in its entirety, obtaining the necessary permits and authorizations, placing obituary notices, as well as a proportionate share of our overhead costs of buildings, equipment and 24 hour on call staff, working with Pastors, insurance companies, attorneys, nursing facilities, different counties, and doctors.  

      Specific items included in our traditional services:
        -  Embalming (not required by law but is usually necessary for a viewing)
        -  Other Preparation of the Body (dressing, basic cosmetics, casketing, hairdressing)
        -  Use of facilities and equipment for visitation,            
              funeral service, memorial service and visitations
        -  Other services - graveside service,
             interments and/or sheltering of remains, forwarding/receiving remains from out of state.
        -  Use of automotive equipment - first call, hearse, flower car, service vehicle.
     
    2. MERCHANDISE: These are items you and your family choose. These items may include the casket, outer burial container or "Vault", urn, service folders, register book, and acknowledgement cards.
        -  Caskets vary greatly in design, quality, and eye appeal. 
               They are made of wood, steel, copper & bronze.
        -  Outer Burial Containers are what the casket is placed into for burial.
               They are made of concrete and vary greatly in strength. They not only protect your loved one and the casket but also serve the purpose of supporting the weight of the earth. Caskets do not weigh enough to do this alone. Most all cemeteries require an outer burial container.

    3. FINAL DISPOSITION: This is the difference between earth burial, entombment, cremation, donation or other means. These options are family preference. We can certainly provide more information about each if you wish. The most common expense here is the "Opening and Closing" of a grave plot. Prices vary from cemetery to cemetery ($400- $1400). Most cemeteries have overtime charges on weekends and holidays.

    4. CASH ADVANCE ITEMS: These are things that other people or businesses provide.  These items can be included on the funeral statement as a service to the family.  These items may be:
         
         -  Certified Copies of the Death Certificate - Montgomery County : currently $22.00 each
         -  Honorariums for Clergy, Musicians, and Lunch : Average honorarium $100-$150.
         -  Flowers: prices vary, average casket spray $200-$300.
         -  Paid Obituary or Notices (Dayton Daily News is currently $5.45 per line)
         -  Monument or Grave Marker/Final Lettering: prices vary, usually $100-$150.
         -  Cemetery Lot (Prices vary depending on cemetery you choose)
         -  Additional transportation above that which is already included in our services.

We find that the average complete traditional funeral today is around $8,500.00 (regardless of the funeral home you choose) including all standard items listed above. The biggest variables include the services, casket, vault and cemetery expenses. A very basic traditional service can be less than $6000 or a very elaborate one can be more than $15,000. Here at Rogers' Funeral Home, we specialize in providing excellent, personalized funeral service to all of our families no matter how much or little you decide to spend. We offer discounts, but do not consider ourselves a "discount" funeral home. We are proudly family owned and operated, not a big corporation from out of state (i.e., Newcomer, SCI firms), we are members of your community, and we often provide our personal cell numbers to our family's because we consider you family and friends. We hope that having a personal relationship with your funeral director is important to you. Families have placed their trust in us for over 50 years; we wouldn't still be here if we did not treat everyone fairly and with friendship.

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    If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions regarding our services, or costs, please feel free to contact us by email (Click on Rogersfhi@aol.com to send us an email) or by telephone at our Main Office (for both locations) toll free: 1-877-837-1272.