Funeral Consumers Alliance

UDATE March 21, 2005 — We're disappointed to report the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a case challenging monopolistic state laws that give funeral homes the sole right to sell caskets. To read the friend-of-the-court brief FCA filed in support of the case click here.

Why do Americans tend to spend so much on a casket? Well, you might want a grand display for a day or so. Some are even "more comfortable"—with an innerspring mattress and adjustable head-rest. More likely, however, low-cost caskets simply aren't on display. As one reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times found out when the funeral shopper she accompanied asked if there wasn't something less expensive than the $2,000+ casket on display: "They led us to a hall on the way to the boiler room." Another woman was taken to a basement full of cobwebs. And another was subjected to the icy sneer: "Oh . . . you want the welfare casket?" Click "read more" below for a state-by-state listing of local casket and urn artisans and retail casket discount stores.

Misleading product claims can prod you to spend more, too. So-called "protective" caskets (caskets with a rubber gasket) are supposed to seal, thereby "protecting" the body from "outside elements." This costs. The rubber gasket used to construct a "sealer" casket costs the industry $8. But that $8 gasket is likely to raise the cost of the casket by $800 or more! And what happens to a body in a "sealed" casket? Instead of the natural dehydration that occurs in most climates, anaerobic bacteria take over and the body putrifies—as any grave-digger can attest after an exhumation. (You might want to read "Bones, Bugs, & Batesville" and one woman's fight against consumer fraud.)

Industry-friendly laws and regulations can also force consumers to shell out more than they might want to on a casket. While consumers are free to purchase a casket anywhere they like, some states are still trying to keep out competition by outlawing retail casket sales.

For many years, the industry practice was to wrap the cost of the funeral service into the sale price of caskets—with a mark-up of 300-500-700% or more. Caskets are still marked up many times the wholesale cost, but funeral services are now billed separately.

The average cost of a funeral in the U.S. ($6,500) is almost three times that in Great Britain ($1,650) and more than twice what it is in France ($2,200) or Australia ($2,100). Some of that difference can be attributed to the cost of the casket.

What are the alternatives to an expensive casket?

Be prepared for some resentment from the mortician at losing a big slice of the funeral profit if you obtain a casket elsewhere—your right to do so is protected by federal law. There may be snide remarks about the "poor quality" of what you've purchased. If the bottom doesn't fall out, the "quality" of what you are about to bury in the ground or deliver to a crematory may be irrelevant. On the other hand, some of the hand-made or small-production caskets available may be far superior in quality to something from an automated souped-up assembly line.

Note: The funeral home may NOT add a "handling fee" if you order the casket on your own.

A few states — Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Virginia—with strong funeral industry lobbies (and corrupt legislators?)—do not permit anyone other than a mortician to sell a casket or coffin. A few brave souls are trying to buck the funeral boards in those states. Or you could look for folks selling or building "hope chests"—a far better name anyway, if you ask me. There is no law in any state to keep you from using a "hope chest" to move a body!

Funeral Consumers Alliance recommends that you NOT prepay for a casket unless you are taking it home to store (a guest bed or coffee table perhaps?). A number of casket stores have gone out of business. Would you be asked to pick up your casket or will you get a refund if that happens? Who knows?

• Make your own
• Consider a cardboard casket
• Buy locally from casket and urn artisans
• Buy from discount retailers
• Pet caskets and urns

Make your own—

• Do-it-yourself coffins for pets and people, Woodcraft, P.O. Box 1686, Parkersburg, WV 26102-1686, 800-225-1153.
• There are directions in Ernest Morgan's book "Dealing Creatively with Death," available through our bookstore or in most libraries.
• Rockler Woodworking and Hardware has an excellent range of casket-building resources—plans, hinges, clasps, etc. Check out their web site.
• Kent Casket Industries ships pine caskets overnight, anywhere in the U.S. The basic model costs $420 plus $47 for ground shipping or $139 for overnight to anywhere in the US. The pine caskets have no oils or varnishes, and come with rope handles. Shipped flat, they assemble easily. Order online at kentcasket.com, or call 888-534-7239.
• Ark Wood Caskets
  4860 Hwy 66
  Ashland, OR 97520
  888-482-7135
  Web site
  Simple, collapsible six-piece wood caskets. Ships flat. Goes together in 15 minutes. Dovetail construction; no dowels or nails. Rope handles. $599
• Casket Kits
  George Kinakin & Associates
  Site 23 Comp. 24 RR#2
  Nelson, BC V1L 5P5
  Canada
  250-354-4106
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  Solid pine kits complete with all hardware and bedding. Assemble in less than 1 hour. $450 U.S. Ship anywhere in mainland USA, between $35-$80. Discount for FCA members.

Consider a cardboard casket—

A simple cardboard casket might serve very well. (Also called a "cremation case.")

Cremation Products Inc. (formerly Frediani Cremation)
Gilroy, CA 95020
800-837-0701
Brown cardboard cremation container, $20 (yep, and some funeral homes charge $125 for this!) plus freight, anywhere in the country.
Web site

Superior International Corporation
Cleveland, Ohio
1-800-321-1043
Because of the oversize dimensions, these must be shipped by common carrier. They are sold in groups of 6 and 12 to meet the 100 lb. minimum weight requirement. Although the shipping ($100-150) will cost almost as much as the caskets, these would be a very affordable option for a church or hospice group to keep on hand considering that the cost per item is only about $25 to $50 including shipping.

• white cardboard, parafin-lined, min. of 12—$18.50 each plus shipping
• white cardboard, parafin-lined, half-board reinforcer, min. of 12—$19.50 each plus shipping
• white cardboard, parafin-lined, full-board reinforcer, min. of 6—$34.50 each plus shipping

Affordable Viewing Cremation Casket
1386 N. Winchester Blvd.
San Jose, CA 95128
408-621-8883
Corrugated fiberboard cremation casket with "wood look," lined, for $385 shipped
Web site

Buy locally from casket and urn artisans—

There are undoubtedly many other carpenters and woodworkers who build coffins. Let us know and we will add them.

Steve Hansen
The Ozark Casket Co.
9405 Greenberry Dr.
Bentonville, AR 72712
501-273-2194

Custom wood caskets, pine—$650 and up
Plywood and pine kits—$300 and up Joyce and Doug Beck
Fine Woodworking
Phoenix, AZ
Website

Al Carpenter
2530 Santa Clara Ave.
Almeda, CA 9450l
5l0-865-3435
This is the same minister who sells casket plans above.

Plain Pine Boxes
Kathleen Broderson
Box 1307
Forestville, CA 95436
707-874-3993
Plain pine rectangular coffins with rope handles
$350 - $500

Concentric Rings
(artistic urns including biodegradable models)
P.O. Box 461858
Esondido, CA 92046
Website

ABC Caskets (A Better Casket) Factory
Caskets from $275 to $4,500 1705 N. Indiana St.
Los Angeles, CA 90063
323-268-1783
Website

Zwisler Bros. Handrafted Wood Products
P.O. Box 200
Bayfield, CO 81122
800-621-4992
Tomorrow's Cradle
Oak & aspen, finished or unfinished, lined or unlined, kit or assembled—starting at $625
Website

Pine Box Handcrafted Coffins
Don Abrahamsen
2403 N. Logan Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719-329-1139
Custom made wide-shouldered or rectangular coffins. $350

Folks in Colorado may also want to check with
Mineral Crossing West in Laramie, WY

David Nighteagle
P.O. Box 1110
Mancos, CO 81328
970-533-1139 or 533-0259
Aromatic cedar ($700) and black walnut ($750) caskets. Lined, with a mattress and pillow. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Dayco
1811 W. 25th St.
Panama City, FL 32405
850-872-0928
$299 unlined. Beginning at $499 for lined wood caskets.

Morris Bridge Coffin Co.
Charles Havre
15801 Morris Bridge Rd.
Tampa, FL 33592
813-986-7574
Softwood/Hardwood, $600 and up. Artistic personalizing available.

Single-Handedly Woodworks
Mike Moore
l593 Stagecoach Rd.
Thomson, Ga. 30824
706-595-3289
All coffins made of heart pine, salvaged from antique barns, etc.
Price varies: average $2000
Also makes pet coffins

Grabill Casket Company
12426 Page Road
888-627-72916
Amish-owned, wood coffins in various styles, $1,600 and below
Website

Abbey Caskets
St. Meinrad Archabbey
St. Meinrad, IN
800-987-7380
Monk-type caskets, poplar with muslin lining, $1,750
Website

Trappist Caskets
At New Melleray Abbey
6632 Melleray Circle
Peosta, IA 62068
888-433-6934
"The Genuine Monk-Made Casket"
Website

Grinnell Coffin Works
Byron Worley
502 4th Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
515-236-4662
Plywood—$150; Pine and native hardwood—$550 and up

Schieuer Woodworks
211 Main St.
Pierson, IA 51048
712-375-5316
Plain pine box—$350; others to order

M & T Enterprises
14339 Channel Rd.
Caldwell, ID 83607 208-455-6290
Handmade wood coffins starting at $300
Web site

Bannock Pride Caskets
Pocatello, ID
Marcia Racehorse-Robles
208-241-3360
David Robles
208-241-2630
Handcrafted caskets and coffins
with traditional Shoshone-Bannock blankets and linings
Marcia and Dave also act as advocates for those
wishing to care for their own dead
Web site

Michael Cullers
pine caskets with muslin liners, $595.00
free delivery in region
1010 Nota Dr
Bloomington IN 47401
812-339-9765

Bert & Bud's Vintage Coffins

P.O. Box 995
Murray, KY 42071
502-753-9279
Also does custom-designed hand made wooden coffins,
urns and reliquaries for people and pets. Shipped nationwide.
Visit their Web site - click here.

The Maine Pine Box
David and Carolyn Jenson
6 Dodge Corner Road
Strong, ME 04983
207-684-3400
Web site

Finnish Woodworks
253 Great Rd.
Bedford, MA 01730
781-275-9365
Pine coffins: $650. Lots of options. Free delivery in Boston metro area.

Keith Tibbitts
95 Windsor Bush Rd
Cummington, MA 0l026
413-684-3585
Pine coffins: $650. made for use as book case with adjustable shelves.

Davis Griffith
Griffith Wordworks
23 Norman St
Marblehead, MA 01945
781-631-8927
Pine coffins: $850
Web site

Plain Pine
Peter Murkett
Harmon Rd.
Monterey, MA 01245
413-528-9937
Simple native pine coffins. $650 - $1200.

D. O. D. Native Pine Coffins
P.O. Box 352
Norwell, MA 02061
781-659-7935
Pine: $350, stained or unfinished, rope handles

Stuart and Presley
Wood coffins and urns
13495 23 Mile Road
Hersey, Michigan 49639
Coffins starting at $875
Urns starting at $275
Will ship nationwide; call for estimate
web site
231-796-2015

Pine Box Caskets
Steve and Joyce Cavender
21571 Hulls Rd.
Copemish, MI 49625
231-362-2970
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Serving northwestern lower Michigan
Handcrafted caskets and liners; caskets in stock; brochure available; $500 to start.

Joseph Byler, Jr
1298 W Kittle Rd
Mio, MI 48647
Amish coffins. No listing.

Out of the Woodworks
120 W. Broadway
Scottville, MI 49454
231-757-4186
Caskets and cremation urns, personalized in wood
Plain pine or hardwood lozenge and rectangular coffins. $700 - $1500
Cremation Urns: $100 - $150
Handcrafted Memorials: crosses, benches, flower stands

Rev Bob Kelly, Jr
Route #l Box 140
Pinewood, MN 56664
218-243-2814
#2 Pine Coffins
$300 - $500

No Name Lumber
391 Topping St
St. Paul, MN 55117
651-488-0474
Wood coffins from recycled lumber, simple, cheap, and green
$250 to $375 (plus freight if shipped)
web site

Bob Kelly, Sr
Rt #1 Box 182
Pinewood, MN 56664
218-243-2078
Will make a coffin for cost of materials.

Cowboy Coffin and Pinebox Co.
Rand Herzberg
HC 49 Box 3955
Red Lodge, MT 59068
406-446-2121
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Folks in Montana may also want to check with
Mineral Crossing West in Laramie, WY

Folks in Nebraska may want to check with
Mineral Crossing West in Laramie, WY

Frugal Yankee Coffin Company
P.O. Box 273
Sunapee, NH 03782
603-763-4521
Kosher and standard pine caskets—$350 and $450. Wooden urns. Ships nationwide

Michael Whitman
PO Box 222
Lyme, NH
Caskets & Urns
Caskets range $600 to $1200; urns $175 and up
Free delivery in NH and VT up to 50 mi. from White River Junction.
603-795-4435

Down to Earth Coffin Company
338 Tyler Rd.
Webster, NH 03303
888-746-6158
White pine—$683
Website

The Old Pine Box
PO Box 1713
Edgewood, NM 87015
505-286-9410
Pine coffin kits starting at $565
Assembled coffins available too (including Orthodox), and pet coffins
> Website

Pine Box Company of New Hampshire
877-263-2703
$400 and up; liners available
Website

Spirit Vessels
P.O. Box 1683
Socorro, NM 87801
Website
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Norwal Unltd.
Box 547
Alfred Station, NY 14803
Phone: 607-587-9566 Fax: 607-587-9586
Ceramic urns for cremated remains. Terra cotta—$100; Glazed—$125 and up.

Big Country Caskets
Homer, NY 13077
607-749-6362
Handcrafted caskets with fabric liner beginning at $535.

Berkshire Wood
760 Route 20
P.O. Box 223
New Lebanon, NY 12125
518-794-8598
Website

Handmade wood urns, flag cases, starting at $110
GLC Woodcrafts
39 Brookside Circle
Candler, NC 28715
828-667-0844
Website

Randy Earl Medlin
11580 Partridge Dr.
Laurinburg, NC 28352
910-276-3620
Makes "hope chests" starting at $350.

William E. Churlik
P.O. Box 1228
Leicester, NC 28748
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Nothing but Nature
9780 Rd. 171
Oakwood, OH 45873
419-594-2438

Peter M. Doane
7658 Pope Run
Sylvania, OH 43560
419-882-2949
$575 (knotty pine) - $600 (poplar) - $1200 (oak)
Amish caskets

Ark Wood Caskets
4860 Hwy 66
Ashland, OR 97520
888-482-7135
Web site
Simple, collapsible six-piece wood caskets. Ships flat. Goes together in 15 minutes. Dovetail construction; no dowels or nails. Rope handles. $599

Stoney Acres Woodshop
Kingsley, PA 18826
570-434-2484
Handmade pine coffins with liner, handles, starting at $600
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James Casey
185 Coggeshall Ave.
Newport, RI 02840
401-847-5573
Call for brochure. Established 1960
Plain wood coffins, red birch/varnish finish, with either metal or rope handles—$675

Blue Light Coffins
Specialty Handpainted Coffins
174 Danielson Pike
North Scituate, RI 02857
Web site

Folks in South Dakota may want to check with
Mineral Crossing West in Laramie, WY

Cumberland Woodworks
Kenneth Copp
HCR-77 Box l62B
Altamount, TN 37301
6l5-692-2369
Amish/Mennonite coffins. Will not render images, but will inscribe scripture.
$300 - $1200. Uses any native American hardwoods.

Texas Hanadcrafted Casket and Urn Co.
Mark Brown
5401 Aurora
Austin, TX 78756
512-451-5001
Available statewide.

Western Traditions
Doug and Marylyn Keys
P.O. Box 263
Christoval, TX 76935
915-896-1083
Beginning at $595. Also "cowboy caskets" at $2,500.

Caskets by Mike James
Eden, Utah
801-920-3445
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$575 and up

Caskets by Mark England
Alpine, Utah
801-756-6825
Web site
$500 and up

Florette & Robert Dorr
151 The Great Rd.
Groton, VT 05046
800-228-4021
Makes wood urns for pet and human cremains.

Vermont Coffins
61 Sadie Foss Rd.
Plainfield, VT 05667
802-456-1049
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Web site
Rectangular pine—$475; wide-shoulder—$625; rope handles

Craig Casket Company
225 Middle Mountain Rd.
Stanardsville, VA 22973
434-985-3449
In stock, handmade caskets. "Reasonably priced."

HAL Woodworking
Urns in oak, walnut, pine, and cherry
$39.95-$89.50
Website

McDowell Pottery
Cremation Urns starting at $130
P. O. Box 960
Ferndale, WA 98248
360-384-2543
Web site

Memorial-Gallery.com
Seattle, WA
Artistic urns, cremation jewelry and biodegradable urns.
Most cremation urns are available for overnight delivery anywhere in the U.S..
$100 to $12,000
206-829-8000

Edwin Barness
Norse Woods
Box 62
Black Earth, WI 535l5

Once a Tree Woodcrafters
6856 W. Wolf Island Rd.
Hayward, WI 54843
715-462-9533 (home) or 462-3735 (shop)
Birch plywood—$440; can ship flat, unassembled.
Also cremation urns beginning at $45.

Tree Trunks of Northern Wisconsin
Wood coffins and urns for people and pets
Custom orders accepted; ecofriendly and biodegradable wood used

Rectangular and traditional six-sided coffins starting at $450

Will ship assembled or unassembled by US Mail, UPS, or common carrier
Estimated shipping cost $25 to $150
715-681-0038
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J. C. Whitted
Mineral Crossing of the West
1416 Palmer Dr.
Laramie, WY 82070
307-745-6915
Softwood caskets, several woods—$650
Also distributes in Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

Coffins of the West
506 Ave. C
Powell, WY 82435
307-754-5966
Website

Country Log Caskets
Patty Kramps
Alberta, Canada
877-961-2334
Each of the caskets is handcrafted from dead little trees. Very interesting effect. Starting at $2,295. Also urns.
Website

J.M. Wallace
Annapolis Valley
Nova Scotia, Canada
866-880-URNS
Fine wooden urns
Website

Buy from discount retailers—

And check out the website for the National Casket Retailers Association
Includes a list of Canadian retailers.

The Casket Emporium
1676 South Beltline Hwy.
Mobile, AL 36693
334-661-4200 or 661-4413 or 877-661-4200
Web site.

Gadberry Casket Sales
630 W. Walnut
Blytheville, AR 72315
800-992-0010 or 870-763-7511
20-gauge steel: $610

Caring Caskets
Plaza Wholesale
28 S. College, Suite 17
Fayetteville, AR 72701
501-443-6414

Casket Connection
Jonesboro, AR
870-933-9500

American Family Casket Stores
9838 N. 19th. Ave.
Suite A
Phoenix, AZ 85021
602-861-2600
Pine boxes starting at $280; metal and wood caskets also available
Web site

The Casket Store
20 W. Baseline Road #1
Mesa, AZ
480-964-7220

The Casket Store
2329 W. Glendale Ave.
Glendale, AZ
602-841-8777

Helen's Discount Caskets
6445 N. 51 Ave.
Glendale, AZ
623-847-0499

Direct Casket
Five locations:
Southern California & Long Island, New York
800-772-2753
20-gauge nonsealing steel: $595 plus shipping

Direct Casket
4734 N. Grand Ave.
Covina, CA 91724
626-858-9562

Urn Xpress
and
Casket Xpress
California
Toll Free 1-800-550-1172
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Web Page

Brookside Caskets, Inc.
4552 Lincoln Ave. Ste. 107
Cypress, CA 90630
20-gauge nonsealing steel: $699, also one for $395, Grey cloth, $195
free delivery anywhere in southern CA
714-226-9010 or 888-559-9010
Web site

Wholesale Supplier to the Casket Retail Industry
West Coast Casket Supply
4780 Mission Gorge Pl
Suite D
San Diego, Ca 92120
619-265-3465
Metals, Woods, Custom
Will supply single units & ship!

Make Your Own Coffin
4780 Mission Gorge Pl
Suite D
San Diego, CA 92120
1-800-550-1172
For only $14.95 - complete plans
to construct a quality coffin/casket!
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Web site

Casket Gallery Showrooms
4780 Mission Gorge Pl
Suite D
San Diego, CA 92120
1-888-782-2753
Caskets from $699 shipped
Web site

Funeral Consulting Group
25923 S. Western Ave
Lomita, CA 90717
1-888-382-3232
Over 50 Caskets displayed
Immediate delivery
Web site

Rainbow Caskets
3153 Glendale Blvd.
Glendale, CA
213-660-1236

Caskets 'N More
1724 So. Grand Ave.
Glendora Ca. 91740
(located north of Arrow Hwy in Glendora Ca.)
Toll Free 1 877 297-3100
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We carry many styles and colors to chose from.
Caskets from $495 (metal)
We will specially design your loved one's headstone.
We list and sell resale cemetery property in Southern Ca.
Urns for cremation and Flowers at a discount.

Dignified, Affordable Caskets
3224 W. Florida Ave.
Hemet, CA 92545
909-765-2114
20-gauge, nonsealing steel—$650

Infinity Caskets
9892 -I- Ave., Suite 6
Hesperia, CA 92345
760-244-6414
Pine box—$290; 20-gauge nonsealing steel—$595

ABC Caskets (A Better Caskets) Factory
1705 N. Indiana St.
Los Angeles, CA 90063
323-268-1783
Website

California Casket
11512 W. Washington Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
310-390-9969

Ernest Enterprises
1700 Mchenry Ave. #65B
Modesto, CA 95350
209-484-9682
Carries urns
Website

An Informed Choice
3900 Benson Ave., Suite K
Montclair, CA
909-982-6191

American Casket
11538 Rosecrans Ave.
Norwalk, CA 90650
564-864-2554

Casket Outlet
James Hopkins
584 Grand Ave.
Oakland, CA 94610
510-893-6550
30% - %50 off regular funeral home caskets
Cloth-covered particle-board: $300
20 gauge non-sealable steel casket: $670
Storage free for first year; $50 for subsequent years in storage

Casket & Urn Outlet
1630 Webster St.
Oakland, CA 94612
510-287-5077

Owl Brothers Caskets
1980 Peacock Blvd., Unit A
Oceanside, CA 92056
760-726-2624 or toll-free 800-795-5558
Web site
BioFab
P.O. Box 990556
Redding, CA 96099
530-243-4032
Ricestraw, biodegradable caskets and casket kits—starting at $325 plus shipping
Web site

Casket Warehouse
7001 Indiana Ave. #8A
Riverside, CA 92506
909-686-0501
20-gauge steel from $595; cloth-covered wood from $395

Casket Outlet
212 Harding Blvd.
Roseville, CA 95678
916-773-1444

Discount Casket, Cremation & Burial Service
Santa Ana, CA
888-54-CASKET
This outfit is owned by SCI, a funeral conglomerate, and works with the other high-priced SCI firms in that area. It is NOT independently owned.

Caskets & Urns 4 Less
540 Clairmont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA
619-467-1200

West Coast Casket Supply
Suppliers to the Retail Industry
5227 Riley St.
San Diego, CA 92110
(619)683-3911
Shipping for around the world - single or cargo
container!
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Casket Wholesale Center
301 Valencia
San Francisco, CA
415-552-8766

Ghia Discount Caskets
2648 3rd St.,
San Francisco, CA
415-282-2832

The Casket Outlet
1386 N. Winchester Blvd.
San Jose, CA 95128
408-261-8856

Direct Casket
14531 Hamlin St.
Van Nuys, CA
818-374-5861

Oswald Casket
14728 Beach Blvd.
Westminster, CA
714-899-0991

Casket Outlet
Denver, CO
303-657-9903

American Discount Caskets
554 Boston Post Rd.
Milford, CT 06611
888-642-9508
Sample price: 20-gauge nonsealer—$495

Direct Casket
6238 33rd St. NW
Washington, DC 20015

The Casket Store
P.O. Box 154
Boynton Beach, FL 33425
561-393-7604

Casket Discount
5251 110 Ave. N, Suite 112
Clearwater, FL
813-572-6226

Funeral Solutions
5455 N. US-1
Cocoa, FL
407-638-1373 or toll-free 877-726-1373
Sample price: 20-gauge nonsealer—$695 or cloth-covered fiberboard—$395
Website.

A Monument & Casket Depot
802 SE -8- St.
Hialeah, FL 33010
305-888-3033

Exodus Casket Co.
8840 NW 23rd Ave.
Miami, FL 33147
305-691-5151

Casket Galleria
3830 N. Davis Hwy.
Pensacola, FL 32503
850-433-5700

Casket Room
2005 13th St.
St. Cloud, FL 34769
407-891-7788

Peachtree Caskets Direct
2850 Holcomb Bridge Rd. #130
Alpharetta, GA 30022
770-95-CASKET
Urns, caskets, vaults, monuments
20-gauge nonsealer—$755
This company recently won an injunction against the state of Georgia allowing the business to stay open.
Want to read the decision?

Illinois Casket Co.
312-483-4500
Minimum metal casket, $450 plus shipping.
Web site

Impressive Casket Co.
Chicago: 773-736-6943
Gurnee: 847-662-4664
Oak Forest: 708-535-6952

Affordable Casket Co.
4815 University Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50311
888-327-1691
20-gauge nonsealer—$545
Will ship anywhere in Iowa.

Direct Casket Sales
8187 Mall Rd.
Florence, KY 41042
Toll free 877-245-5856
Cloth covered—$400; 20-gauge nonsealing steel: $795

Casket Royale of Kentucky
4008 Dutchmans Lane
Louisville, KY 40207
888-895-2313 or 502-895-2313
20-gauge nonsealer—$500, also plain pine boxes
Web site

Consumer Casket USA
3089 Breckenridge Lane
Louisville, KY 40220
888-544-5385
20-gauge nonsealing steel—$495

Family Casket Store
5418 S. Highway 27
Somerset, KY 42501
800-543-1895
20-gauge nonsealing steel—$295

Caskets Direct Company & Inc.
P.O. Box 113
Gloucester, LA 71030
318-933-8111
318-933-8777 (home)
20-gauge nonsealer—$800, cloth-covered—$500, pine box—$450
This company is facing a "cease and desist" order from the state of Louisiana
because of statutes that restrict casket sales to morticians.
Caskets Direct also experienced a fire of suspicious origin at the casket store,
and the owner has moved merchandise to a new location.

Last Wish Caskets
625 Bolton Ave.
Alexandria, LA 71301
318-487-9811

Eternal Caskets
843 Ashley Drive
New Bedford, MA 02745
508-985-9995
20-gauge nonsealer $695
Web site

Affordable Funeral Planning Group
RR 1, Box 94F, Airport Entrance Rd.
Calument, MI 49913
906-482-4949
20-gauge non-sealer—$600
Unfinished pine box—$295

We Care Direct Casket Outlet
36123 Plymouth
Livonia, MI 48150
743-523-6719
20-gauge non-sealer—$699
Will ship anywhere.

Affordable Casket Company
5871 Pelham Road
Southgate, MI 48195
800-371-6560 or 313-565-5484
20-gauge non-sealer—$595
Will ship anywhere.

Mill Creek Caskets
Columbia, MO
573-474-0876 or 877-429-1177
Cremation caskets starting at $325; Steel starting at $795
Web site

Direct Casket Oulet
210 W. Maple
Independence, MO
816-252-0979
Metal caskets starting at $699
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W. J. Trump Memorials
2128 -O- St.
Lincoln, NE 68510
402-476-1501
Urns, caskets, vaults, monuments
20-gauge non-sealer—$695

Alternative Source
4855 W. Desert Inn
Las Vegas, NV 89102
702-731-2440
20-gauge non-sealer—$659

Casket Royale
137 Lafayette Road
Hampton Falls NH 03844
800-791-4169
24-hour service
20 gauge steel, non-sealer: 595.00
Web site

Evans Casket Store
2238 W. St. George Ave.
Linden, NJ 07036 908-925-9500
20-gauge non-sealer—$700

Consumer Casket
111 St. Josephs Terr.
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
732-855-0607

Metropolitan Burial and Cremation Center
601 Mountain Rd. NW
Albuquerque, NM
Website and Casket Store

The Casket Store
66 Genesee St.
Auburn, NY 13021
315-252-0871
Cloth-covered—$395; 20-gauge non-sealing metal—$495
Can ship for overnight delivery.

Direct Casket
25-26 Steinway St.
Long Island, NY
800-772-2753
20-gauge nonsealing steel: $595 plus shipping

Goldsboro Casket Store
416 W. Granthan St., P.O. Box 143
Goldsboro, NC 27533
919-734-2083

Consumer Casket
1427 South Boulevard
Charlotte, NC 28203
704-347-0011
20-gauge nonsealing steel: $500

A Team Masters
262 Shelton Blvd.
Eastlake, OH 44095-1069
440-942-8769 or 800-595-1313

Discount Casket Group
444 Second Ave., Suite 100
Gallipolis, OH 45631
740-441-0894

C&J Value Caskets
Main Street
Waynesburg, OH 44688
330-703-0309
20-gauge metal starting at $599
Store hours by appointment
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Caskets, Inc.
4895 SE 29th
Del City, OK 73115
405-677-7455
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Web site
Run by a funeral director.

Stone Casket Co.
1300 NE 4th St. #4
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
405-232-4344
405-620-8486 (pager)
This company had won a court judgment that declared that restrictive state statutes were unconstitutional. The state Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors appealed, and new judges slapped an injunction on the company. The rationale? That caskets protect the environment! Read all about it.

Direct Casket Sales
76 NE Division St., Main Square
Gresham, OR
503-492-1571

Pacific Casket
8101 SW Nimbus Ave.
Beaverton, OR
503-644-3465
Web site

Funeral Directions
5204 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
423-583-0305
Clothcovered casket—$368; major-brand 20-gauge nonsealer—$600

Collier Casket Co.
3709 North IH35
Austin, TX 78722
Day: 512-478-3755
Nights: 512-589-9727
Mobile: 512-635-0056
Metal caskets starting at $395
Web site

Budget Casket Superstore
3508 Harwood #308
Bedford, TX
817-267-5590

Everlife Memorials
Urns, Monuments and more, shipped to the lower 48 states
301 Texan Trail, Suite 1
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
800-293-3778
Web site

Casket Store
Dallas, TX
214-696-3123

Cason Casket Co.
4104 Montana
El Paso, TX 79903
888-566-9801
Cloth-covered wood—$195; metal starts at —$395

Budget Casket
5430 E. Lancaster
Ft. Worth, TX 76112
817-654-9438
20-gauge nonsealing steel— $650
Web site.

Aaron Casket
10904 Scarsdale M186
Houston, TX 77089
281-464-9232

American Budget Caskets
6859 Lawndale
Houston, TX 77023
713-926-6060

Budget Casket and Monument
2002 Blalock
Houston, TX 77080
713-465-1883

Casket Royale of Texas
6717 Stubner Airline, Suite 208
Houston, TX 77091
713-697-4000

The Pine Box
10000 Old Katy Road, Ste. 220
Houston, TX 77055
713-984-0707
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Website(Hard to find the pine box among all the commercial and more expensive caskets.)

Arline Casket
1905 NW Loop Z81, Suite 64
Longview, TX
903-295-1035

Affordable Caskets
6625 W. 19th Street Suite 103
Lubbock, TX 79407
806-785-7283
Caskets from $695
Free delivery within 100 miles of Lubbock.

Discount Caskets
16880 FM 1130
Mauriceville, Texas
(409) 745-1375

Casket Gallery
4111 E. Hwy. 80, Suite 106
Mesquite, TX 75150
972-681-2929

Caskets Plus
3424 SW Military Dr. #609 San Antonio, TX
210-227-5387 or 888-850-1999
caskets, vaults, monuments, urns
Website

3424 Frankston Hwy. ( 1/2 mile inside Loop 323 ) Ferrell's Caskets
3424 Frankston Hwy.
Tyler, TX 75701
Serving east Texas area; by appointment only
903-534-4799 or 888-238-1564
Sample price: 20-gauge, no-seal, steel casket—$395
Web site

The Casket Store
202 West Grand
Yoakum, TX 77885
361-741-2626
Web site

Urns Direct
Virginia
1-888-URNS-888
Website

Carlos A. Howard Funeral Home
436 West 35th St.
Norfolk, VA 23508
804-627-7914
Sells caskets for $200 over cost. Will ship anywhere.
Sample price: 20-gauge, no-seal, steel casket—$440 plus shipping which varies
Website

Pacific Casket
8101 SW Nimbus Ave.
Beaverton, OR
503-644-3465
Web site

American Casket Sales
5204 Churchill Rd. SE
Tenino, WA 98589
360-264-4629 or toll-free 888-264-3664
Website

Trail's End Casket & Monument
P.O. Box 71
Mountain, WI 54149
715-276-9081

Caskets Direct
West Bend, WI
414-334-1001

Impressive Casket
6762 W. Beloit Rd.
West Allis, WI
414-329-8250

Pet Caskets and Urns —

Frostburg Memorials
19406 National Hwy. NW
Frostburg, MD 21532
800-204-5958

PETCO, Inc.
306 Stillmeadow Dr., P.O. Box 145
Joppa, MD 21085
410-679-0978

Hoegh Industries, Inc.
P.O. Box 311
Gladstone, MI 49837
906-428-2151

McCord Products, Inc.
1135 N. Main St., P.O. Box 646
Bowling Green, OH 43402
419-352-3691

Florette & Robert Dorr
151 The Great Rd.
Groton, VT 05046
800-228-4021
Makes wood urns for pet and human cremains.