Funeral Homes, Funeral Parlors & Cremation Providers in Virginia

Advice on arranging a funeral or cremation in Virginia

• Remember, how much you care is not measured by how much you spend, when arranging a funeral or cremation in Virginia. 
• Always compare prices.  The costs for funerals in Virginia can be very different between funeral homes.
• If you would like a simple, low cost alternative to the more expensive traditional funeral in Virginia, then a direct cremation is by far the least expensive option in Virginia.

Funeral Homes in Accomac 

Funeral Homes in Altavista 

Funeral Homes in Amelia Court House 

Funeral Homes in Amherst 

Funeral Homes in Appalachia 

Funeral Homes in Appomattox 

Funeral Homes in Ark 

Funeral Homes in Ashland 

Funeral Homes in Austinville 

Funeral Homes in Aylett 

Funeral Homes in Bassett 

Funeral Homes in Bedford 

Funeral Homes in Berryville 

Funeral Homes in Big Stone Gap 

Funeral Homes in Blacksburg 

Funeral Homes in Blackstone 

Funeral Homes in Blackwater 

Funeral Homes in Bland 

Funeral Homes in Bluefield 

Funeral Homes in Bowling Green 

Funeral Homes in Boykins 

Funeral Homes in Bremo Bluff 

Funeral Homes in Bridgewater 

Funeral Homes in Bristol 

Funeral Homes in Broadway 

Funeral Homes in Brookneal 

Funeral Homes in Buchanan 

Funeral Homes in Buena Vista 

The Virginia Funeral Directors Association (VFDA) has been based in Richmond, Virginia since its formation in September, 1887.  The current president of the Virginia Funeral Directors Association is Mr. Larry W. Hemenway Jr. a funeral director from H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments in Norfolk, Virginia. The The Virginia Funeral Directors Association is incorporated with a subsidiary corporation known as Azalea Financial Services. The Virginia Funeral Directors Association is also affiliated with the National Funeral Directors Association, the largest association the country.

According the NFDA statistics there were 58,264 deaths in 2003 in the state of Virginia with 13,652 of these being funeral cremations as opposed to burials.  This represents over 23% choosing cremation as there preferred choice.  This figure is projected to rise up to over 42% by 2010 in Virginia according to the National Funeral Directors Association.

The state of Virginia is 1 of only 6 states that still require caskets to be sold only by licensed funeral homes.  This means that consumers must pay the full price that funeral charge for the caskets and that these consumers cannot buy from 3rd party casket sellers, who in many other states can offer you the exact same casket for much less money.  These saving can often be more 50% cheaper than your local funeral home in Virginia.