Full Service with Cremation - $6,595 - $7,995

The Basic Service Fee includes gathering vital information, filing, and retrieving requested copies of death certificate, filing for veteran’s death benefits, assisting with filing life insurance claims and with placing obituaries. Both packages also include local transportation, refrigeration, crematory fee, and a service in our facility. Please rest assured that when your loved one arrives at our facility in Gainesville, they will remain in our care thru the entire process, as our cremations occur on our Gainesville premises. Payment is expected once arrangement conference has been completed.

Arrangement time with a licensed funeral director, to be determined by your needs
Use of our chapel and staff for a viewing/service, Monday thru Friday during regular business hours (evenings and weekends are available for an additional fee).
Please bring an outfit for us to dress your loved one in for viewing
Video of pictures of the life of your loved one, to be played either during the viewing or the service. Up to 75 photos. More than 75 will incur additional fees
$6,595 then add a cremation casket of your choice
$7,995 includes a beautiful hardwood ceremonial casket for viewing, with fiberboard cremation insert for cremation ($1,495 value)
The return of death certificates, as well as your loved one’s cremated remains, will be expedited pending final cremation approvals
On-staff grief facilitator
Price available for pre-arranging
Your choice of any urn up to a credit of $300 from our selection catalog
For an additional $300 added to this package, we can sign you up for Final Docx, which is a program that helps you notify nearly all creditors, DMV, credit reporting companies, phone companies, etc. at one time. Click here to learn more.

Chapel Service with Cremation - $4,995

The Basic Service Fee includes gathering vital information, filing, and retrieving requested copies of death certificate, filing for veteran’s death benefits, assisting with filing life insurance claims and with placing obituaries. This package also includes local transportation, refrigeration, and crematory fee. Please rest assured that when your loved one arrives at our Gainesville facility, they will remain in our care thru the entire process, as our cremations occur on our Gainesville premises. Payment is expected once arrangement conference has been completed.

Arrangement time with a licensed funeral director, to be determined by your needs
Everything inclusive of a Dignified Cremation.
Please bring an outfit for us to dress your loved one in for viewing
Beautiful hardwood tray for viewing, with fiberboard cremation insert for cremation
Use of our chapel and staff for a Service of Remembrance, Monday thru Friday during regular business hours (evenings and weekends are available for an additional fee)
Video of pictures of the life of your loved one to be played during the service. Up to 75 photos. More than 75 will incur additional fees
The return of death certificates, as well as your loved one’s cremated remains, will be expedited pending final cremation approvals
On-staff grief facilitator
Price is available for pre-arranging
Your choice of any urn up to a credit of $250 from our selection catalog
For an additional $300 added to this package, we can sign you up for Final Docx, which is a program that helps you notify nearly all creditors, DMV, credit reporting companies, phone companies, etc. at one time. Click here to learn more.

Dignified Cremation - $3,995

The Basic Service Fee includes gathering vital information, filing, and retrieving requested copies of the death certificate, filing for veteran’s death benefits, assisting with filing life insurance claims and with placing obituaries. Package also include local transportation, refrigeration, and crematory fee. Please rest assured that once your loved one arrives at our facility in Gainesville, they will remain in our care thru the entire process, as our cremations occur on our Gainesville premises. Payment is expected once arrangement conference has been completed.

Arrangement time with a licensed funeral director, to be determined by your needs
Everything inclusive of Direct Cremation
The return of death certificates, as well as your loved one’s cremated remains, will be expedited pending final cremation approvals
Includes private family-only view up to 12 immediate family members and you may spend up to one (1) hour for a final goodbye with your loved one
On-staff grief facilitator
Price is available for pre-arranging
Your choice of any urn up to a credit of $200 from our selection catalog
For an additional $300 added to this package, we can sign you up for Final Docx, which is a program that helps you notify nearly all creditors, DMV, credit reporting companies, phone companies, etc. at one time. Click here to learn more.

Direct Cremation - $2,995 or $1,995

The Basic Service Fee is the first line item on a funeral home’s General Price List and it is non-declinable. It includes gathering vital information, filing, and retrieving requested copies of the death certificates, filing VA benefits, life insurance claims, and placing obituaries. Package also include local transportation, refrigeration, and crematory fee. Please rest assured that when your loved one arrives at our facility in Gainesville, they will remain in our care the entire process, as our cremations occur on our Gainesville premises.

Payment is expected once arrangement conference has been completed.

Arrangement time with a licensed funeral director, to be determined by your needs
Everything inclusive of Limited Cremation
The return of death certificates, as well as your loved one’s cremated remains, will be expedited pending final cremation approvals
Private Identification view only
On-staff grief facilitator
Price is available for pre-arranging
For an additional $400 added to this package, we can sign you up for Final Docx, which is a program that helps you notify nearly all creditors, DMV, credit reporting companies, phone companies, etc. at one time.

$1,995 Direct “Limited” Cremation ONLY** includes: Local removal, refrigeration, gathering information for the death certificate and obituary, filing death certificate with the county health department, and retrieving requested copies, cardboard cremation container, and the cremation process. Services beyond those listed will be offered in other packages. Payment is expected once arrangements have been made. This is special pricing, no other discounts will apply. If payment is made with a credit/debit card, a 3.5% fee may apply

“When everyday words and actions are inadequate, the ritual of ceremony provides a needed structure of what to say and do.”

~ Dr. Alan Wolfelt, Grief Counselor and Grief Educator

Why Choose Milam?

Before choosing a funeral home, ask, “Is the funeral home independent and locally owned and operated?” We are proud to be a family-owned and operated funeral home. Established in 1926, we are the third generation in the Family funeral service. It is very important to choose a funeral home and a funeral director you have faith in. The time surrounding the death of a loved one is difficult, and the most important responsibility of any funeral director should be to have empathy and make this difficult time a little easier and less stressful. Our licensed professionals are not commission-driven, so every family is treated with the utmost dignity and respect and with no sales pressure.

You can expect that your services will include arranging a time with a licensed funeral director to determine your needs. You can also expect the use of our parlor for a private viewing for 10-12 immediate family members and spending up to one hour with your loved one. In addition, our funeral planning team will handle the return of death certificates, as well as your loved ones cremated remains, which will be expedited pending final cremation approvals. And your family can always meet with our on-staff grief counselor.

Whether you choose funeral or cremation, you can be sure that your loved one is in good hands. In addition, any program can be customized to fit the personality of the deceased. You will find that veteran resources, military honors, and any other accommodations are handled beautifully by our funeral planning team. We take the stress off your hands so that you can focus on your family. Our staff at Milam Funeral and Cremation Services stays involved in the Gainesville, Alachua, Newberry, High Springs, Hawthorne, Williston, Micanopy, Waldo, McIntosh, Ocala, and La Crosse communities. It is our wish that every family knows our trusted business when a need arises, saving them the stress of researching funeral homes. Whether you would like to start preplanning funeral services or have just learned of a death, Milam Funeral and Cremation Services can help. Choose the most convenient location, whether it be the Newberry location at (352) 472-5361 or the Gainesville funeral home at (352) 376-5361. Choosing a professional funeral director who handles every family and every request with compassion and understanding may be the most important decision a family has to make. Please read our comparison chart below for FUNERAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS and DIRECT DISPOSERS. If you are in immediate need or have a question please call us any time, any day and one of our representatives will be able to assist you.

FUNERAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS

Education:

Intense 2 years education for an AS degree, followed by a 1-year state-certified on the job training internship, as well as passing the National Board Exam, then the State Law Exam. This state-required education and training lasts a minimum of 3 years before a state license will be issued.
Renew state license every 2 years.
Renewal requires 12 CEUs, including 1 communicable disease course.

Services:

Pick up from place of death, refrigerate or embalm, cremate, give families an opportunity to see and spend time with their loved one once more, meet with families to gather information for death certificates, spending as much time as needed, help with obituaries, help file life insurance, and help with veteran survivor benefits. We are generally able to return loved ones’ cremated remains rather quickly, depending on how swiftly the paperwork is processed. We help families and other survivors begin to heal, by offering various ways to gather with each other and with friends, and help plan meaningful events, such as funerals, viewings, visitations, receptions, etc. We also help families hold a more traditional service with or without a viewing, even when cremation is the option for final disposition. Ceremonies help begin the healing process.

DIRECT DISPOSERS

Education:

1 semester containing 2 classes: Mortuary Law and Ethics.
Renew license every 2 years.
Renewal requires 7 CEUs, including 1 communicable disease course.

Services:

Very limited to only picking up from place of death, refrigerate, gathering information for death certificate, which is usually limited to about 30 minutes, and cremation. Because Direct Disposers generally run at a much higher call volume than a funeral home, it may take weeks to return loved ones’ cremated remains. Make sure you ask how long it will take before your loved ones’ cremated remains will be returned.

(F.S. Chapter 497.601)

There can be many reasons why prices vary amongst providers. As a licensed funeral home, we can provide many things that the direct disposer cannot by law offer to you, such as announcements of memorial services in the newspaper, opportunities for family members to gather and say goodbye, as well as professionally conducting memorial services.

Per Florida Statutes, F.S.497.601(2):

Direct disposers or funeral directors functioning as direct disposers may not, in their capacity as direct disposers, sell, conduct, or arrange for burials, funeral services, memorial services, visitations, or viewings; hold themselves out to the public as funeral directors, or use any name, title, or advertisement that may tend to connote that they are funeral directors. These prohibitions shall apply regardless of the fact that such individuals may be licensed as funeral directors.