Funeral Home and Cremation

What to look for when selecting an ethical funeral home and cremation service:

After spending time researching the funeral home industry we were very impressed with the way in which the State has overseen the industry and the amount of safeguards in place to protect the consumer. As with many industries we have found that selecting a locally owned business with a long track record within the community, you are more likely to be satisfied.

It is our opinion that it is always wise to pre-plan your arrangements with a local funeral home. You can actually make the arrangements with no out of pocket costs. This way you can do the research and make decisions clearly, and eliminate the burden from your loved ones.

  • All funeral homes are required to provide every family a general price list. Please make sure that you have a line-itemed price list.
  • Make sure that everything that you are expecting and pay for is written down.
  • An ethical funeral home will not rush you to make any decisions.
  • An ethical funeral home will only charge sales tax on the merchandise purchased and not the services.

It is always important to make sure that you are comparing apples to apples in services and merchandise. This is not a product or service that most consumers know the cost or are very familiar with. We have found prices very dramatically in this industry and the middle ground is usually a safe place. Please do your research.

What to avoid when selecting a business in this industry:

  • There is a tendency for the corporately owned funeral homes to charge more for the same products and services. Please take your time and do the research.
  • Make sure the funeral home has a long track record in the community. If they do, you are less likely to be taken advantage of at your time of loss.
  • Make sure that you have an itemized line by line estimate of everything that is involved in the service.
 		    After interviewing and running an extensive background check the National Association Against Consumer Fraud has awarded the following business a listing in The Business A-List:

Hudson Funeral Home &
Cremation Services

www.hudsonfuneralhome.com

211 South Miami Blvd.
Durham, NC 27703 
Phone (919) 596-8269
Toll Free (800) 516-2205 

Why Hudson Funeral Home & Cremation Services was offered the opportunity to be a Business A-List participant?

For almost 100 years the Hudson family has been caring for families in our community. After spending time with Tommy Hudson, president of Hudson Funeral Home, it is very clear that they do a tremendous amount of service to our community that goes unrecognized. There is a tremendous amount of pride and commitment to assist each and every family and the Hudson’s go the extra mile to take care of your every need.

 
 
 

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