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Cemetery Survey:

 1 March 2005...... This survey was conducted to provide comparative prices for funeral services.  All prices need to be confirmed with the cemetery or funeral home to meet your own personal needs.  It is always best to plan ahead so your services so will be what you want and loved ones can avoid the anguish of making these decisions in a time of extreme stress. 

 

Name of Cemetery
Location/Phone

Cost per
Single
Plot

Opening*/
Closing of
Grave/
Cremains

Mausoleum**/
Columbarium/

Scattering
Area

Perpetual
Care
Cost

Grave Liner
Required?
Cost

Grave
Marker
Req'd/
Cost

Colonial Chapel Hill
Memorial Park

7735 Gibbs-Sprawl Rd.
655.6411

$695-895

$600

$500/350/295

$70-90

Yes/$695-
$10,000

?/$895-
$3,300

First Memorial Park
20667 Hwy. S. 16
624.9030

$695

$880-
$1,000

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No
Charge

Yes/$395

Not
Required

Meadowlawn
Memorial Park

5611 E Houston St. 78220
661.3991

$400-3,000

$145

No/$850/No

$50

Included

Not
Required

Mission Park North
20900 IH-10
698.5252

$1,177-
$2,995

$870

$400-1,300/ --

$140-300

Yes/$595-
$8950

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Mission Park South
1700 SE Military Dr.

924.4242

City of San Antonio
San Jose Burial Park
8235 Mission Road

923.0272

$550

$450-
$100

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No

Not
Required

Sunset Memorial Park
1701 Austin Hwy
828.2811

$1,600-
$2,000

$995

--/$395-
$995

10% of Plot
($160-200)

Yes/$595-
$11,000

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Sutton & Sutton
Mortuary, Inc.

320 W.W. White Road
359.6037

$375-
$825

$375-
$475

No/No/No

No Charge

Yes/$300-
$8,500

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Wildflower
Memorial Park

1281 Bandera Road
431.9830

$450
$650 dbl

$200
+ $125 fee

None

No Charge

No

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Catholic Cemetery
San Fernando I & II
432.2303

$800-
$2,000

$400/$100

$375/
200/
None

None

Yes/
$325 &
$625

Not
Required

Catholic Cemetery
San Fernando III
432.2364

Catholic Cemetery
Holy Cross
651.6011

VA Cemeteries
Fort Sam Houston

820.3893

No cost to veterans

None

No cost to veterans

Funeral Caring-
USA Funeral Homes

Cremation Pkg $695...
(Urn provided)
Funeral Pkg $1,790...
(plus casket, includes
 graveside services)

822.4445

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*Prices for weekday 9-4.  Saturday & Sunday and after 4 PM may be additional charges. Most charges include graveside equipment (machinery and chairs, tent) though not all Check with cemetery.
**Cost does not include price of the mausoleum space (crypt).

General:  All charges are approximate and are subject to change.  For specific information about any item, check with the Mortuary or the Cemetery.  This survey is for cemetery costs only and opening and closing the grave.

This survey was compiled and is presented compliments of the Funeral Consumers Alliance of San Antonio, 7150 IH-10 West, San Antonio, TX 78213-3468, 210.341.2213, fcsatx@aol.com  Information is not comprehensive and is dated, all prices need to be confirmed.

01/07/2008