The ArdmoreMadison · Est. 1891 (555) 000-0000

Fourth generation · Established 1891

A place to gather when the worst has happened

Four generations of one family, in the old Jefferson County Savings Bank on Mulberry Street. Our prices are published in full, and the telephone is answered by one of us.

Someone has died Plan ahead
Nell Ardmore
(555) 000-0000

Answered directly, at any hour of the night. Never a machine, never a service.

— Nell Ardmore, fourth generation

The old Jefferson County Savings Bank on Mulberry Street, three arched windows above the street
142 Mulberry Street, since 1891

Recent notices

Every notice stays here, for good

Published the same day and open to anyone you send it to. No account to make, and nothing standing between them and the words.

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How can we help?

Tell us where you are, and we will ask only what we need.

Who should we speak to?

Step 1 of 2

We need a few facts for the death certificate. It does not have to be you, and it does not have to be today.

Or call now (555) 000-0000

What has happened?

Step 2 of 2

It tells us who to telephone first, and whether we can come now.

Or call now (555) 000-0000

What you write here reaches the funeral home and nobody else.

Who should we contact?

Step 1 of 3
Or call now (555) 000-0000

What are you planning?

Step 2 of 3
Or call now (555) 000-0000

Anything else we should know?

Step 3 of 3
Or call now (555) 000-0000

Nothing is decided in a first conversation, and nothing is paid.

What would you like to ask?

Or call now (555) 000-0000

Leave a telephone number or an email, whichever suits you.

Our prices

What a funeral costs, published in full

You should be able to know what something costs without making a telephone call you are not ready to make. These are complete prices, not deposits.

$1,780

Direct cremation

Transfer into our care at any hour, cremation, all paperwork and permits, and the return of your loved one in a simple urn. No service.

Cremation with a service

Everything in direct cremation, with an evening visitation and a memorial service in our chapel or at your church.

  • Evening visitation
  • Memorial service
  • Printed folders

$3,420

Traditional funeral and burial

Preparation, a casket from our selection room, an evening visitation, a full service, the procession, and the committal at the cemetery.

  • Preparation and casket
  • Evening visitation
  • Full service
  • Procession and committal

$6,920

What is paid to others

These are not ours and we add nothing to them. They are billed to you at exactly what they cost us, and they vary.

Cemetery charges, plot and opening
Varies
Certified death certificates, each
$25
Newspaper notice
$85 to $340
Clergy honorarium
$150 to $300
See every item separately, as the itemised General Price List

You have the right to choose only the goods and services you want. This is the same list we hand you at the house.

Basic services of the funeral director and staff
$2,195
Transfer of remains into our care
$395
Embalming
$795
Other preparation of the body
$275
Use of the house and staff for visitation
$475
Use of the house and staff for the funeral service
$595
Hearse
$385
Cremation, including the container
$395
Printed folders, one hundred
$110

Prices last updated July 2026.

They answered at four in the morning, and Nell was at the house before the sun came up. I will never forget that.
Rebecca L.Madison · November 2025

If a death has occurred

If the death was unexpected and hospice were not involved, telephone 911 first. If your loved one was under hospice care, telephone the hospice nurse first. Then call us, whatever the hour.

(555) 000-0000
Telephone
Answered at every hour, including tonight
The house
Open weekdays 9 to 5, Saturday by appointment
Address
142 Mulberry Street, Madison, Indiana

Get directions

The entrance at 142 Mulberry Street
Look for the three arched windows
Call (555) 000-0000

Directions

Be told when a notice is posted. One email for each notice, nothing else, and you can stop at any time.