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McConnell Funeral Home
1200 E Forrest St, Athens, AL 35613 · (256) 232-1515
Part of Service Corporation InternationalPricing Verified
★★★★★4.964 Google reviews
About McConnell Funeral Home
McConnell Funeral Home in Athens, Alabama is owned by Service Corporation International (SCI), the largest corporate funeral home chain in the United States — families who prefer a locally or independently owned business may want to keep that in mind. The home offers full-service funeral arrangements including traditional burial, cremation, and military honors, and staff have been specifically recognized for their handling of military ceremonies. Pricing information is not publicly available for this location, so families are encouraged to request a General Price List directly, which funeral homes are legally required to provide. On Google, McConnell holds a 4.9-star rating across 64 reviews, with customers consistently highlighting the care and patience of specific staff members — particularly Doug Fields — as well as a low-pressure approach to the planning process and attentive support for out-of-state coordination needs.
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Pricing overview
Source: General Price List · Effective Jan 22, 2026
Direct cremation
All-inclusive package
$2,705
Traditional burial
Full-service package
$3,380
Direct cremation from
$2,705
Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff1 items
Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff
Required fee
$2,195
Embalming1 items
Embalming
$1,195
Other Preparation of the Body5 items
Dressing and casketing of deceased
$345
Bathing and handling of unembalmed deceased
$195
Refrigeration
$195
Special Care for Autopsied Cases
$195
Additional day of refrigeration charge (per day)
$75
Use of Facilities and Staff10 items
Venue & Staff Services for Visitation (Up To 4 Hours)
$430
Venue and Staff Services to coordinate a Simple Gathering
$595
Standard Venue & Staff Services for Funeral/Memorial (Medium)
$595
Equipment and Staff Services for Graveside Service
$595
Off-Site Venue & Staff Services for Funeral
$695
Use of Facilities and Staff Services for Memorial Service (without remains present) in Our
$995
Signature Exclusive Venue & Staff Services for Funeral/Memorial (The Entire Facility)
$3,995
Private family moment at our facility including minimal preparation.
$195
Additional Charge for Use of Facilities and Staff on Holidays
$495
Reception Room
$495
Transportation7 items
Transfer to or from airport
$395
Transfer of deceased from funeral home to place of autopsy and return to funeral home
$595
Transfer to or from crematory
$295
Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home
$695
Flower Vehicle
$195
Funeral vehicle (e.g. Hearse)
$295
Service vehicle
$395
Forwarding of Remains1 items
This charge includes use of preparation room, Basic Professional Service Fee when Forwarding
$2,945
Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home1 items
This charge includes Basic Professional Service Fees when Receiving Remains, transportation of
$2,285
Direct Cremation7 items
Direct Cremation
$2,705–$18,700
Direct cremation with container provided by the purchaser. (All such containers must meet
$2,705
Direct Cremation with Pacific Pine - Cremation-oriented casket with a light pine, laminate
$3,900
Direct Cremation with Stratus - Medium density fiberboard - cremation-oriented with a
$3,155
Direct Cremation with Trayview - Cardboard container - cremation oriented with a
$3,100
Direct Cremation with Cardboard Container - Cremation-oriented container with a heavy
$2,900
D irect cremation with casket from our facility (in addition to cost of casket).
$2,705
Immediate Burial4 items
Immediate Burial
$3,380–$25,075
Immediate burial with container provided by the purchaser (all such containers must meet
$3,380
Immediate burial with minimum casket from our facility.
$4,975
Immediate burial with casket selected from our facility (in addition to cost of casket – see
$3,380
Caskets3 items
Caskets
$195–$450
Caskets
$1,195–$21,695
Caskets
$1,100
Outer Burial Containers1 items
Outer Burial Containers
$1,895–$4,595
Urns3 items
Urns
$35–$1,295
CLOTHING
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FLOWERS
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Other Merchandise64 items
A Life Remembered Book
$95
Additional 4.5"x5.75" Portrait Cards
$25
Air Tray
$295
Arranging For Escorts (Brown Service Only)
$150
Cap Panels
$145–$295
Casket Corners
$59
Casket Medallions
$50–$295
Celebrate Life Bundle
$295
Celebration of Life Events Non-taxable
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Celebration of Life Events Taxable
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Cemetery Equipment Rental Fee
$395
Combination Unit
$395
Crematory Fee
$395
Dignity Stationery Packages
$395–$795
Earth Orbit Spaceflight
$4,995
Earth Rise Spaceflight
$2,995
Estate Fraud Protection
$295
Everlasting Memorial®
$395
Family Estate Manager
$295
Flag Case
$295
Keepsake Box
$25
Laminated Obituary (Each)
$3
Large Memory Booklets or Memory Cards (Per 100)
$620
Luna Spaceflight
$12,995
Mailing of ashes (Excluding cost of Mailing Container)
$195
Medallion Bundle
$295
Medium Memory Book
$75
Medium Memory Cards or Memory Folders (Per 100)
$320
Memento Bracelet
$295
Memory Glass
$295
Memory Portrait
$295
Memory Register Book
$75
Memorysafe Keepsake Box
$95
Ornament Stand
$25
Our Collection Folders or Prayer Cards (Per 100)
$195
Our Collection Thank You Cards (Per 50)
$100
Personal Care Pouch
$125
Personalized Glass Ornaments (2)
$35
Personalized Prints
$145
Personalized Thank You Cards (Per 25)
$75
Precious Memories Fingerprint
$295
Remembrance Blanket
$295
Retractable Floor Banner
$395
Retractable Table Banner
$295
Rustic Metal Trio Display
$115
Scattering at Sea with Cenotaph
$3,495
Single Small Medallion Case
$65
Small Memory Folders or Memory Cards (Per 100)
$220
Soft Touch Bookmarks (50)
$200
Temporary Urn Container
$35
Triple Small Medallion Case
$95
Vinyl Flag Case Cover
$195
Voyager Spaceflight
$12,995
Brown Service Services Package
$1,490
Service vehicle
$395
Filing Government Claims
$300
Arranging For Musicians
$300
Filing Insurance Claims
$300
Arranging for Obituaries
$300
Arranging and Processing Death Certificate
$300
C ommemorative Collection XDPAICV
$495
E s teemed Collection XDPAIEC
$795
R emembrance Collection XDPAIRC
$395
O ur Collection XDPAIOC
$395
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Google Reviews
★★★★★Terry Reidselth
3 months agoMcConnell funeral home as the best, most friendly associates. They were so helpful and understanding. I would highly recommend them for your needs.
★★★★★Martha Bowen
7 months agoOur family is so appreciative of how kind Doug was during the planning process. He was extremely thoughtful, and compassionate as he worked with us. He helped make an extremely difficult time easier to manage.
★★★★★Charles Hall
7 months agoDoug Fields helped us through some of life's hardest decisions with compassionate professionalism. We appreciate the way we were treated. He presented all the options and did not pressure us at all. I can recommend McConnell’s without hesitation.
★★★★★Mark Biles
7 months agoThe staff at McConnell Funeral Home is simply the BEST in the field. Teresa, Doug and Mark were outstanding throughout the planning process, the visitation and service, the wonderful military ceremony, and the post funeral activities. The entire experience will less painful due to their dignity an…
★★★★★syndee grigoleit
10 months agoArrangements had already been made in California. They were happy to help with my mother's cremation. I was treated with kindness the whole way through.
Quick facts
OwnershipService Corporation International
WebsiteVisit →
Phone(256) 232-1515
ServicesNot provided
HoursOpen 24 hours
Google reviews64 reviews →
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