Cotten Funeral Home
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Cotten Funeral Home
2201 Neuse Blvd, New Bern, NC 28560 · (252) 637-3181
Part of Service Corporation InternationalPricing Verified
★★★★★4.9240 Google reviews

About Cotten Funeral Home

Cotten Funeral Home is a full-service funeral home in New Bern, NC operating under Service Corporation International (SCI), the largest corporate funeral chain in the country — families who prefer locally or independently owned funeral homes may want to keep that in mind. They offer a range of services including traditional burial, cremation, and pre-planning arrangements, and reviews suggest their staff are experienced at guiding families through the process from start to finish. Traditional burial starts at $1,970, though pricing for cremation and other services was not available for comparison against the local market. Customers consistently praise individual staff members by name for their compassion, attentiveness, and ability to reduce stress during a difficult time, and the home holds a 4.9-star rating across 240 Google reviews — a strong volume of feedback with no notable complaint patterns in the available reviews.
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Pricing overview
Source: General Price List · Effective Apr 7, 2026
Direct cremation
All-inclusive package
$1,580
Traditional burial
Full-service package
$1,795
Direct cremation from
$1,580
Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff1 items
Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff
Required fee
$1,695
Embalming1 items
Embalming
$875
Other Preparation of the Body6 items
Additional day of refrigeration charge (per day)
$75
Bathing and handling of unembalmed deceased
$225
Dressing and casketing of deceased
$275
Special Care for Autopsied Cases
$755
Restoration (Per hour/where necessary)
$50
Refrigeration
$255
Use of Facilities and Staff9 items
Venue & Staff Services for Visitation (Up To 4 Hours)
$350
Venue and Staff Services to coordinate a Simple Gathering
$350
Standard Venue & Staff Services for Funeral/Memorial (Medium)
$350
Equipment and Staff Services for Graveside Service
$350
Off-Site Venue & Staff Services for Funeral
$450
Premium Venue & Staff Services for Funeral/Memorial (Large)
$450
Signature Exclusive Venue & Staff Services for Funeral/Memorial (The Entire Facility)
$3,995
Private family moment at our facility including minimal preparation.
$225
Reception Room
$350
Transportation4 items
Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home
$375
Funeral vehicle (e.g. Hearse)
$575
Service vehicle
$195
Transfer to or from airport
$250
Forwarding of Remains1 items
This charge includes use of preparation room, Basic Professional Service Fee when Forwarding
$1,795
Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home2 items
This charge includes Basic Professional Service Fees when Receiving Remains, transportation to or
$1,795
This charge includes Professional Staff and Services for Anatomical Donation, Transfer of remains
$1,795
Direct Cremation7 items
Direct Cremation
$1,580–$17,875
Direct cremation with container provided by the purchaser. (All such containers must meet
$1,580
Direct Cremation with Pacific Pine - Cremation-oriented casket with a light pine, laminate
$2,775
Direct Cremation with Stratus - Medium density fiberboard - cremation-oriented with a
$2,030
Direct Cremation with Trayview - Cardboard container - cremation oriented with a
$1,975
Direct Cremation with Cardboard Container - Cremation-oriented container with a heavy
$1,775
D irect cremation with casket from our facility (in addition to cost of casket).
$1,580
Immediate Burial4 items
Immediate Burial
$1,795–$23,790
Immediate burial with container provided by the purchaser (all such containers must meet
$1,795
Immediate burial with minimum casket from our facility. The minimum casket is a Grey
$3,390
Immediate burial with casket selected from our facility (in addition to cost of casket – see
$1,795
Caskets3 items
Caskets
$195–$450
Caskets
$1,195–$21,995
Caskets
$1,100
Outer Burial Containers1 items
Outer Burial Containers
$1,595–$4,195
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
$195
Audio Visual Equipment Rental
$395
Bookmarks with Laminates (12)
$50
Canopy At Cemetery
$175
Cap Panels
$145–$295
Casket Corners
$59
Casket Medallions
$50–$295
Catered Receptions
From $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
From $400
Combination Unit
$295
Crematory Fee
$895
Cross/Crucifix
$25
Dignity Celebrant
$395
Dignity Stationery Packages
$395–$795
Earth Orbit Spaceflight
$4,995
Earth Rise Spaceflight
$2,995
Estate Fraud Protection
$295
Everlasting Memorial®
$395
External Celebrant
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Family Estate Manager
$295
Flag Case
$295
Handling and Transfer of Ashes on Outside Urn Purchase
$25
Keepsake Box
$25
Large Memory Booklets or Memory Cards (Per 100)
$620
Luna Spaceflight
$12,995
Mailing of ashes (Excluding cost of Mailing Container)
$295
Medallion Bundle
$295
Medium Memory Book
$75
Medium Memory Cards or Memory Folders (Per 100)
$320
Memento Bracelet
$295
Memory Board
$45
Memory Glass
$295
Memory Portrait
$295
Memory Register Book
$75
Ornament Stand
$25
Our Collection Folders or Prayer Cards (Per 100)
$195
Our Collection Thank You Cards (Per 50)
$100
Outside Cemetery Opening and Closing
$950
Outside Cemetery Opening and Closing for Urn
$350
Personalized Glass Ornaments (2)
$35
Personalized Prints
$145
Personalized Thank You Cards (Per 25)
$75
Precious Memories Fingerprint
$295
Processing Fee
$15
Retractable Floor Banner
$395
Retractable Table Banner
$295
Rosary
From $15
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
Voyager Spaceflight
$12,995
R emembrance Collection XDPAIRC
$395
O ur Collection XDPAIOC
$395
C ommemorative Collection XDPAICV
$495
E s teemed Collection XDPAIEC
$795

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Google Reviews
★★★★★Mel Hofler
3 months ago

Jennifer and the team at Cotton funeral home were such a blessing to our family during our time of loss. They were a pleasure to work with and made the process of handling our loved one’s final arrangements smooth and comforting. We are so thankful for all of the help we received from Cotton funer…

★★★★★Amber Fickes
3 months ago

They helped me with the whole process when my mom died recently. They had the everything laid out for me to choose for her arrangements. They ensured that my mother’s funds were all used for the cremation and burial. I would highly recommend to use their services.

★★★★★Bill Dorsey
3 months ago

In 2012, we met with Cotten Funeral Home to purchase a pre-paid plan for our individual funeral plans. Best purchase we’ve ever made. Having the peace of mind that this was done and all I had to do was notify Cotten of my husband’s death took so much stress off of me. The staff walked me through eve…

★★★★★Joanne Dove
6 months ago

Cotten Funeral Home, and especially Walter, provided absolutely everything we asked them to do for my husband's funeral. Walter was caring enough to listen to our wishes, make suggestions, provide guidance, contact appropriate organizations, work with music to ensure the service went as we wished …

★★★★★Patricia Davenport
a year ago

Anastasia was so very helpful to my siblings and I during our mother’s unexpected death. We are very grateful to her and the entire staff. During death it’s really hard to remember and know what is to be done. We are thankful that there were compassionate people to help us.

Quick facts
OwnershipService Corporation International
WebsiteVisit →
Phone(252) 637-3181
ServicesNot provided
HoursOpen 24 hours
Google reviews240 reviews →
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