What We Do

Included in the Discount Cremation Package

  • The transfer of your loved one into our care.
  • Paperwork authorization to be completed via phone, email/DocuSign.
  • The creation and filing of a death certificate with the State of Virginia.
  • A notification to Social Security of your loved one's passing.
  • The publishing of your loved one's obituary, composed by you, with or without a photos, onto our website.
  • The cremation of your loved one.
  • Your loved one's cremated remains will be returned to you in a basic urn with a cremation certificate from the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son.

Not Included in the Discount Cremation Package

  • An in-person arrangement with a funeral director.
  • Hard Copies - You can obtain hard copies of the death certificates from any local health department in Virginia.
  • Witness Cremation* - Witnessing your loved one's cremation.
  • Viewing* - A private in-person viewing of your loved one.
  • Dressing/Cosmetizing* - The preparation of your loved ones' body using cosmetics.
  • Obituary Composition - Assistance from our staff with composing your loved one's obituary.
  • Obituary Submission - Submitting your loved one's obituary to papers.
  • 24-hour Assistance - All non-urgent messages will be returned the next business day.
  • Print Work - Physical mementos, such as memorial folders or other printed materials, honoring your loved one's life.


*Can be included for an additional fee.