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2600 Gandy Blvd N, St. Petersburg, FL, 33702
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“Can I see your General Price List?”
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“Do you accept insurance assignment?”
This means they bill the insurance company directly. You don't pay thousands upfront and wait to be reimbursed.
“What's included vs. what's extra?”
Packages may not include everything. Ask about the casket, embalming, transportation, facility fees, and death certificate copies.
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Average in Florida
$2,495 – $7,848
Source: NFDA 2023 · Direct cremation to traditional burial
Funerals in this area run $2,495–$7,848. If your loved one had a life insurance policy, the benefit can cover these costs — and we'll file the claim and handle the carrier for you, even without the policy number. $0 upfront, and nothing if it doesn't pay out.
“To the people I met at the entrance of Royal Palm. You introduce yourself as the new owners. We welcomed you and listened to your claims and promise of improving the sad state of the overall conditions . Let me say I was there to visit loved ones today ( 9- 14-2021) . Congratulations on the shade of lipstick you put on the pig!!! The condition is far worse than before and purple sure makes it stand out!!! Grandparents Grave site almost completely covered with very long grass never got that bad even at it’s worst before you came!! Took a little while to pick all the little sticky things of our socks !!! Than I moved on to visit my parents in the Mausoleum, my parents never had much but in life never lived in such deplorable conditions !!!! Fresh awnings and paint really that money would’ve been better spent on the structure really!!! Leaking roof ceiling tiles falling and floors covered in water!!! Looks like you took on way more than you ever thought, and are off to the same way of doing things like!! Misappropriation of people’s hard earned money and trust they put in this sacred institution is the practice of the former owners, do not follow that same path!! In closing all I can say is God Bless all the families that feel the same as I do!! Please let me find the money and means to remove my loved ones from this deplorable place!! And to others put your loved ones anywhere else but here!!”
— Robert Theriault
“I visited my grandparents today and this place has gone downhill. The purple paint just makes everything looks even worse. Ceiling falling throughout. It's already depressing enough to come visit your loved ones who aren't here anymore and to see the place look like this, is even more depressing. Please fix these issues.”
— Jackie Cataldo
“I am very upset and frustrated and about to contact the media for how this business does not care about the families that have loved ones in their cemetery. My mother is 94 years old and for the last 3 years HAS BEEN UNABLE TO VISIT HER HUSBAND !!! THEY HAVE 2 INCH STEPS THAT YOU HAVE TO CLIMB TO VISIT GRAVES THAT ARE LOCATED IN THAT AREA. My brother as well cannot visit our father as to the difficulty in climbing those steps, as well as there is RED ANTS that attack you when you are standing there. I have no ailments that stop me from climbing the steps and is still difficult for me. I have tried several times to communicate this to the OWNER and have add no results. If I could move my family members from there I certainly would. . Stay away from this cemetery.....”
— Elizabeth Moore
We file the life insurance claim and recover unclaimed property — the payout can help cover costs like these. $0 upfront.
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