For every family, deciding how to honor their loved one’s memory is a unique and personal journey. By choosing cremation as a final tribute, there are many options to consider when it comes to products and remembrance items. That’s why we offer a wide selection of cremation products, from traditional urns to memorial keepsakes. Whether the families you serve prefer the elegance of marble, the durability of metal, or an eco-friendly scattering option, our selection provides meaningful choices for every ne
Batesville offers an assortment of cremation caskets and alternative containers in contemporary styles and finishes. Many options are suitable for services with a viewing or private farewell. Our choices include dual disposition wood caskets, rental caskets, alternative containers and more.
Choosing an urn is a reflection of the life that's being honored — unique and special. To ensure families have the right choices, Batesville offers a wide selection of urns and keepsakes. From material like metal, hardwood, or ceramic to our Memento® Chest Collection and scattering tubes, we have the choices and personalization options to help families create a meaningful tribute.
From pendants and chains to necklaces and dog tags, remembrance jewelry provides an outlet to involve the entire family in the healing process. We offer a wide variety of pieces all crafted from high-quality materials to last a lifetime.
Remembrance JewelryBatesville offers a wide range of urns including metal, ceramic, wood, marble, biodegradable, keepsake, and scattering options.
As a general rule, 1 pound of body weight yields about 1 cubic inch of remains. Most adults require an urn sized between 180–220 cubic inches. Non-full-size urns (0.5 - 60 cubic inches), like keepsake size, are smaller options used to split ashes amongst loved ones for shared memorials.
The price of an urn is dependent on multiple factors including material and size. At Batesville, we offer urns in full size, keepsake, and miniature options. Contact your local funeral home for more specific pricing information.
Cremated remains (ashes) are chemically stable and can be safely stored for many years when kept in a clean, dry, and sealed urn.
Cremation containers can range from a traditionally styled wood casket that may be personalized to reflect your loved one's life to a basic hardboard or cardboard alternative containers that facilitate a dignified private family viewing to say goodbye, as well as basic cardboard boxes.
Prices can vary depending on the material and type of cremation casket. Contact your local funeral home for more specific pricing information.
Yes. Families commonly transfer ashes into urns themselves. However, in many instances, it is advisable to have a professional at a funeral home handle placing ashes into an urn
While not required, sealing can help protect ashes from dust, moisture, and air. Many urns feature threaded lids and/or glue to help seal the ashes inside.
Cremation caskets are cost-effective, combustible containers commonly made from cardboard or fiberboard—designed to hold remains for the cremation process
Urns are typically made of various types of metal, ceramic, wood, marble, each with its own benefits and considerations. There are also biodegradable urns made for ceremonial scattering.
A full-size urn can typically hold all of the cremated remains of an adult. A keepsake urn is much smaller and are generally designed for sharing small portions of ashes among family members.
Lightweight, biodegradable urns (paper, urns designed for water scatterings) and scattering tubes are ideal. These eco-friendly options degrade naturally and release ashes over time.
