Burial

Burial Services FAQs

Dyer Memorial Chapel helps families arrange funeral and burial services in Tulsa, Turley, and Sand Springs, Oklahoma. Burial arrangements can include professional funeral staff, transportation, casket options, viewing or memorial services, graveside services, and cemetery coordination. Available services and costs depend on the funeral package, cemetery needs, merchandise selections, and other arrangements chosen by the family.

What do I need to do first when arranging a burial after someone dies?

The first step is to contact Dyer Memorial Chapel so a funeral professional can help your family begin the arrangements. A counselor can guide you through decisions involving the funeral or memorial service, transportation, casket selection, cemetery arrangements, and other needs while providing an itemized explanation of the services and costs you select.

What to expect when beginning arrangements:

1. Contact the funeral home. Dyer Memorial Chapel can begin coordinating the necessary arrangements and explain what information is needed.
2. Meet with a counselor. Funeral packages include assistance from a counselor who helps families create the memorial service.
3. Choose the type of service. Families can discuss available funeral, graveside, viewing, and burial arrangements.
4. Select merchandise. Available arrangements include casket choices, with upgrades in casket type or color that can be repriced.
5. Discuss cemetery needs. Grave space and other cemetery charges are generally separate unless a selected plan specifically includes them.
6. Review the costs. Dyer Memorial Chapel provides a complete itemization of the selected funeral package at the time arrangements are made.

What additional expenses should I expect when planning a burial?

Burial expenses can extend beyond the funeral package itself. Dyer Memorial Chapel states that most packages do not include cemetery memorial property, and additional costs may include cemetery fees, clergy honorariums, car services, paid obituary notices, or death certificates unless specifically included in the selected package or current General Price List.

Potential burial expenses to review:

Dyer Memorial Chapel’s current General Price List should be reviewed during arrangements because package prices, cemetery charges, merchandise choices, and other costs can change.

Traditional burial vs. cremation: which is right for my family?

Traditional burial may be a better fit for families who prefer a gravesite and conventional funeral or graveside ceremony, while cremation provides greater flexibility for the final disposition of the remains. Dyer Memorial Chapel offers both options, so the appropriate choice depends on personal wishes, religious or cultural traditions, service preferences, cemetery plans, and budget.

Neither option is automatically right for every family. Personal wishes and traditions should guide the decision, along with a clear comparison of the services and costs associated with each choice.

How does the funeral and burial planning process work?

Funeral and burial planning generally begins with an arrangement consultation and continues through service selection, casket and merchandise decisions, preparation of the deceased, ceremony planning, transportation, cemetery coordination, and burial. The exact process depends on the Dyer Memorial Chapel funeral plan selected and whether the family chooses a graveside service, chapel funeral, or another arrangement.

Typical burial planning process:

1. Begin the arrangements — Contact Dyer Memorial Chapel and meet with funeral staff to discuss the family’s needs.
2. Choose the service — Select the appropriate funeral or burial arrangement, such as a graveside committal or a funeral service followed by burial.
3. Select the casket and merchandise — Review the merchandise included in the plan and any desired upgrades.
4. Plan the memorial — Work with the funeral counselor on the ceremony and other selected memorial elements.
5. Coordinate the cemetery — Confirm the cemetery, grave space, opening and closing requirements, and applicable cemetery charges.
6. Conduct the service — Depending on the package selected, services may take place at the graveside, Dyer Memorial Chapel, or another location.
7. Proceed to burial — When included in the selected arrangement, funeral transportation takes the casket to the cemetery for the committal and burial.

The exact services included should always be confirmed on the selected package and current General Price List.

Does a funeral package include every burial-related expense?

No. A Dyer Memorial Chapel funeral package does not necessarily include every expense associated with a burial. Cemetery fees and grave space are generally separate unless specifically included, and cash-advance items such as clergy honorariums, car services, paid obituary notices, and death certificates may also cost extra. Families receive an itemization when arrangements are made.

Before selecting a package, confirm whether it includes:

• Funeral director and professional staff services
• Transportation of the deceased
• Embalming or other preparation, when applicable
• Casket and selected merchandise
• Viewing or visitation
• Funeral or memorial ceremony
• Hearse or funeral coach
• Graveside committal service
• Cemetery grave space
• Grave opening and closing
• Grave liner, when applicable
• Clergy honorariums
• Additional vehicle services
• Paid obituary notices
• Death certificates

Dyer Memorial Chapel also states that substitutions outside those noted or approved by the funeral home are not allowed for its packaged services. Families who do not select a package are charged for the individual services and merchandise selected from the current General Price List.