Frequent Questions

In a Hospital, Nursing Home, or other facility....

When a death occurs in a facility, let the staff know that you want Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors to assist your family.  They will contact us at (806) 355-8156 when they are ready for us to come.

At home under hospice care...

When a death occurs at home under hospice care, call the hospice nurse and they will come out to the house.  When the family is ready, the hospice nurse will contact us.

At home but not under hospice care....

When a death occurs at home and hospice is not involved, call 911.  Make the first responders aware  that you want to have Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors (806) 355-8156 to assist your family and they will notify us.

Please bring the following:

-Clothing (if body will be viewed)

-A picture for the obituary (if desired)

-Biographical information about the deceased (see our Pre-Plan to see what information is needed)

-Insurance policy information (If you plan to use this as a form of payment)

-Military discharge papers - DD 214 (for burial flag/military rites)

Boxwell Brothers owns its own crematory located in Vega, TX which means your loved one never leaves our care.

Funeral costs are unique to each person depending on the services you select.   Funeral home costs consist of three components: funeral services, merchandise, and cash advances.  Funeral services include making necessary arrangements, transportation, funeral or memorial services, embalming, etc..  Merchandise items may include a, casket, vault, cremation urn, register book, etc... Cash advance items may include cemetery charges, certified death certificates, obituary, etc... 

Our average burial services range from $4,500 - $9,000.  On average, our on-site cremations range from $1,595.00 - $6,315. Please call us today for our General Price List to learn more about these costs.

When a death occurs, many decisions need to be made in a short amount of time.  Some of these decisions may include:

- What will the final disposition be for my loved one, cremation or burial?

- What type of services does my family need?

- Do we want a visitation?

- Should we have the service in a church or Boxwell Brothers Chapel?

- Do we want to place an obituary in the newspaper?

-Who do we want to officiate the service?

Boxwell Brothers will provide information and guidance to answer these questions during your arrangement meeting.

Boxwell Brothers immediately notifies Social Security of the death. We recommend that you follow up with them once you receive the

death certificates to determine if you or others are entitled to any benefits. 

Our acceptance of life insurance assignments is dependent on the cooperation of the beneficiary and whether or not the policy has passed the contestable period. Experienced staff are here to help you in the process. 

We will assist in the preparation of the application for a Veteran’s marker and/or burial flag.

Your funeral director will coordinate the interment in a National Cemetery.

Military rites are arranged by our staff at your request.

The simple answer is Yes! Pre-planning your funeral arrangements not only gives you peace of mind about your final wishes being honored but also alleviates some of the stress and burden loved ones are going through as they experience the grief associated with the loss.

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The licensed funeral directors of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors are available to assist you with your funeral pre-need. Contact our office to schedule an appointment.

Not always, If you plan to us life insurance, another funeral home's pre-need contract, or burial insurance, contact our office for an appointment for review and options. 

Oftentimes we can honor other funeral home pre-need policies.  Many families do choose to pre-fund their funeral arrangements to lock in today's pricing.  Doing so will relieve the financial burden of the family and offer peace of mind to everyone.