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Chapter 03 · Services
The Scales Ledger
Murfreesboro · TN

Every family. Every need.

We offer a full range of services — traditional, cremation, graveside, veterans honors, and pre-need planning — tailored to your family's wishes, your faith, and your budget.

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Service 01

Traditional Funeral Service

A complete funeral service held in our East State Street chapel — visitation, ceremony, and procession, honoring a full life with the gravity it deserves. We coordinate every detail, from the first call to the final committal.

Our chapel accommodates families of all sizes. We work with churches and ministers across Rutherford County, and can coordinate services at your own house of worship if you prefer.

  • First call and removal
  • Embalming · dressing · cosmetology
  • Visitation in our chapel
  • Full funeral coach & lead car
  • Procession to cemetery
  • Graveside committal
  • Death certificates (multiple certified copies)
  • Obituary and memorial printing
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Service 02

Cremation with Memorial Service

For families who choose cremation but still wish to gather — a full memorial service in our chapel, before or after cremation, with visitation, music, eulogy, and reflection. Urn selection from our chapel; personal delivery of remains to family.

We work with a licensed crematory and handle every transfer and certification on your behalf.

  • Transport and cremation
  • Memorial service in chapel
  • Urn selection from our collection
  • Personal delivery of remains
  • Certified death certificates
  • Obituary and memorial printing
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Service 03

Direct Cremation

A dignified cremation without a formal public service — for families who prefer private, personal remembrance on their own schedule. Simple, straightforward, and handled with the same care as every service we provide.

  • First call and removal
  • Transport to crematory
  • Basic container or urn
  • Certified death certificates
  • Remains returned to family

Pricing available upon request. We follow all FTC Funeral Rule requirements — a full General Price List is available at our funeral home.

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Service 04

Graveside Service

A more intimate gathering at the place of final rest — a single ceremony at the cemetery, without a prior chapel service. Preferred by many families for its simplicity, its closeness to the earth, and its quiet dignity.

We coordinate all logistics: transport, seating, canopy, officiant liaison, and any music or readings the family wishes.

  • Transport to cemetery
  • Officiant coordination
  • Family seating & canopy
  • Music & readings as desired
  • Certified death certificates
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Service 05

Veterans & Military Honors

Every service member who has served this country deserves to be honored for that service. We coordinate full military funeral honors — flag folding and presentation, bugler or recorded Taps, veteran's grave marker, and complete VA paperwork on behalf of the family.

We work directly with the Department of Veterans Affairs and military honor guards to ensure every detail is observed and every honor rendered.

  • Military honors coordination
  • Flag folding and presentation ceremony
  • Bugler or recorded Taps
  • VA burial benefits filing
  • Veteran's grave marker application
  • Presidential memorial certificate
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Service 06

Pre‑Need Planning

A quiet conversation, made while there is time to think — locking in today's prices and removing the burden of decisions from the family who will follow. Pre-need planning is one of the most meaningful gifts you can give the people you love.

Pastor Derrick Jackson is our licensed pre-need agent. He will guide you through every option at your own pace, with no pressure and no obligation.

  • Personal arrangement consultation
  • Full service selection
  • Cost lock‑in at today's rate
  • Funded through licensed pre‑need insurance
  • Documents held on file
  • Transferable and revisable
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In accordance with the FTC Funeral Rule, Scales & Sons Funeral Home provides a General Price List to all persons who inquire in person about our funeral arrangements and services. Prices are available upon request. You have the right to choose only those goods and services you need.

We are here whenever you need us.

Call us at any hour — 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.