Myrtle Beach Funeral Home and Crematory is a more affordable burial and cremation provider housed in a recently renovated and expanded 7,000 square foot "full service" facility, meaning, our Crematory, Funeral Chapel, Morgue Facilities and Products Room for Urns and Caskets, are all located on the same grounds as our funeral home. We are the only "lower cost, fairer priced" cremation and burial service provider in the "Grand Strand" area that actually owns an on-site crematory and has refrigerated morgue facilities. Our location is just south of the Myrtle Beach Airport and the "Back Gate" or Farrow Parkway (road that leads to "Market Common") directly across from TV 13 and McDonald's on the ocean side of U.S. "17 Bypass" South and "NOT" "17 Business" or "Kings Hwy." as some directional software indicates. With the new road in front of our FH, now completed, we have direct access to the "Market Common" without having to drive back onto the bypass. You can now turn into Farrow Parkway (Backgate entrance) and take the 1st right, about 20-30 yards down, we are the 1st building on the left. (see the "Directions" tab on the left) We are always available 24-7, to answer questions, or to help families in their time of need. Our business office hours are Mon-Fri, 9-5, with weekends by appointment only. Please call ahead when setting an appointment. (843.293.4505)

We offer a "Full Traditional Burial Service Package," that includes a metal casket, available in a choice of five colors, services of FD and Staff, local removal to our FH, embalming, viewing or visitation service, eat-in dining area, funeral ceremony or gathering service, on-line "Guest Book," and hearse service to cemetery, for a total funeral home package price of $3,695. If you want to know what the "average" cost or charges are for a "Traditional Burial" from the Grave Plot, Grave Opening Charges, Monument Cost, Mausoleum Cost, plus all the services and merchandise from the typical MB area funeral home, all totaled together or, in other words, the total cost for everything, then read the section entitled, "Traditional Burial Package, $3,695" on this website.

We have ample parking for visitations or other services by utilizing our parking lot, as well as permission to use "The Father's House Church" parking next door, which offers more parking facilities than any FH in our area.

We have one of the area's newest on-site crematories and a comfortable 115 seat chapel, with which we can offer "celebration of life, memorial or funeral ceremonies" for cremation or burial services. On the very rare occasion when over-flow chapel services occur, we have a closed circuit T.V. room to accommodate 60+ attendees, plus an eat-in dining room, with kitchen, for families and friends to use during visitations. For families bringing scanned photos of their loved one, to show as a memorial during Visitations held at the funeral home, our widescreen T.V. will accomodate either a "Thumb Drive" or a "CD Disc" for this purpose, or we can play most computer-based programs like "Power Point" (ppt) presentations, through our Laptop, as well, at no charge. We also provide "catering services" for after-service gatherings held at the FH. Our "state of the art" music room is internet driven through an i-Pad, using iTunes and can play most any song and artist selected by the family, thereby, helping to create a more meaningful "life celebration in music" in the loved one's memory. We have a "Baby Grand" piano for live music selections in our main chapel and an upright piano in our smaller services room. A cremation with a memorial or celebration of life service and two hour use of facilities is $995. (see "Our Facility and Services" Tab)

We provide quality service with attention to detail and families we serve say, offer "the most reasonable and fair prices of all funeral homes in the area, as well as the most helpful and educational website." Because of our fair pricing philosophy, we serve families from Charleston to the Midstate and Calabash-Ocean Isle over through the Pee Dee with our $695 simple-direct cremation package, with a modest mileage add-on for the loved ones' out-of-town removal back to our funeral home. Because of the value received, for the price and service we provide, the families we serve have made our funeral home the largest provider for "Direct Cremation Services" in the MB area. We will continue working hard to earn your trust and confidence. Our Owner - Manager, Jim Bowdre, a former teacher and Summa Cum Laude graduate is licensed actively in both North and South Carolina, receiving his first active license in Virginia and National Board Certification in 1974. After taking early retirement in 2008 with a former "Fortune 500" company, he joined the staff of Myrtle Beach Funeral Home and as owner, does not take a salary from the business, referring to keep his business overhead lower, so he can offer greater value to the families he serves. (See section on "Why are FH prices so different")

See the details of our "12-Step Complete and Direct Cremation $695 Service" by selecting the tab to the left and at the same time learn what "financial support" the Veterans Administration and Social Security provide when a loved one passes away. Also, you can review our procedure or guidelines to follow for publishing an obituary, explained in Step 12.

In the"FORMS" section, families or legal representatives, can print-off and complete the forms required for: (1.) Authorizing a Cremation; (2.) Starting the Death Certificate process for either a burial or a cremation service; or (3.) have some Guidelines or Suggestions to follow when Writing an Obituary. The 1st two forms are the only ones required by law for a cremation and can be either faxed or scanned and e-mailed back to our funeral home. If doing a pre-arrangement, the forms can be mailed, or if local, dropped-off at the FH.  We can also, pick them up locally, or complete the forms in the home, if requested.

In the "Cemetery Guidelines-VA or Civilian" see what options you need to consider, when dealing with any Veterans, Private, or Corporate owned cemetery.

Our goal is to help you understand the "total funeral and death-care process," as well as the burial and cremation services we provide. "Knowledge is Power" and the more knowledge a person has on any particular event or subject in life, the more power they have in dealing with that event. This website is designed to give families and caregivers the knowledge and power they need in dealing with the loss of a loved one, as well as learning what is required legally when dealing with any U.S. based funeral home choosen, so you will not be taken advantage of, in your time of need. 

In the "Who Does What After A Death" Tab, learn what "Health Care" and "Death Care" Professionals, as well as families or legal representatives, have to do when a loved one dies, no matter where or when. Learn about the entire "Death Certificate Process," which will clear-up alot of mis-information that families have, or are told. This information, although lengthy, was researched and gathered from multiple sources and can only be found in this concise format on this website. When being presented before professional organizations, I always hear the same comments, "I didn't know that" or "I will use this for staff training." I've even had funeral directors from outside the MB area, to call and ask for permission to use some of the information on this website for their website. Hope you get something useful from it as well.

In the "Settling an Estate Guidelines" tab, learn what surviving family, executors and personal representatives need to consider when settling an estate or business affairs of their loved one.  

In the "Why are FH prices so different" and "What To Ask When Price Shopping" sections, learn why different funeral home prices can vary so much, as well as, what terminology to use when calling a FH inquiring about their prices for different services.

In the "Obituaries" section, after selecting the name of the loved one first, family and friends can then sign a "Guest Book" leaving parting thoughts about their friend and loved one, from virtually anywhere in the world, helping to create a more meaningful "life celebration" on the web. You can also read the "Guest Book" as well and maybe learn something new and inspiring about your friend and loved one. 

We hear from families, caregivers and health care professionals how helpful the information on this website has been. Thank you for taking your time in visiting us and hopefully some worthwile information was received, as well.

Please call 843.293.4505 any time of the day or night, if you have questions or concerns. You may email us, as well, anytime by selecting the "Contact Us" tab on this website.  Our Toll Free Number at the FH is 877.679.4505.

Our Fax No. 843.293.4507