Direct Cremation

Starting at $1,295

• Transportation of your loved one from a hospital, coroner’s office, care facility, hospice, or another funeral home
  
• If the death occurs at a private residence, immediate removal is required and an additional $200 fee applies
  
• Meeting with family to complete all required cremation paperwork
  
• Filing the death certificate and obtaining all necessary permits from county and state officials
  
• A required minimal cremation casket
  
• Cremation performed by certified professionals
  
• Ashes returned in a temporary container, available for pickup by next of kin

Additional Costs

• Certified death certificates at $20 each (waived for veterans and eligible spouses)
  
• County cremation permit fee (varies by location, typically $50 to $75)
  
• Newspaper obituary placement
  
• Mailing of ashes within the continental U.S. ($125 via USPS)
  
• Permanent urns, keepsake urns, or cremation jewelry (view our selection online)