Additional Services
Additional Services
Immediate Burials
This is an alternative where there is no viewing or any type of service or ceremony selected. Embalming is not required by law and is not required by our funeral home due to no public viewing.
These services do not include visitation and funeral ceremony at our funeral home or other facilities, merchandise (i.e., casket, flowers, vault), state sales tax, any auto equipment over 30 miles, obituary in local newspapers, cemetery charges, or state death certificate fee, or cash advances.
Forwarding Remains to Another Funeral Home
This is an alternative that is appropriate for people who travel or happen to live here but want to be buried in another city or state. Our funeral home will take care of the initial request of service and take care of what the family wants us to do before transferring the remains to another facility or funeral home.
This includes:
- Transfer of remains to funeral home from the place of death (within 30 miles)
- Embalming and other preparation of the remains; dressing, casketing, cosmetizing
- Arrangement conference with family or responsible parties
- Coordination with transferring remains to another funeral home or facility
- Recording vital statistics and securing necessary permits
- Preparation and placement of obituary notices
- Minimum shipping container (if applicable)
- Local transportation (within 30 miles) to the airport or other facility.
These services do not include visitation and funeral ceremony at our funeral home or other facility, merchandise (i.e., casket, flowers, vault), state sales tax, any auto equipment over 30 miles, obituary in local newspapers, cemetery charges, or state death certificate fee, commercial carrier charges such as by air or by rail, or cash advances.
Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home
This is also an alternative that is also suitable for people traveling. They go on business trips, vacations, and family visits to other states. If they are retired, they may be touring the country or going south for the winter. Our funeral home will receive the remains from another funeral home or facility where the death occurs and take care of the services that the family had requested.
This includes:
- Basic services of funeral director and administrative staff
- Transfer of remains to funeral home from the place of death (within 30 miles)
- Arrangement conference with family or responsible parties
- Recording vital statistics and securing necessary permits
- Preparation and placement of obituary notices
- Local transportation to cemetery or crematory
These services do not include: visitation and funeral ceremony at our funeral home or other facilities, other merchandise (i.e., casket, outer burial container, flowers) state sales tax, any auto equipment over 30 miles, obituary in local newspapers, cash advances (i.e., clergy, organist, cemetery charges or state death certificate fee, cash advances, or other items.)