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Direct Cremation in Florida

Simple, dignified cremation arranged entirely from the comfort of your home, by telephone and email. Carried out locally by a certified cremation specialist, with a written price before anything is authorized.

Our service fee is $1,095. What it covers, and the three things charged separately, are both set out below.

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What Is Included

Transport into our care
Collection of your loved one from the place of death, whether that is a home, a hospital, a hospice or the medical examiner, anywhere we serve in Florida.
Sheltering in refrigeration
Climate-controlled sheltering while the authorizations and permits are completed, as Florida law requires.
All documents and permits
The death certificate filing, the cremation authorization and the burial transit permit, prepared and filed on your behalf.
The cremation
Carried out locally by a certified cremation specialist, with a numbered identification disc accompanying your loved one at every stage.
A temporary container, named for your loved one
A dignified temporary container for the cremated remains, labelled with your loved one’s name, and scannable at an airport X-ray should they need to travel.
White glove return, hand delivered free
A member of our staff brings the cremated remains back to your family in person, at no additional charge, rather than leaving them at a counter for somebody to collect. It is the last thing we do for a family and we are not willing to do it by courier.
A licensed director, at any hour
Someone to answer your questions before, during and after, 24 hours a day, in English or Spanish.

What Is Not Included

Certified death certificate copies
Charged at the county rate, which varies by county. We order them for you at the time of filing and pass the cost through without adding to it.
The state required alternative cremation container
Florida requires a rigid, combustible container for the cremation itself. It is not included in the price above. We will tell you the cost when we give you your written price, and there is no obligation to buy a casket.
A medical examiner fee, in some counties
Some Florida counties charge a medical examiner fee to authorise a cremation. Where your county does, it is passed through at exactly what the county charges. We confirm whether it applies to you before you authorise anything.
An urn or keepsake
Above the temporary container included with every arrangement. There is never any obligation to buy one from us.
Cemetery or columbarium charges
Any fee charged by a cemetery, columbarium or memorial garden at the final resting place.
A memorial or graveside service
We do not hold services, which is part of why the price is what it is. We are glad to refer you to someone who does.
Shipping a body out of state or abroad
We are cremation only. Our sister company, Legacy Mortuary Shipping, handles that; call us and we will put you through.

How It Works

Six steps, and only the first needs to happen today.

  1. 01
    You call, at any hour.

    A licensed funeral director takes the details, confirms who has legal authority to authorize, and dispatches transport, usually while you are still on the telephone. Nothing is charged and nothing is committed at that point.

  2. 02
    The written price comes before anything else.

    You receive an itemized written price covering your specific arrangement. You authorize it, or you do not, and nothing proceeds until you have.

  3. 03
    Authorizations are signed from wherever you are.

    Electronically, from another state or another country if that is where you are. There is no trip to Florida and no office visit.

  4. 04
    Permits are filed and the cremation is authorized.

    We file with the county and obtain the medical examiner’s authorization. This stage sets the timeline, not us, and we will tell you honestly where it stands.

  5. 05
    The cremation takes place.

    Locally, by a certified specialist, with a numbered identification disc accompanying your loved one throughout and recorded at every transfer.

  6. 06
    The cremated remains come back to you.

    Brought to your door in person by a member of our staff, in a scannable temporary container, with the certified paperwork you will need.

How We Keep Track of Your Loved One

It is the question families most want to ask and most hesitate to. A numbered stainless-steel identification disc accompanies your loved one from the moment they come into our care, through the cremation itself, and into the container returned to you. Identification is verified and recorded at every transfer. You are welcome to ask to see that record at any point, and we would rather you asked than wondered.

White Glove Service: Hand Delivered, at No Extra Charge

When the cremation is complete, a member of our staff brings your loved one back to you in person. Not posted, not couriered, and not left at a counter in an office for somebody to collect during business hours. It is included in the price, and there is no charge for it anywhere we serve.

We do it this way because the alternative is a family signing for a parcel. That is the moment the whole arrangement is remembered by, and handing it to a delivery driver to save an hour of somebody’s time is not a saving worth making.

Why Families Choose Direct Cremation

Direct cremation is the simplest option available, and for many families it is also the most honest one: no viewing, no ceremony at the funeral home, no casket bought for a single afternoon. Roughly three in four Floridians now choose cremation, and the share choosing it without a funeral-home service is the part growing fastest.

What it does not mean is doing without a farewell. Families hold a memorial in their own time, in a church, a garden or a living room, with the people who can actually get there, and without paying a facility to host it. Separating the cremation from the ceremony is what makes both of them better.

At $1,095, it is also the choice that leaves the most room for a family to grieve on its own terms rather than on a payment plan.

A Higher Standard of Service

Every cremation is performed with dignity and respect, in accordance with accepted ethical cremation standards, by a local certified cremation specialist. Everything around it is arranged from your own home, over the telephone and by email, by a licensed funeral director who answers at any hour.

Arranging This in Advance

A direct cremation can be arranged years before it is needed. Doing so holds the price in writing and, more usefully, names who is legally authorized to authorize the cremation. It commits your family to nothing.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is direct cremation, exactly?

Your loved one is transported into our care, sheltered in refrigeration while the permits are filed, cremated by a local certified specialist, and the cremated remains are returned to you in person. There is no viewing, no ceremony at a funeral home, and no casket bought for a single afternoon. What it does not mean is doing without a farewell: most families we serve hold a memorial in a church, a garden or a living room, in their own time, without paying a facility to host it.

Do I have to buy a casket, or pay for embalming?

No casket, no. Florida law does require a rigid, combustible alternative container for the cremation itself, and that container is charged separately from our service fee rather than included in it. We tell you its cost on your written price, and it is a fraction of what a casket costs. Embalming is not required for a direct cremation at all; refrigeration serves the purpose and is included. If you are told a casket or embalming is legally required for a cremation with no viewing, that is not correct, and it is worth asking why it was said.

How long does the whole process take?

Florida requires a mandatory waiting period before a cremation may take place, and the medical examiner must authorize it, so most cremations happen within three to seven days of the first call. The variable is how quickly the death certificate is signed by the attending physician and authorized, not anything on our side. We will tell you honestly where your case stands rather than give you a date we cannot keep.

How do I know I am receiving the right cremated remains?

It is the question families most want to ask and most hesitate to. A numbered stainless-steel identification disc accompanies your loved one from the moment they come into our care, through the cremation, and into the container that is returned to you. Identification is confirmed at each transfer, and the paperwork records every step. You are welcome to ask to see that record.

Can we hold a service if we choose cremation?

Yes, and most families do. Choosing direct cremation simply separates the cremation from the ceremony, which means the ceremony can be whatever and whenever your family wants: a Mass, a graveside committal after inurnment, a gathering at home next month when everyone can travel. You are not paying us for a room, so you are free to hold it wherever it belongs.

Request a written cremation price

Every request is answered by a licensed funeral director, usually within the hour.

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