Houston Funeral Homes & Cremation Providers

Provider separately lists: medical-examiner cremation permit $25; permit fee $350; administration fee $350; mailing cremated remains $175; additional death certificates $4 each; $3/mile over 25 miles; storage/refrigeration after three days of non-payment $200/day; expedited direct cremation $250; expedited death certificate $150; 3.5% card fee; insurance-assignment pricing/processing terms. Because the page also says necessary cremation permits are included, Lantern does not treat the separately listed permit fees as universally applicable.

Private family viewing, shipping cremated remains, extra death certificates at $4 each, upgraded/additional urns, and oversized fees above 300 lb are listed as additional items.

Final cost can change for transportation distance, weight, certified death certificates, medical-examiner requirements, implanted-device removal, delivery, memorial products, or selected services.

Provider separately publishes a $995 Cremation Urn Package with one death certificate and colonial urn, a $1,295 Veterans Cremation Package, and $1,495 Cremation with ID View.

Provider publishes direct cremation at $895 and up. Current site states cemetery plot, headstone, vault, and certified death certificates are billed separately by the cemetery in its broader burial-cost discussion; the direct-cremation summary itself explicitly says two certified death certificates are included.

Provider pricing page says certain care homes/residences, nursing homes, assisted-living facilities and hospitals without climate-controlled facilities require immediate transportation with a $300 fee. Viewing packages and other upgrades are separately priced.

Signature plan $1,295. Scattering at sea $350. 3% credit-card processing fee; no debit-card fee. Provider states an additional fee may apply outside its service area.

Medical-examiner cases: $50 cremation permit. Oversized and autopsy cases additional. Insurance assignments add 10%; credit-card payments add 3.5%. Cemetery, police escorts, limo, newspaper obituary and cash advances are not included.

ID viewing is additional. Published Simple Cremation weight tiers: 251-300 lb $1,295; 301-350 lb $1,695; 351-400 lb $2,095.

Provider GPL publishes direct cremation with purchaser-provided merchandise at $1,025, with alternative container at $1,225, and a $175 additional charge for staff/facility use for partial ceremonies, body donations, or other items not included.

$4.50/mile outside 25 miles; weight handling $50 at 200-250 lb, $200 at 250-300, $500 at 300-350, $800 at 350-400, $1,500 at 400-600; pacemaker removal $95; additional refrigeration $75/day; ID viewing, delivery and other add-ons separately priced.

Provider publishes direct cremation at $1,290 but does not itemize the package sufficiently for a normalized inclusion comparison.

Obituary notice, motorcycle escorts, death certificates, weekend/holiday fee if applicable, and transportation beyond 50 miles are additional. Provider states package prices effective January 2, 2026.

Additional death certificates $4 each. Additional charges start at 250 lb. Memorial service $500; VA Houston National Cemetery placement/coordination $200; crematory witness $500; preparation/embalming and other optional items are separately priced.

Current page confirms $1,595 Direct Cremation Plan but does not fully itemize current inclusions. Lantern treats older linked package paperwork as supporting context, not current proof for unlisted inclusions.

Provider itemizes direct cremation as $1,395 cremation plus $375 pickup, total $1,770, and explicitly states death certificates are not included.

GPL separately lists removal $450, visitation $295, funeral ceremony $500, and urn prices from $150. Lantern does not add those line items to $1,895 or assume they are included without package-level clarification.

3% credit-card fee; 5% insurance-assignment fee with $125 minimum; $2.25 per one-way mile beyond 50 miles; refrigeration after 7 days $50/day; medical-examiner cremation authorization $20 when required; certified death certificates charged at estimated county rates.

Provider GPL lists direct-cremation options including $2,355 with Deluxe Cremation Container, $2,605 with Trayview, $2,660 with Stratus, and $3,405 with Pacific Pine. Prices subject to change without notice.

Provider GPL lists $3,865 with cardboard container, $4,065 with Trayview, $4,120 with Stratus, and $4,865 with Pacific Pine. Other merchandise/casket selections can increase total.