Kern River Family Mortuary
Bakersfield, Kern County, CA
A funeral home.
Posted January 1, 2023 Checked August 15, 2026
This list is dated January 1, 2023; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
Read this home's price list1900 North Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93308
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Direct cremation
$1,950
The middle price in Kern County is $1,845.
The home posts $955. With one certified copy, $1,950.
How this adds up
| "Direct cremation" | $955 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $995 |
| Sum | $1,950 |
Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $995 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- direct cremation
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct cremation".
The median across Kern County is $1,845, from 10 posted price lists we have read.
Cremation with service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2023, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Immediate burial
Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2023, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2023, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Burial with graveside service
This home's price list, dated January 1, 2023, does not show a price for this service, so please ask them directly.
Traditional funeral service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated January 1, 2023, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
These figures are ballparks for comparing homes, not quotes.
These figures are assembled from this home's own posted price list, and each one is rounded up to the next $5. Treat them as a way to compare homes, not as a quote. Only the funeral home can quote you.
Certified copies of the death certificate
One certified copy of the death certificate is included in every figure on this page.
This home's own price list posts a certified copy of the death certificate at $995 each. This is what the record itself costs. Ask the funeral home whether it charges anything to order them for you.
How many certified copies do you need?
Most families need more than one. Raising the count raises every figure on this page.
One certified copy is $995.
Nobody can tell you how many you will need. Banks, insurers, and pension offices each tend to want their own, so families commonly order several. Set the count and the line says what that comes to.
Tax is always approximate. Ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
Where to look next
What the other funeral homes in Kern County charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Alpine Online CremationBakersfield, CA
- Bakersfield Funeral HomeBakersfield, CA
- Everafter CremationBakersfield, CA
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