W F Gormley & Sons
Sacramento, Sacramento County, CA
A funeral home, family owned.
Posted October 1, 2025 Checked August 15, 2026
This list is dated October 1, 2025; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
Read this home's price list2015 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95811
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Direct cremation
$2,415
The middle price in Sacramento County is $2,195.
The home posts $2,375. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $2,415.
How this adds up
| "Direct Cremation (no formal services including beginning alternative cremation container)" | $2,375 |
|---|---|
| California permit for disposition of human remains, set by California Health and Safety Code 103675, 103680 and 103692, verified August 16, 2026 | $12 |
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $26 |
| Sum | $2,413 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $2,415 |
This covers basic services of funeral director and staff, a proportionate share of our basic overhead costs, removal of the remains, three days refrigeration of the remains, procurement, processing and filing of necessary authorizations and 1 county disposition permit ($12.00), the cremation charge itself and 1 more lines this home's own price list names, each shown in full below. It does not cover mileage beyond the distance this list includes and additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time. Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
The figure above adds the California permit for disposition of human remains at $12 and one certified copy of the death certificate at $26 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- basic services of funeral director and staff
- a proportionate share of our basic overhead costs
- removal of the remains
- three days refrigeration of the remains
- procurement, processing and filing of necessary authorizations and 1 county disposition permit ($12.00)
- the cremation charge itself
- basic plastic neoprene urn, beginning cardboard alternative container ($80.00), and delivery of remains to local location, if requested. Sales tax on alternative container ($7.00) and Department of Consumer Affairs Crematory Fee ($11.50) included.
What this home's price does not cover
- mileage beyond the distance this list includes
- additional certified copies of the death certificate beyond what the figure above already includes, which are priced one at a time
This price is the home's own package, the one it calls "Direct Cremation (no formal services including beginning alternative cremation container)".
This list charges by the mile once the drive passes the distance its price covers. How far that is for a family is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Additional Mileage Fee (any transportation beyond 30-mile radius of location) ---- $4.25 per mile (one-way)"
This list states what one certified copy of the death certificate costs. How many copies a family needs is not something this figure can know, so no amount for it is in the total. The list says: "Each Certified Copy of Death Certificate (Sacramento County charge is $26.00 per certified copy ) --------- By County"
The median across Sacramento County is $2,195, from 12 posted price lists we have read.
1 other package this home posts
Memorial Registry Package for use at a Memorial Service or Funeral Service
$305
Any sales tax is approximate, so ask the funeral home for the exact amount.
How this adds up
| "Memorial Registry Package for use at a Memorial Service or Funeral Service" | $275 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $26 |
| Sum | $301 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $305 |
The figure above adds one certified copy of the death certificate at $26 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- photograph may be added. Color is not additional charge.
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 list does not post a price for a certified copy of the death certificate. California charges $26 for one, so that is the figure below. 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 $26.
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 Sacramento County charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- All Faith CremationSacramento, CA
- Cremations OnlySacramento, CA
- Evergreen Memorial of Sacramento IncSacramento, CA
The same question, answered for every California home we have read:
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