Mission Family Mortuary
Bakersfield, Kern County, CA
A funeral home.
Posted May 22, 2025 Checked August 19, 2026
This list is dated May 22, 2025; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
Read this home's price list531 California Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93304
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Direct cremation
$2,290
The middle price in Kern County is $1,845.
This home's own price list states what this price covers, in its own words, listed below.
How this adds up
| "Direct Cremation with alternative container (fiberboard)" | $2,250 |
|---|---|
| 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 | $2,288 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $2,290 |
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 overhead costs
- removal of remains
- transportation to crematory
- cremation if relevant
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 with alternative container (fiberboard)".
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 miles outside Kern County …………………………………………………… ... $3.50 per mile"
The median across Kern County is $1,845, from 8 posted price lists we have read.
Cremation with service
This home's price list, dated May 22, 2025, does not show a price for this service, so please ask them directly.
Immediate burial
Immediate burial with the least expensive casket this home sells
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated May 22, 2025, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Immediate burial with a casket the family provides
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated May 22, 2025, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Burial with graveside service
$4,205
The middle price in Kern County is $4,710.
This covers basic services of the funeral director and staff, and overhead, transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care, storage and sheltering of the deceased, dressing, casketing and cosmetizing, use of facilities and staff for a graveside service, a hearse, service vehicle and california permit for disposition of human remains.
How this adds up
| "BASIC SERVICES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF" | $1,895 |
|---|---|
| "TRANSFER OF REMAINS TO FUNERAL HOME" | $425 |
| "Refrigeration of un-embalmed remains (7days)" | $450 |
| "Sanitation, disinfection and casketing when remains are un-embalmed" | $200 |
| "USE OF EQUIPMENT AND STAFF FOR GRAVESIDE SERVICES" | $695 |
| "Hearse or Service Vehicle" | $350 |
| "Flower Van" | $150 |
| 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 | $4,203 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $4,205 |
It does not cover a casket, 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 the funeral director and staff, and overhead
- transfer of the deceased into the funeral home's care
- storage and sheltering of the deceased
- dressing, casketing and cosmetizing
- use of facilities and staff for a graveside service
- a hearse
- service vehicle
- california permit for disposition of human remains
What this home's price does not cover
- a casket
- 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 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 miles outside Kern County …………………………………………………… ... $3.50 per mile"
The median across Kern County is $4,710, from 5 posted price lists we have read.
Traditional funeral service
This home's price list, dated May 22, 2025, does not show a price for this service, so please ask them directly.
These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.
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 Kern County charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Alpine Online CremationBakersfield, CA
- Everafter CremationBakersfield, CA
- Funeraria Del Angel HillcrestBakersfield, CA
The same question, answered for every California home we have read:
- How much does cremation cost in California?
- How much does a burial with a graveside service cost in California?
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