Reade & Sons Funeral Directors, Inc
Fresno, Fresno County, CA
A funeral home.
Posted October 26, 2019 Checked August 15, 2026
This list is dated October 26, 2019; prices have probably changed since. Ask the funeral home.
Read this home's price list1103 E. Street, Suite 102, Fresno, CA 93706
Direct cremation
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated October 26, 2019, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Cremation with service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated October 26, 2019, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
Immediate burial
Immediate burial with a casket or container this funeral home supplies
$2,035
This one price does include this home's least expensive casket. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.
The home posts $1,999. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $2,035.
How this adds up
| "Immediate burial with minimum casket" | $1,999 |
|---|---|
| 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 | $21 |
| Sum | $2,032 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $2,035 |
This covers transfer of remains from institution to funeral home during business hours, minimum services of staff and transfer to cemetery. 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 $21 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- transfer of remains from institution to funeral home during business hours
- minimum services of staff
- transfer to cemetery
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 "Immediate burial with minimum casket".
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: "50-mile radius. Beyond this radius, we charge an additional $2.50 per mile."
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: "50-mile radius. Beyond this radius, we charge an additional $2.50 per mile."
Immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides
$1,635
The middle price in Fresno County is $3,910.
This covers immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides and california permit for disposition of human remains.
How this adds up
| "Immediate burial with casket to be provided by purchaser………………$1,599.00" | $1,599 |
|---|---|
| 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 | $21 |
| Sum | $1,632 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $1,635 |
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 $21 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- immediate burial with a casket or container the family provides
- california permit for disposition of human remains
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 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: "50-mile radius. Beyond this radius, we charge an additional $2.50 per mile."
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: "50-mile radius. Beyond this radius, we charge an additional $2.50 per mile."
The median across Fresno County is $3,910, from 11 posted price lists we have read.
Burial with graveside service
$1,835
The middle price in Fresno County is $5,830.
The home posts $1,799. With the California permit for disposition of human remains and one certified copy, $1,835.
How this adds up
| "TRADITIONAL GRAVESIDE SERVICE" | $1,799 |
|---|---|
| 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 | $21 |
| Sum | $1,832 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $1,835 |
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it. 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 $21 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- the basic services of the funeral director and staff
- a proportionate share of our overhead costs
- removal of the remains from the home, hospital, or coroner's office within a fifty (50) mile radius
- transportation to a local cemetery within a fifty (50) mile radius
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 price is the home's own package, the one it calls "TRADITIONAL GRAVESIDE SERVICE".
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: "50-mile radius. Beyond this radius, we charge an additional $2.50 per mile."
The median across Fresno County is $5,830, from 11 posted price lists we have read.
Traditional funeral service
We could not confirm a price for this service from this home's price list, dated October 26, 2019, so please check the list itself or ask them directly.
These prices do not include a casket. The casket is chosen and priced separately at the funeral home.
4 other packages this home posts
TOTAL PACKAGE PRICE
$4,425
This one price does include the casket this package names. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.
The home posts $4,400. With one certified copy, $4,425.
How this adds up
| "TOTAL PACKAGE PRICE" | $4,400 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $21 |
| Sum | $4,421 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $4,425 |
What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. This home lists this package at $4,909 and takes $509 off it. 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 $21 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- BASIC SERVICE OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF
- TRANSFER OF DECEASED TO THE FUNERAL HOME
- EMBALMING
- DRESSING, CASKETING & COSMETICS
- FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT & STAFF FOR VISITATION IN THE SLUMBER ROOM
- FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT & STAFF FOR FUNERAL CEREMONY
- HEARSE TRANSPORTATION TO A LOCAL CEMETERY (WITHIN A 50 MILE RADIUS)
- FLOWER VAN
TOTAL PACKAGE PRICE
$4,025
This one price does include the casket this package names. Any other casket costs more and is priced separately at the funeral home.
The home posts $4,000. With one certified copy, $4,025.
How this adds up
| "TOTAL PACKAGE PRICE" | $4,000 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $21 |
| Sum | $4,021 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $4,025 |
What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. This home lists this package at $5,275 and takes $1,275 off it. 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 $21 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- BASIC SERVICES OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF
- TRANSFER OF DECEASED TO THE FUNERAL HOME
- VISITATION AT READE & SONS OR CHURCH
- USE OF EQUIPMENT, STAFF & CHAPEL FOR FUNERAL SERVICE
- EMBALMING (REQUIRED FOR INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT)
- DRESSING, CASKETING & COSMETICS
- HEARSE TRANSPORTATION TO LOCAL CHURCH
- FILING OF PERMITS AT THE SECRETARY OF STATE’S OFFICE IN SACRAMENTO
- COUNTY CLERK FILING FEE
- SECRETARY OF STATE FILING FEE
- TRANSPORTATION TO LOS ANGELES AIRPORT
- CERTIFIED COPY OF DEATH CERTIFICATE (ONE)
- DISPOSITION PERMIT (ONE)
- REGISTER BOOK
PACKAGE PRICE
$3,025
The home posts $3,000. With one certified copy, $3,025.
How this adds up
| "PACKAGE PRICE" | $3,000 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $21 |
| Sum | $3,021 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $3,025 |
What is in it is listed below in the home's own words. This home lists this package at $3,604 and takes $604 off it. 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 $21 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- BASIC SERVICE OF FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND STAFF
- TRANSFER OF DECEASED TO THE FUNERAL HOME
- EMBALMING
- DRESSING AND COSMETICS
- USE OF SLUMBER ROOM & EQUIPMENT FOR VISITATION OR WAKE SERVICE
- USE OF EQUIPMENT & STAFF FOR CHAPEL SERVICE
- TRANSPORTATION TO CHURCH / CREMATORY
- CREMATORY FEE
INFANT CREMATION PACKAGE
$330
This list does not say what the package covers, so ask the funeral home what is in it.
How this adds up
| "INFANT CREMATION PACKAGE" | $308.50 |
|---|---|
| 1 certified copy of the death certificate | $21 |
| Sum | $329.50 |
| Rounded up to the next $5, the figure above | $330 |
It does not cover what this package covers. 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 $21 to this home's own price.
What this home's price covers
- the price the home posts for this service
What this home's price does not cover
- what this package covers
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 $21 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 $21.
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 Fresno County charge
The closest funeral homes whose posted prices we also hold:
- Bynum's Pleasant Valley MortuaryFresno, CA
- Funeraria Del Angel FresnoFresno, CA
- Golden State Cremations and Funeral CareFresno, CA
The same question, answered for every California home we have read:
- How much does an immediate burial cost in California?
- How much does a burial with a graveside service cost in California?
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