Below are the relevant legal forms. Please complete and sign these forms after you have arranged the cremation, then return them to us at Ayres Family Cremation as soon as possible. Without them, we cannot carry out the cremation.
To fill out a form, click on the ‘view’ button and then print. Enter all the required information and then sign.
Once you have completed the forms, you can scan them and email them to us at forms@ayrescremation.com, or mail them to us at 2620 Jacobs Avenue, Eureka, CA 95501 using first class postage or registered mail.
To file the death certificate, we need the deceased’s authorized agent to fill out and sign the Vital Statistics form. Please return the form to us as soon as possible in order to remain in compliance with California law.
This form declares who is the person(s) with legal right to control the disposition and states what is to happen with the remains after cremation.
We don’t provide embalming, however to meet the CA state law, this form is still required.
Our General Price List is provided to you by law.
This optional form will assist you gather information for your loved one’s obituary. It contains information for you to contact local publications. Please note that it is your responsibility to submit and pay for obituaries with each publication.
This form states whether or not a person has pre-arrangements paid-in-full or partially paid payments with our funeral home. This is an at-need only form. It is not needed with pre-planned arrangements, but all other forms are needed with pre-planned arrangements.
The Authorization for Cremation & Disposition form is filled out and signed by the deceased’s authorized agent so that Ayres Family Cremation has permission to carry out the cremation. Please return the form to us as quickly as possible in order to comply with California law. Note that this form must also be signed by a witness.