Affordable, Dignified Cremation in Murray

Murray grew up around the smelting works that once ran along the valley floor, and it has spent the century since becoming one of the most comfortable places to live in Salt Lake County. Traces of that history are still visible: the historic storefronts along State Street, the Murray Theater marquee, the shape of the old industrial district now filled in with parks and neighborhoods.

Murray Park remains the heart of it. Generations of Murray families have held reunions under those trees, walked the creek in the summer, and come back for the concerts at the amphitheater. It is a city with its own school district, its own power utility, and a strong sense of itself.

Summit Cremation serves Murray families with honest pricing and a process you can complete without leaving home. We respond throughout the city, from the historic neighborhoods along State Street to the areas near Murray Park, Vine Street, and Fashion Place.

Our Basic Cremation Package — $950

Our Basic Cremation Package is $950. It includes:

• Transferring your loved one into our care
• Refrigeration for up to 10 days
• Dignified private cremation, up to 250 lbs
• Basic cremation casket
• Basic cremation urn
• Family pickup of the urn in Salt Lake County

Required by the State of Utah: a $157 cremation permit, added to every arrangement by law. The minimum a family pays is $1,107, and we tell you that up front.

Add Only What You Need

Everything else is optional and individually priced: certified death certificates ($35 first, $10 each additional), digital fingerprint retrieval ($95), obituary listings ($75–$150), hand delivery of the urn ($50 in Salt Lake County), Priority Express shipping ($150), dressing prior to cremation ($250), a private 30-minute family viewing ($350), upgraded urns ($155–$255), and upgraded caskets (from $695).

Add what matters to your family and skip the rest.

How It Works

• Contact us any time, by phone or at summitcremation.org.
• We dispatch transportation, typically arriving within two hours of being released by the family or the facility.
• You complete the arrangement online or over the phone, at your own pace.
• We handle the state cremation permit and all filings with Salt Lake County.
• Cremated remains are typically ready within 5 to 10 business days.

Serving Murray

We transport from anywhere in Murray, including Intermountain Medical Center, assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, and private homes. There is no distance surcharge anywhere in the city. If your loved one passed at a hospital or care facility, staff can contact us directly on your behalf and we will coordinate the release with them.

If a Death Occurs at Home

If your loved one was receiving hospice care, call the hospice agency first. A hospice nurse will come to the home, handle the pronouncement, and coordinate the release with us directly.

If the death was unexpected, or your loved one was not under hospice care, call 911 or your local police department. An officer and medical personnel will respond, and once the death has been pronounced and released we take it from there.

Either way, you are welcome to call us at any point, before or after, and we will walk you through exactly what happens next.

Why Murray Families Choose Direct Cremation

In the days right after a death, families are often asked to make a dozen expensive decisions before they have absorbed what happened. Direct cremation lets you slow that down. One decision, one price, and everything else can wait until you are ready.

When you are ready, the memorial can happen wherever it belongs: a ward house, a church, a pavilion at Murray Park, a family home. Weeks later, if that is what it takes to get everyone in the same place.

Frequently Asked Questions

How quickly can you respond?

We are available 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. In most cases we arrive within two hours of being released by the family or the facility.

Can a hospital or care facility contact you directly?

Yes. Staff can reach us directly and we will coordinate the transfer with them. You are welcome to call us yourself first if you would rather hear how it works before anything happens.

What does the $950 package include?

Transfer into our care, refrigeration up to 10 days, dignified private cremation up to 250 lbs, a basic cremation casket, a basic urn, and family pickup in Salt Lake County. The $157 state cremation permit is added by law.

Can we have a memorial service later?

Yes, at any time and in any place you choose.

Get Started

Summit Cremation serves Murray families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Begin online at summitcremation.org or call to speak with someone directly.

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