Funeral costs

[u/Realistic_Law5085]

Hi all! So, my mom died last week and now the funeral home is calling which is the last thing I want to deal with at the moment due to... obvious circumstances. But I don't have much of a choice. The holidays are the worst time for funerals, and I hate even making posts.

My job (school lunch lady) doesn't pay me for the two weeks off I get from winter break, so that's a check gone.

Anyways, I don't have enough money, nobody in my family is willing to help pay for it bc they didn't really like my mom.

The cremation is 1700, I have 700 of it. And obviously I don't expect to get all of that from a reddit post but ANY help is appreciated.

[u/witchcraftbeer]

First of all I am so sorry for your loss. My mom died in 2015 with no insurance at hospice and the coroner's office in Savannah that I had to talk to 10 minutes afterward was brutal. But they did refer me to a crematorium after I fell the hell apart on the phone. The crematorium was so nice and was able to offer me a rate off 1000 and broke it into 4 parts for me and delivered my mom's ashes afterward. I hope this helps!

[u/Realistic_Law5085 → u/witchcraftbeer]

Thank you by the way. I hate this situation. I hate how I found out, I hate when it happened I hate it.

[u/witchcraftbeer → u/Realistic_Law5085]

What city is she in? I know at the time y Mom died I could barely think or figure out quick decisions. Lean in all of us redditors for a minute and let us Google.

[u/Realistic_Law5085 → u/witchcraftbeer]

She's in Alabama, and I had googled it! The funeral home she is in, doesn't do payment plans

[u/witchcraftbeer → u/Realistic_Law5085]

DM me. I'm with the Episcopal Diocese in GA. I'll try to reach out to the Diocese in Alabama and see if anyone can assist.