ClearFarewell

For the days right after a death

When someone dies, we tell you what to do.

In what order, where to go, and what it should cost — working for the family, never the funeral industry.

Get your free checklist Who pays us?

$0 from funeral homes. Ever. No account needed to see your checklist — it takes about three minutes.

An ordered plan

The first 72 hours and the first 30 days, in sequence. Printable, no login.

An honest read on prices

Every price flag shows its sample size, its source, and the date it was collected.

The paperwork, at your pace

Death certificates, notifications, benefits — the part nobody warns you about.

The shape of the next few days

Three things have to happen. In this order.

Everything else — the service, the obituary, the accounts, the benefits — comes after these, and almost none of it has to be decided tonight.

  1. Right nowGet a legal pronouncement of death. Nothing else can start until this is done.
  2. Within a dayDecide where the body goes. You are allowed to say "we have not chosen yet."
  3. The first weekOrder certified death certificates. Almost every other task waits on them.

A price flag looks like this

Not a red badge, not a verdict — a plain-language comparison with its source shown, and a calm question to ask at the arrangement table. This is one line from the paid companion; your free checklist doesn't need it to be useful.

  • Sample size, metro, and collection date on every single flag.
  • Wording to use at the arrangement table — a question, not an accusation.
  • The funeral home can reply, and its reply is published beside the flag.
Basic services fee$2,495
Above typical

This line item runs higher than most price lists we’ve collected in your area.

Where this comes from: Above the 75th percentile of N=38 itemized price lists in the Houston metro, collected Mar–Jul 2026 · confidence: medium.

Cost differences can be legitimate — facility, staffing, and whether a home owns its own crematory or contracts one out all affect price. A higher number here is a reason to ask a question, not an accusation.

What to ask the funeral director

  • Can you walk me through what’s included in the basic services fee?
  • Is this fee the same regardless of which other services we choose?

From the funeral home

This funeral home hasn't submitted a response to this figure yet. Homes can add context or a correction at any time.

No jargon. No pressure. No countdown clock.

Every term gets explained the first time it shows up. There's no "unlock," no sale, no subscription — the checklist is free forever, and the paid companion is one price, paid once, refundable for 30 days, and reimbursable from the estate.

  • Printable, so it can live on the kitchen counter
  • No account, no email, no card for the checklist
  • $0 from funeral homes — no referral fees, ever
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