Simple & Affordable Cremations

Serving Northeastern Oklahoma & Central Oklahoma

Offering simple cremations, affordable burials, and life celebrations.

Many services feel impersonal and costly, leaving families overwhelmed. We offer affordable cremations and meaningful celebrations to bring peace of mind. Our compassionate care ensures each service reflects the life being honored.

Simple Engagement

We make it easy for you to get the services you need and handle the grieving process on your terms.

Optional Additions

If you decide along the way to add various methods of celebrating the life of your loved one, we make it easy to let us know.

Incredible Service

We are here to make this a smooth process so you can focus on more important matters. Let us know how we can make it easier for you.

How Does Direct Cremation Function?

As experienced funeral directors ourselves, we understand just how confusing a new offering can be, especially in a time where you may be walking through difficult decisions. Direct Cremation aims to offer a better, easier way to celebrating your loved one, while keeping cost and complexity at a minimum.

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Request Assistance Online

Your first step, when you’ve realized a moment needing our services has occurred is to request assistance from our team. We provide an easy online experience. This is what makes direct cremation, direct cremation. We provide all of the questions around our services you need to make an educated plan for celebrating your loved one online.


Simply notify us of your needs and we’ll receive your loved one, ensuring only the most careful actions are made while honoring them through serving your family with our in-house staff. While other organizations may contract out to other companies, we provide care directly from our managed in-house team to ensure there are never moments where we can’t directly control the quality of care you receive.

Make Your Preparations

Upon your request, we will receive your loved one and take them into our care on location at our facility. We will provide you with steps to take to ensure this process is smooth for you, ensuring you are never left confused.


Our process asks good questions around every aspect of your selected service, as well as state requirements. We will file for the death certificate and obtain copies on your behalf.

Process with Certainty, & Simplicity

With our help guiding you through the process, and clear online steps for making the end of life journey for your loved one simple, the rest of our process involves us providing a dignified cremation for your loved one. There are options for what these next steps can look like, from visitation and small remembering service to simply receiving the urn and your loved one.


Reach out to our team on how we can make this aspect of the journey as beautiful and respectful as you and your loved ones desire.

Our Service Area

We provide services all over Oklahoma including Northeastern Oklahoma, OKC area and Tulsa and.

Remembering Lives & Honoring Legacies

A tribute to those we've lost.

Affordable Online Cremations

Starting At $895


  • Receiving of Loved One
  • Filing Legal Paperwork
  • Cremation


**Additional fees will be obvious when signing up for items like home removal or mileage outside standard range.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • WHAT IS CREMATION?

    Cremation is the process of reducing the body to bone particles and ash through the application of intense heat and/or direct flame. Following the cremation, family will be provided options for an appropriate final disposition of the cremated remains. The cremated remains can be kept in an urn, buried in a cemetery, or scattered in keeping with current state rules and regulation.



  • WHERE IS THE CREMATORIUM?

    We own and operate our own private cremation center, dedicated to the clients families choosing Rivercrest Cremation. The crematorium is located located at 13307 S. Memorial Drive just north of the Arkansas River. Click here for a map and directions.


    To see photos and to learn more about our crematorium, please visit Our Facilities page.  



  • HOW LONG DOES IT NORMALLY TAKE TO COMPLETE A CREMATION?

    The longest part of any cremation process is usually securing the proper paperwork and documentation required to adhere to state laws. The actual cremation process itself lasts roughly 3-6 hours at a normal operating temperature of 1,600 to 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. The exact time required depends on the size of the person and kind of container or casket selected. 

  • WHAT HAPPENS FOLLOWING THE CREMATION PROCESS?

    After the cremation process is complete, all cremated remains are removed from the cremation chamber and cooled to room temperature. Once cooled, all metal fragments (metal casket parts and surgical implants) are removed through visual inspection and use of a strong magnet. The cremated remains are then reduced to smaller particles and placed in the selected urn.

  • WHAT WILL THE CREMATED REMAINS LOOK LIKE?

    Cremated remains resemble coarse sand and small gravel. They are typically whitish or light gray. An average size adult's cremated remains weigh roughly 5 to 8 pounds.

  • CAN THE FAMILY WITNESS THE CREMATION?

    Yes. We have created a warm and welcoming space for families who want accompany their loved one through the process of passing by witnessing their cremation in our Cremation Center. 


    Learn about our Cremation Center