Indigent Burial and Cremation Services

2026-11-03

The Vendor is responsible for the following : Picking up the decedent and transporting the decedent to the funeral home after approval by the Division of Social Services ( DSS ). Embalming the body ( externally embalmed is acceptable ) and wrapping the body with a plastic sheet . The Vendor may clothe the Decedent at Vendor ’ s expense . Opening and closing the grave . Providing and installing a concrete grave marker . Informing next of kin of the provision of a pine box and concrete vault for burial . Burying the Decedent within ten ( 10 ) days of receiving approval from DSS . The burial site is determined by DSS and conveyed to the Vendor . Transporting the Decedent to the cemetery . The cemetery may be any of the following locations : on the grounds of Herman Holloway Campus or Veterans Cemetery in New Castle County ; on the grounds of Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill , Smyrna , DE , in Kent County ; or the grounds of Veterans Cemetery or Stockley Center , Georgetown , DE , in Sussex County . Burial of indigents will be held in the county where the decedent last resided ; however , due to space constraints , the burial site may be in a different County as determined by DSS .

Delaware

2026-03-27