130A-112. Notification of death. A funeral director or person acting as such who first assumes custody of a dead body or fetus of 20.If there is no Will, the court will need to appoint an Administrator to manage the Estate. North Carolina doesn't require you to involve a licensed funeral director in making or carrying out final arrangements. Make sure to contact the deceased's boss and inform them of the death. If the decedent did not name an executor in the will or dies intestate. Formal proof of death is required at various steps in the probate process, and the standard proof is a certified death certificate. An elected member of a North Carolina city council dies or moves away or resigns. Or a member of a board of county commissioners. The executive director of the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency. v.