This could just be a death certificate and your driver's license. It could also require opening an estate and getting letters testamentary.Set up Estate Account(s). Close all accounts in the Decedent's name and consolidate them into the Estate account(s). Most banks will have their own individual procedure for closing a bank account after the title holder of the account passes away. Payableondeath bank accounts allow a bank to release funds to a named beneficiary on the account holder's death without the beneficiary having to go to court. To close a bank account on behalf of someone who has passed away, you must have legal authority to manage the account. You can ask the bank if your father specified a "Pay on Death" beneficiary for the bank account. The letters cite reasons for closure such as relocating, no longer needing the account, job changes, and death of an account holder. Get a copy of the death certificate.