Funeral Homes in Clarksville , MD

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Funeral Homes in Clarksville, MD and Nearby

It is a subject no one wants to think about. But sooner or later, most of us have to make funeral arrangements for a loved one. This article will guide you through the decisions you'll need to make and provides evaluations of 34 area funeral homes.

From Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine

	Name	Number of ratings	Checkbook's top rating ()		What percent of customers rated firm "superior" on our survey for "overall quality"
			for quality	for price
1.	Going Home Cremation Svc PO Box 784 Clarksville, MD 301-854-9038		How does "Going Home Cremation Svc" rate compared to other funeral homes in Clarksville , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Barber Funeral Home 21525 Laytonsville Rd Gaithersburg, MD 301-948-3500	13 ratings	How does "Barber Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Clarksville , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Danzansky-Goldberg Memorial Chapels 1170 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 301-340-1400	64 ratings	How does "Danzansky-Goldberg Memorial Chapels" rate compared to other funeral homes in Clarksville , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Chambers Funeral Home & Crematorium 5801 Cleveland Ave Riverdale, MD 301-699-5500	18 ratings	How does "Chambers Funeral Home & Crematorium" rate compared to other funeral homes in Clarksville , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Arlington Funeral Home 3901 N Fairfax Dr Arlington, VA 703-522-1441	54 ratings	How does "Arlington Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Clarksville , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Advent Funeral & Cremation Services 7211 Lee Hwy Falls Church, VA 703-241-7402	138 ratings	How does "Advent Funeral & Cremation Services" rate compared to other funeral homes in Clarksville , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	Adams-Green Funeral Home 721 Elden St Herndon, VA 703-437-1764	71 ratings	How does "Adams-Green Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Clarksville , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	Affordable Funeral Service 6600 S Kings Hwy Alexandria, VA 703-876-1755	15 ratings	How does "Affordable Funeral Service" rate compared to other funeral homes in Clarksville , MD? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.


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Sample Subscriber Comments/Reviews About Funeral Homes

CHECKBOOK provides subscriber comments on their experiences with the firms they use. Please remember that individual subscriber comments are informal. Subscriber comments may give you insight into the types of features and problems that exist in a service field, but are not the best basis for selecting or rejecting a specific firm. To assess the quality of a firm's performance, we recommend that you give more weight to the percentages of favorable ratings. Those percentages are generally based on much larger numbers of consumers' ratings (the number of consumer ratings is noted above).

As You Can See Below, Some Funeral Homes Get High Praise from Their Customers. Some Others Don't. So Choose Carefully.
Here Are a Few Samples of the Thousands of Comments CHECKBOOK Has Collected on Hundreds of Different Funeral Homes.

Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: We wanted a very simple cremation because our family spends the money on the living..........
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Has cared for members of my family for seveal generations. Excellent in every way........
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Firm: This is a wonderful place that doesn't play on one's grief and helps in filling..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Advent was very professional and yet warm and sincere in their service they provided. The..........
Subscriber from GREAT FALLS, VA wrote Another Firm: After funeral of family member, firm tried to solicit preplanning from another family member. Unacceptable..........
Subscriber from CHURCHVILLE, VA wrote Another Firm: Funeral arrangements and service superior, but service regarding cemetary plots referred to in Trust documents..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: Very good service and very economical compared to another funeral home we used in the..........
Subscriber from ANNANDALE, VA wrote Another Firm: Murphy's includes what they call usual fees for specific Catholic Church services that at least..........
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Firm: They did a great job during such a horrible time. Highly recommended........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: Responsive, proactive, and not expensive. Didn't try to steer me to expensive upgrades, etc. Definitely..........
Subscriber from OAKTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Can't say enough about the entire Money & King experience. At the worst of times,..........
Subscriber from BURTONSVILLE, MD wrote Another Firm: Pleasant staff, very professional. Up front with all the costs, no surprises. Did everything right..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: They did not supply the requested amount of chairs for a funeral and left some..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: Best folks to deal with in the worst situations you can possible have to manage........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: This type of service is always at a difficult time. All of the personnel I..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Kindness and personal touches in time of intense sadness were wonderful........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: Murphy's was very professional, courteous, and helpful at a difficult time for me. They were..........
Subscriber from TAKOMA PARK, MD wrote Another Firm: This firm specializes in alternate services. They can provide ordinary services but they do not..........
Subscriber from STAFFORD, VA wrote Another Firm: Helpful, understated and caring. They worked within our budget and kept everything running smoothly during..........
Subscriber from CAPTIAL HGTS, MD wrote Another Firm: Brian K.Henry, the founder of B. K. Henry Funeral Chapel, Inc. has consistently demonstrated sincerity,..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Outatanding service in all respects at a reasonable price........
Subscriber from LANHAM, MD wrote Another Firm: Just nice, professional people. Everything was done right, and less expensive than we had expected........
Subscriber from DUMFRIES, VA wrote Another Firm: Money from the grieving is of utmost imnportance. Doublke billing is an acceptable way of..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: They buried my grandmother and grandfather and were simply great........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRI, VA wrote Another Firm: Made typos on the death certificate. Poorly written obit. Generally sloppy........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Firm: The process of arranging for the funeral (the meeting after my mother's death), picking the..........
Subscriber from CLIFTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Sales did not communicate well with family decision-maker........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: Very pleased........
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Firm: During a very sad time in our lives, they staff was great. Never did we..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: I have made my own funeral arrangements in advance with Advent and found them very..........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Firm: I believe this funeral home is associated with Old Town Funeral choices. The service provided..........
Subscriber from ANNAPOLIS, MD wrote Another Firm: They have helped me previously and ALWAYS are up-front with the costs and options. Very..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Excellent in every respect........
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Firm: The Dale City facility is dark and dreary -- the staff was horrible. I would..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: We were pleased with their service. Staff was most helpful........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: Highly recommended. No pressure for services beyond cremation.......
Subscriber from GREAT FALLS, VA wrote Another Firm: I chose this funeral service through your magazine and was pleased with their service after..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Excellent service; fabulous price. In an industry of such excess cost, this was a blessing...........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: Cost is high compared to others........
Subscriber from DUMFRIES, VA wrote Another Firm: My dad passed away last October and we used Miller Funeral Home. During this tragically..........
Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Firm: The very best!!!!!.......
Subscriber from DUNN LORING, VA wrote Another Firm: My comments pertain to the Springfield location of DeMaine' Funeral Home. I used them twice..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: DISAPPOINTED WHEN THEY "CALLED TO SEE HOW WE WEW AFTERWARD" WHICH WAS REALLY JUST A..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Very pricey but they did a good job........
Subscriber from OAKTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Used cremation services twice and each time the owner and staff provided appropriate and excellent..........
Subscriber from COLUMBIA, MD wrote Another Firm: I helped a friend whose husband died suddenly with cremation and memorial service plans. Friendly..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: A great funeral home but WAY over priced. I have dealt with funeral homes in..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Jerrerson Funeral Chapel was superior to others I have worked with.......
Subscriber from OLNEY, MD wrote Another Firm: Wonderful people, very helpful, took the stress off of our difficult time........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: It is actually "Pierce Funeral Home" not "Price".......

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