Funeral Homes in Landover , MD

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Funeral Homes in Landover, 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.	J B Jenkins Funeral Home 7474 Landover Rd Landover, MD 301-322-2300	19 ratings	How does "J B Jenkins Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Landover , 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 WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: I have made my own funeral arrangements in advance with Advent and found them very..........
Subscriber from LANHAM, MD wrote Another Firm: Just nice, professional people. Everything was done right, and less expensive than we had expected........
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 FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: They did not supply the requested amount of chairs for a funeral and left some..........
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 SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: Repetitively recommended removing a religious need based on cost. In my opinion, the religious need..........
Subscriber from HERNDON, VA wrote Another Firm: They initially claimed that the pre-paid cremation would cost additional money, but backed-off when I..........
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Firm: Owner and staff were very helpful and caring........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: A great funeral home but WAY over priced. I have dealt with funeral homes in..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: Military funeral so they didn't have to do as much. However very knowledgable and helpful........
Subscriber from ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Firm: For the most part, they were okay, but they took a long time to get..........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: Great staff.......
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: It is actually "Pierce Funeral Home" not "Price".......
Subscriber from ADELPHI, MD wrote Another Firm: Used their cremation services. Cost was about $975........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: Collins Funeral Home provides quality and detailed service. Both parents, an uncle, and friends have..........
Subscriber from STAFFORD, VA wrote Another Firm: Helpful, understated and caring. They worked within our budget and kept everything running smoothly during..........
Subscriber from FX STATION, VA wrote Another Firm: Highly recommended........
Subscriber from ELKRIDGE, MD wrote Another Firm: Sudden and unexpected circumstances caused my family to need the services of a funeral home..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: In working with this funeral home, I have found them reasonable, kind, they do a..........
Subscriber from OAKTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Can't say enough about the entire Money & King experience. At the worst of times,..........
Subscriber from LANHAM, MD wrote Another Firm: Used cremation services only.......
Subscriber from BURKE, VA wrote Another Firm: We have used this place for my father (12/80), step-father (3/04) and recently for my..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: very professional.......
Subscriber from BARNESVILLE, MD wrote Another Firm: VERY personalized, flexible and respectful service........
Subscriber from CLIFTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Sales did not communicate well with family decision-maker........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: Recently, I helped a friend with his mother's funeral and unfortunately during the process encountered..........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: Nothing can properly prepare you in working through the details of taking care of the..........
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Firm: The Dale City facility is dark and dreary -- the staff was horrible. I would..........
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 OLNEY, MD wrote Another Firm: During a very sad time in our lives, they staff was great. Never did we..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of their service. Far superior to our expectations...........
Subscriber from DUMFRIES, VA wrote Another Firm: Money from the grieving is of utmost imnportance. Doublke billing is an acceptable way of..........
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 FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: Very pleased........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: I used this funeral home for my husband's service. Some members of the staff extremely..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: Best folks to deal with in the worst situations you can possible have to manage........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Firm: Services of this nature should not be rushed. It was for us and the sense..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: There should be a category between adequate and superior. That is where I would put..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Excellent service; fabulous price. In an industry of such excess cost, this was a blessing...........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRI, VA wrote Another Firm: Made typos on the death certificate. Poorly written obit. Generally sloppy........
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Has cared for members of my family for seveal generations. Excellent in every way........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: My father died in November 2005. Kalas is the local funeral home in my area...........
Subscriber from BURTONSVILLE, MD wrote Another Firm: Pleasant staff, very professional. Up front with all the costs, no surprises. Did everything right..........
Subscriber from ASHBURN, VA wrote Another Firm: A very pleasant experience during a very sad time........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: Highly recommended. No pressure for services beyond cremation.......
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 STERLING, VA wrote Another Firm: Greg and Brian are wonderful and couldnt have been more helpful to me and my..........
Subscriber from STERLING, VA wrote Another Firm: Urn was cheap, but my Brother won't care........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Although the funeral was "prepaid", all the details were again reviewed. Prices had changed between..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: My fathers funeral was prepaid but we still put out about $1000.00 for additional items...........

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