Funeral Homes in Alexandria , VA

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Funeral Homes in Alexandria, VA 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.	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 Alexandria , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Cunninghams 811 Cameron St Alexandria, VA 703-549-1800	11 ratings	How does "Cunninghams" rate compared to other funeral homes in Alexandria , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	Demaine Funeral Home 520 S Washington St Alexandria, VA 703-549-0074	114 ratings	How does "Demaine Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Alexandria , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	Everly Wheatley Funeral Home 1500 W Braddock Rd Alexandria, VA 703-998-9200	62 ratings	How does "Everly Wheatley Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Alexandria , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
5.	Jefferson Funeral Chapel 5755 Castlewellan Dr Alexandria, VA 703-971-7400	70 ratings	How does "Jefferson Funeral Chapel" rate compared to other funeral homes in Alexandria , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	Old Town Funeral Choices 1205 Belle Haven Rd Alexandria, VA 703-465-1800	38 ratings	How does "Old Town Funeral Choices" rate compared to other funeral homes in Alexandria , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	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 Alexandria , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	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 Alexandria , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	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 Alexandria , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
10.	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 Alexandria , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
11.	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 Alexandria , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
12.	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 Alexandria , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
13.	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 Alexandria , VA? 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 SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: In working with this funeral home, I have found them reasonable, kind, they do a..........
Subscriber from COLUMBIA, MD wrote Another Firm: I helped a friend whose husband died suddenly with cremation and memorial service plans. Friendly..........
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 FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: We were pleased with their service. Staff was most helpful........
Subscriber from STERLING, VA wrote Another Firm: Greg and Brian are wonderful and couldnt have been more helpful to me and my..........
Subscriber from GAITHERSBURG, MD wrote Another Firm: They were very professional and compassionate throughout a difficult time and even after the funeral........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: Used them to set up funeral trust. They worked well........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: My fathers funeral was prepaid but we still put out about $1000.00 for additional items...........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Firm: Services of this nature should not be rushed. It was for us and the sense..........
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 OAKTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Used cremation services twice and each time the owner and staff provided appropriate and excellent..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: They did not supply the requested amount of chairs for a funeral and left some..........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Rip-off artists........
Subscriber from ADELPHI, MD wrote Another Firm: Used their cremation services. Cost was about $975........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: Very pleased........
Subscriber from LANHAM, MD wrote Another Firm: Used cremation services only.......
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: They could not have been more accomodating or helpful. Everything was perfect and very cozy...........
Subscriber from BARNESVILLE, MD wrote Another Firm: VERY personalized, flexible and respectful service........
Subscriber from SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: They did not present me with a price list before discussions as required by law...........
Subscriber from MCLEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Absolutely fantastic! Exceptional across the board,.......
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: My mother died recently. I had a longer list of funeral/cremation services companies not to..........
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: Highly recommended. No pressure for services beyond cremation.......
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: This company is fabulous. When my father died, Bev came to our home, talked with..........
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 FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: Murphy's was very professional, courteous, and helpful at a difficult time for me. They were..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: Poor coould not get the urn for 2 weeks. Tried to jack up cost to..........
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 OLNEY, MD wrote Another Firm: During a very sad time in our lives, they staff was great. Never did we..........
Subscriber from FX STATION, VA wrote Another Firm: Highly recommended........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: outstanding. made a horrible experience easier. truly wonderful.......
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: Good value for money - adequate service for relatively modest cost - but had trouble..........
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Has cared for members of my family for seveal generations. Excellent in every way........
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 OLNEY, MD wrote Another Firm: Wonderful people, very helpful, took the stress off of our difficult time........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: Great staff.......
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Although the funeral was "prepaid", all the details were again reviewed. Prices had changed between..........
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 MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Kindness and personal touches in time of intense sadness were wonderful........
Subscriber from FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: Murphey's was very caring and supplied me with information that I did not know and..........
Subscriber from WOODBRIDGE, VA wrote Another Firm: Owner and staff were very helpful and caring........
Subscriber from OAK HILL, VA wrote Another Firm: Excellent service at a very difficult time. Can't say enough great things about this funeral..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: They made the saddest time of my life bearable. The personal service given us by..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Jerrerson Funeral Chapel was superior to others I have worked with.......
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 ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: Best folks to deal with in the worst situations you can possible have to manage........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Outrageously expensive........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Talked to one person, got one price. After thier work began, second person changed the..........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: very professional.......

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