Funeral Homes in Fairfax , VA

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Funeral Homes in Fairfax, 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.	Everly Funeral Home of Fairfax 10565 Main St Fairfax, VA 703-385-1110	84 ratings	How does "Everly Funeral Home of Fairfax" rate compared to other funeral homes in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
2.	Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home 9902 Braddock Rd Fairfax, VA 703-425-9702	41 ratings	How does "Fairfax Memorial Funeral Home" rate compared to other funeral homes in Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
3.	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 Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
4.	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 Fairfax , VA? 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 Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
6.	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 Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
7.	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 Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
8.	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 Fairfax , VA? Subscribe Washington Consumers' CHECKBOOK Magazine to find out.
9.	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 Fairfax , 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 ROCKVILLE, MD wrote Another Firm: For the most part, they were okay, but they took a long time to get..........
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 pleased........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Outatanding service in all respects at a reasonable price........
Subscriber from STERLING, VA wrote Another Firm: Urn was cheap, but my Brother won't care........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: Will provide you with "first package" amount; then when asked, will provide with "real package..........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: We were pleasantly surprised by the quality of their service. Far superior to our expectations...........
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 TAKOMA PARK, MD wrote Another Firm: This firm specializes in alternate services. They can provide ordinary services but they do not..........
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: Although the funeral was "prepaid", all the details were again reviewed. Prices had changed between..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Professional, considerate, honest an very helpful........
Subscriber from STAFFORD, VA wrote Another Firm: Helpful, understated and caring. They worked within our budget and kept everything running smoothly during..........
Subscriber from SPRINGFIELD, VA wrote Another Firm: Services of this nature should not be rushed. It was for us and the sense..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: Best folks to deal with in the worst situations you can possible have to manage........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Very pricey but they did a good job........
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: very professional.......
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 FALLS CHURCH, VA wrote Another Firm: We were pleased with their service. Staff was most helpful........
Subscriber from ADELPHI, MD wrote Another Firm: Used their cremation services. Cost was about $975........
Subscriber from POTOMAC, MD wrote Another Firm: This company is fabulous. When my father died, Bev came to our home, talked with..........
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: Excellent service; fabulous price. In an industry of such excess cost, this was a blessing...........
Subscriber from BETHESDA, MD wrote Another Firm: I have no complaints whatsoever about their services. The staff was very helpful and prompt..........
Subscriber from ALEXANDRIA, VA wrote Another Firm: They made the saddest time of my life bearable. The personal service given us by..........
Subscriber from VIENNA, VA wrote Another Firm: The very best!!!!!.......
Subscriber from RESTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Has cared for members of my family for seveal generations. Excellent in every way........
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 DUNN LORING, VA wrote Another Firm: My comments pertain to the Springfield location of DeMaine' Funeral Home. I used them twice..........
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 ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Talked to one person, got one price. After thier work began, second person changed the..........
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 OAKTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Used cremation services twice and each time the owner and staff provided appropriate and excellent..........
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 OLNEY, MD wrote Another Firm: During a very sad time in our lives, they staff was great. Never did we..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Outrageously expensive........
Subscriber from WASHINGTON, DC wrote Another Firm: Excellent in every respect........
Subscriber from COLUMBIA, MD wrote Another Firm: I helped a friend whose husband died suddenly with cremation and memorial service plans. Friendly..........
Subscriber from MC LEAN, VA wrote Another Firm: Jerrerson Funeral Chapel was superior to others I have worked with.......
Subscriber from FAIRFAX, VA wrote Another Firm: Poor coould not get the urn for 2 weeks. Tried to jack up cost to..........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Advent was very professional and yet warm and sincere in their service they provided. 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 OAKTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Can't say enough about the entire Money & King experience. At the worst of times,..........
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 SILVER SPRING, MD wrote Another Firm: Nothing can properly prepare you in working through the details of taking care of the..........
Subscriber from CHURCHVILLE, VA wrote Another Firm: Funeral arrangements and service superior, but service regarding cemetary plots referred to in Trust documents..........
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 CLIFTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Sales did not communicate well with family decision-maker........
Subscriber from ARLINGTON, VA wrote Another Firm: Very kind staff, we appreciate everything they did........
Subscriber from GREAT FALLS, VA wrote Another Firm: After funeral of family member, firm tried to solicit preplanning from another family member. Unacceptable..........

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