Texas Funeral Home Directory: Real Costs, Real Rights, and Real Family Savings
Texas families who lose someone tonight face two emergencies at the same time. The first is choosing a funeral home in the next 24 hours. The second is making it through the funeral without paying $5,000 to $15,000 in markups the average family never knew were optional. This page is built around both. Below are verified Texas funeral homes by city and county, real cost data from current industry studies, the federal and state rights every Texas funeral home is legally required to honor, and the partner discounts and financing options that consistently save Texas families thousands.
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Table of contents
- Texas Funeral Home Directory: Real Costs, Real Rights, and Real Family Savings
- Take Action Right Now
- Find a Funeral Home in Your Texas City
- Funeral Homes in Abilene, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Amarillo, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Arlington, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Austin, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Beaumont, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Brownsville, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Carrollton, Texas
- Funeral Homes in College Station, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Corpus Christi, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Dallas, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Denton, Texas
- Funeral Homes in El Paso, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Fort Worth, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Frisco, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Garland, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Grand Prairie, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Houston, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Irving, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Killeen, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Laredo, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Lewisville, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Lubbock, Texas
- Funeral Homes in McAllen, Texas
- Funeral Homes in McKinney, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Mesquite, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Midland, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Odessa, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Pasadena, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Pearland, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Plano, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Round Rock, Texas
- Funeral Homes in San Antonio, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Sugar Land, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Tyler, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Waco, Texas
- Funeral Homes in Wichita Falls, Texas
- What a Texas Funeral Actually Costs in 2026
- Texas Funeral Consumer Protection Laws
- Your Federal Rights at Any Funeral Home
- Funeral Financing for Texas Families
- Caskets and Urns: The Biggest Texas Family Savings
- For Texas Veteran Families: State and Federal Burial Benefits
- Federal benefits sit on top of the Texas state cemetery program for any veteran family.
- Memorial Keepsakes for the Days That Follow
- Frequently Asked Questions
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Find a Funeral Home in Your Texas City
Texas funeral homes listed below by city, alphabetical. Each listing on this page is matched against the Texas Funeral Service Commission license database before publish. Use the county pill bar to jump to a specific Texas county, or the table of contents at the top of the page to jump directly to your city. Cities are added on a rolling basis as the Memorial Merits team completes verification, so additional Texas cities may publish on this page after launch.
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Click any county to jump to the Texas city where that county’s funeral homes are listed. Counties listed below contain a city currently published on this page.
27 of 254 Texas counties contain a city published on this page. The directory captures roughly 60 percent of Texas’s metro population through these listings.
Funeral Homes in Abilene, Texas
Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 19335701 Highway 277 South, Abilene, TX 79606
Phone: 325-698-2200 | Website: dignitymemorial.com / Elliott-Hamil
Hamil family in the funeral business in Abilene since 1933. Now part of the Dignity Memorial network.
Taylor County
Girdner Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned, Independent141 Elm Street, Abilene, TX 79602
Phone: 325-676-5000
Locally owned and operated by the Girdner family. Independent, not affiliated with national networks.
Taylor County
North’s Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified 100-Plus Year LegacyAbilene, TX
Website: northsfuneralhome.com
Over a century of continuous Kirk family ownership across generations.
Taylor County
The Hamil Family Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Family in Industry Since 1933Abilene, TX
Phone: 325-692-2232 | Website: hamilfamilyfuneralhome.com
Hamil family in the funeral business since 1933. Independent family operation.
Taylor County
Funeral Homes in Amarillo, Texas
Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors
✓ TFSC Verified Locally Owned On-Site Crematory2800 Paramount Boulevard, Amarillo, TX
Phone: 806-355-8156
Locally owned funeral home and crematory serving Amarillo families.
Potter County
Griggs-Schooler-Gordon Funeral Directors
✓ TFSC Verified 150-Plus Year LegacyAmarillo, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Griggs-Schooler-Gordon
Over 150 years serving Amarillo and the surrounding Texas Panhandle. Part of the Dignity Memorial network.
Potter County / Randall County
LaGrone-Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors
✓ TFSC VerifiedAmarillo, TX
Website: lagroneblackburnshaw.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle.
Potter County / Randall County
Lighthouse Funeral & Cremation Services
✓ TFSC Verified Family-OwnedAmarillo, TX
Phone: 806-418-6509 | Website: lighthousefunerals.com
Family-owned, decade-plus serving Amarillo. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Potter County / Randall County
Memorial Park Funeral Home & Memorial Park Cemetery
✓ TFSC Verified On-Site CemeteryAmarillo, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Memorial Park
Funeral home with on-site Memorial Park Cemetery. Part of the Dignity Memorial network.
Potter County / Randall County
Rector Funeral Home
✓ TFSC VerifiedAmarillo, TX
Website: rectorfuneralhome.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle.
Potter County / Randall County
Funeral Homes in Arlington, Texas
Brown Owens & Brumley Family Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned Since 19883208 Bishop Drive, Arlington, TX 76010
Phone: 817-335-4557 | Website: brownowensbrumley.com
Established 1879 with continuous Brown family ownership since 1988. 300-plus seat memorial chapel, the largest in Fort Worth and Arlington combined.
Tarrant County
Moore Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens
✓ TFSC VerifiedArlington, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Moore Funeral Home
Funeral home with on-site memorial gardens. Part of the Dignity Memorial network.
Tarrant County
Moore Bowen Road Funeral Home
✓ TFSC VerifiedArlington, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Moore Bowen Road
Sister Arlington location to Moore Funeral Home. Part of the Dignity Memorial network.
Tarrant County
Funeral Homes in Austin, Texas
Affordable Burial & Cremation
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned On-Site CrematoryAustin, TX
Website: centraltexascremation.com
Direct cremation, traditional funeral. The only Travis County provider with an on-site crematory. Family-owned for 15-plus years with transparent pricing recognition.
Travis County
Cook-Walden Capital Parks Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified6300 W William Cannon Drive, Austin, TX 78749
South Austin Dignity Memorial location. Traditional funeral and cremation services with on-site memorial park.
Travis County
Cook-Walden Funeral Homes (Chapel of the Hill)
✓ TFSC Verified9700 Anderson Mill Road, Austin, TX 78750
Northwest Austin chapel under the Dignity Memorial network. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Travis County
Harrell Funeral Home of Austin
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned4435 Frontier Trail, Austin, TX 78745
Website: harrellfuneralhomes.com
Family-owned with long-standing Austin presence. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Travis County
King-Tears Mortuary, Inc.
✓ TFSC Verified 100-Plus Year LegacyAustin, TX
Website: king-tearsmortuary.com
Roots in Austin and the surrounding region for over a century. Historic Black-owned mortuary serving Austin families across generations.
Travis County
Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home (South Chapel)
✓ TFSC Verified2620 S Congress Avenue, Austin, TX 78704
Phone: 512-442-1446 | Website: dignitymemorial.com / Weed-Corley-Fish
South Austin chapel of the Weed-Corley-Fish family of funeral homes. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Travis County
Weed-Corley-Fish Funeral Home (North Chapel)
✓ TFSC Verified5416 Parkcrest Drive, Austin, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Weed-Corley-Fish
North Austin chapel of the Weed-Corley-Fish family of funeral homes. Relocated from N Lamar to Parkcrest Drive in 2022.
Travis County
Weed-Corley-Fish Lake Travis
✓ TFSC Verified411 Ranch Road 620 South, Lakeway, TX 78734
Phone: 512-263-1511 | Website: dignitymemorial.com / Weed-Corley-Fish
Lake Travis area chapel of the Weed-Corley-Fish family of funeral homes. Serves western Travis County families.
Travis County
Funeral Homes in Beaumont, Texas
Mercy Funeral System Inc.
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1957Beaumont, TX
Website: mercyfuneralsysteminc.com
Serving Beaumont families since 1957. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Jefferson County
Funeral Homes in Brownsville, Texas
Delta Funeral Directors
✓ TFSC Verified1300 E Harrison Street, Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: 956-542-2222 | Website: deltafuneraldirectors.com
Brownsville-based traditional funeral and cremation services for the Rio Grande Valley.
Cameron County
Funeraria del Angel Buena Vista
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1996Brownsville, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Buena Vista
Founded January 1996. Buena Vista cemetery serves the Rio Grande Valley back to the early 1900s. Part of the Dignity Memorial network with Spanish-language services.
Cameron County
Garza Memorial Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified1025 East Jackson Street, Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: 956-542-5511 | Website: garzamemorialfh.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Brownsville families.
Cameron County
Salinas Funeral Home (Brownsville)
✓ TFSC Verified Family-OwnedBrownsville, TX
Website: salinasfh.com / Brownsville
Family-owned and operated. Traditional funeral and cremation services for Cameron County.
Cameron County
Sunset Memorial Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified657 Springmart Drive, Brownsville, TX 78526
Phone: 956-350-8485 | Website: sunsetmemorialfuneralhome.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Brownsville and the Rio Grande Valley.
Cameron County
Treviño Funeral Homes (Brownsville)
✓ TFSC Verified1355 Old Port Isabel Road, Brownsville, TX 78521
Phone: 956-542-2583 | Website: trevinofuneral.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services with Spanish-language support for the Rio Grande Valley.
Cameron County
Funeral Homes in Carrollton, Texas
Aria Cremation Service & Funeral Home (Carrollton)
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned 50-Plus YearsServes Carrollton from Dallas location
Website: ariacremation.com / Carrollton
Family-owned, over half a century of continuous operation. Direct cremation and traditional funeral services for the Carrollton-Farmers Branch area.
Dallas County / Denton County / Collin County
Hughes Family Tribute Center (serves Carrollton)
✓ TFSC Verified9700 Webb Chapel Road, Dallas, TX 75220
Phone: 214-350-9951
Hughes Family Tribute Center serves the Carrollton-Farmers Branch suburbs from its Dallas location.
Dallas County / Denton County / Collin County
Metrocrest Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified 20-Plus Years Paired Memorial ParkCarrollton, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Metrocrest
Paired with Hilltop Memorial Park across the street. Part of the Dignity Memorial network.
Dallas County / Denton County / Collin County
Rhoton Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1903Carrollton, TX 75006 (Carrollton-Farmers Branch area)
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Rhoton
Founded 1903. Serves suburban Dallas families across the Carrollton-Farmers Branch area. Part of the Dignity Memorial network.
Dallas County / Denton County / Collin County
Funeral Homes in College Station, Texas
Callaway-Jones Funeral Home and Crematory
✓ TFSC Verified Locally Owned On-Site Crematory3001 S College Avenue, Bryan, TX 77801
Phone: 979-822-3717 | Website: callawayjones.com
Locally owned with on-site crematory. Serves Bryan and College Station families.
Brazos County
Hillier Funeral Home & Cremations (College Station)
✓ TFSC Verified Established 19184080 State Highway 6, College Station, TX 77845
Phone: 979-985-2060 | Website: hillierfuneralhome.com
Over a century serving Bryan and College Station families. Founded 1918.
Brazos County
Hillier Funeral Home & Cremations (Bryan)
✓ TFSC Verified Established 19182301 East 29th Street, Bryan, TX 77802
Phone: 979-822-1571 | Website: hillierfuneralhome.com
Bryan location of Hillier Funeral Home (same business as the College Station location above). Founded 1918.
Brazos County
Memorial Funeral Chapel (College Station)
✓ TFSC VerifiedCollege Station, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Memorial Funeral Chapel
College Station chapel of the Dignity Memorial network. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Brazos County
Treviño-Smith Funeral Home (Bryan)
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned Multi-Location2610 South Texas Avenue, Bryan, TX 77802
Phone: 979-822-2424 | Website: trevinosmithfh.com
Family-owned with an additional location in Madisonville. Serves Brazos County families.
Brazos County
Funeral Homes in Corpus Christi, Texas
Guardian Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Family-OwnedCorpus Christi, TX
Website: guardianfhcremation.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services. Under continuous Fuentes family management since 2000.
Nueces County
Maxwell P. Dunne Funeral Service
✓ TFSC VerifiedCorpus Christi, TX
Website: maxwellpdunne.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Corpus Christi families.
Nueces County
Memory Gardens Funeral Home & Cemetery
✓ TFSC Verified On-Site CemeteryCorpus Christi, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Memory Gardens
Funeral home with on-site cemetery. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Nueces County
Sawyer-George Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1985Corpus Christi, TX
Website: sawyergeorgefuneralhome.com
Founded 1985 and operated by Jack and Brenda Sawyer with Roland and Bettye George.
Nueces County
Seaside Funeral Home and Memorial Park
✓ TFSC VerifiedCorpus Christi, TX
Website: seasidefuneral.com
Funeral home with on-site memorial park. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Nueces County
Treviño Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1998Corpus Christi, TX
Website: trevinofuneralhome.net
Family-operated funeral home serving the Coastal Bend region since 1998.
Nueces County
Funeral Homes in Dallas, Texas
Aria Cremation Service and Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned 50-Plus YearsDallas, TX
Website: ariacremation.com
Direct cremation and traditional funeral. Family-owned for over 50 years.
Dallas County
Black & Clark Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified 100-Plus Year LegacyDallas, TX 75216
Website: blackandclark.com
Family-owned with over 106 years of continuous operation, one of the longest continuously operating businesses in Dallas.
Dallas County
Golden Gate Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Multi-LocationDallas, TX
Website: goldengatefuneralhome.com
Beckwith family operation with multiple Dallas-Fort Worth locations.
Dallas County
Hughes Funeral Homes (Oak Cliff Chapel)
✓ TFSC Verified 75-Plus Years, Three GenerationsOak Cliff, Dallas, TX
Website: hughesfunerals.com
Same family for over 75 years across three generations. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Dallas County
Paradise Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned 29-Plus YearsDallas, TX (just north of Dallas VA Medical Center)
Website: paradisefh.com
Family-owned by Frankie and Barbara Washington for 29-plus years. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Dallas County
Restland Funeral Home, Cemetery & Crematory
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1925 On-Site Cemetery + Crematory13005 Greenville Avenue, Dallas, TX 75243
Phone: 469-925-1436 | Website: restlandfuneralhome.com
Serving North Texas families for a century. Funeral home with on-site cemetery and crematory under one roof.
Dallas County
Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1920 On-Site Memorial Park7405 West Northwest Highway, Dallas, TX 75225
Phone: 214-363-5401 | Website: dignitymemorial.com / Sparkman-Hillcrest
Founded 1920 by Will R. Sparkman. Now part of the Dignity Memorial network with David L. Sparkman serving as a fourth-generation family member. On-site Sparkman-Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Dallas County
Funeral Homes in Denton, Texas
Bill DeBerry Funeral Directors
✓ TFSC Verified DeBerry Family in Industry Since 19582025 W University Drive, Denton, TX 76201
Phone: 940-383-4200 | Website: billdeberry.com
Bill DeBerry, Sr. in Denton’s funeral industry since 1958. Bill DeBerry, Jr. since 1983. The funeral home itself founded 1990.
Denton County
Denton Funeral Home & Cremation Services
✓ TFSC Verified120 S Carroll Boulevard, Denton, TX 76201
Phone: 940-382-2214
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Denton families.
Denton County
Mulkey-Bowles-Montgomery Funeral Home
✓ TFSC VerifiedDenton, TX
Website: dentonfuneralhome.net
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Denton County families.
Denton County
Peoples Funeral Home & Chapel
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned 45-Plus Years1122 E Mulberry Street, Denton, TX 76205
Phone: 940-383-1932
Family-owned independent funeral home, 45-plus years serving Denton families.
Denton County
Funeral Homes in El Paso, Texas
Perches Funeral Homes
✓ TFSC Verified Multi-LocationEl Paso, TX
Website: perchesfuneralhomes.com
Multi-location El Paso provider. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
El Paso County
San Jose Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1956 Family-Owned601 S Virginia Street, El Paso, TX 79901
Phone: 915-532-1856 | Website: sanjosefuneralhome.com
El Paso’s oldest family-owned, continually operated funeral home. Founded 1956.
El Paso County
Sunset Funeral Homes (East)
✓ TFSC Verified750 N Carolina Drive, El Paso, TX 79915
Phone: 915-594-4424 | Website: sunsetfuneralhomes.net
East El Paso location of the Sunset Funeral Homes family of locations.
El Paso County
Sunset Funeral Homes (Northeast)
✓ TFSC Verified4631 Hondo Pass Drive, El Paso, TX 79904
Phone: 915-755-4494 | Website: sunsetfuneralhomes.net
Northeast El Paso location of the Sunset Funeral Homes family of locations.
El Paso County
Sunset Funeral Homes (West)
✓ TFSC Verified480 N Resler Drive, El Paso, TX 79912
Phone: 915-587-4408 | Website: sunsetfuneralhomes.net
West El Paso location of the Sunset Funeral Homes family of locations.
El Paso County
Sunset Funeral Homes (Americas)
✓ TFSC Verified9521 North Loop, off of Americas, El Paso, TX
Phone: 915-858-4408 | Website: sunsetfuneralhomes.net
Americas-corridor location of the Sunset Funeral Homes family of locations.
El Paso County
Funeral Homes in Fort Worth, Texas
Baker Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1917 Texas Historic LandmarkFort Worth, TX
Founded 1917. Recognized as a Texas Historic Landmark since 2004. Currently owned and operated by the third and fourth generations of the Baker family.
Tarrant County
Biggers Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned 50-Plus YearsFort Worth, TX
Website: biggersfh.com
Family-owned and operated for over 50 years.
Tarrant County
Brown Owens & Brumley Family Funeral Home & Crematory
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1879 Largest Memorial Chapel in Fort Worth425 S Henderson Street, Fort Worth, TX
Phone: 817-335-4557 (toll free 866-744-7688) | Website: brownowensbrumley.com
Established 1879 with continuous Brown family ownership since 1988. The 300-plus seat memorial chapel is the largest in Fort Worth.
Tarrant County
Greenwood Funeral Homes
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1907 On-Site Memorial ParkFort Worth, TX
Founded 1907 with a historic chapel and on-site memorial park. Family-owned operation.
Tarrant County
Martin Thompson & Son Funeral Home
✓ TFSC VerifiedFort Worth, TX
Website: thompsonfuneral.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Fort Worth families.
Tarrant County
Robertson Mueller Harper
✓ TFSC VerifiedFort Worth, TX
Website: robertsonmuellerharper.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Fort Worth families.
Tarrant County
Williams & Lucas Funeral Home and Cremation
✓ TFSC Verified 150-Year TraditionFort Worth, TX
Website: williamsandlucas.com
150 years of continuous family tradition in funeral and cremation services.
Tarrant County
Funeral Homes in Frisco, Texas
Stonebriar Funeral Home & Cremation Services
✓ TFSC VerifiedFrisco, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Stonebriar
Frisco location of the Dignity Memorial network. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Collin County
TJM Frisco Funeral Home (Turrentine Jackson Morrow)
✓ TFSC Verified Four Generations of Local ServiceFrisco, TX
Phone: 972-335-2444 | Website: tjmfrisco.com
Traditional funeral and cremation across four generations of Turrentine Jackson Morrow family service.
Collin County
Funeral Homes in Garland, Texas
Pilar Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned Multi-LocationGarland, TX (and West Arlington)
Website: pilarfuneralhomes.com
Family-owned and operated. Locations in Garland and West Arlington serving the Dallas-Fort Worth Hispanic community.
Dallas County
Funeral Homes in Grand Prairie, Texas
Bean-Massey-Burge Funeral Home
✓ TFSC VerifiedBeltline Road, Grand Prairie, TX
Beltline Road location serving Grand Prairie families with traditional funeral and cremation services.
Dallas County / Tarrant County
Carrillo Funeral Home (Grand Prairie)
✓ TFSC VerifiedGrand Prairie, TX
Website: carrillofuneralhomes.com / Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie location of the Carrillo Funeral Homes group. Traditional funeral and cremation services with Spanish-language support.
Dallas County / Tarrant County
Grand Prairie Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1960sGrand Prairie, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Grand Prairie
Founded in the 1960s and now part of the Dignity Memorial network, serving both Dallas and Tarrant county families.
Dallas County / Tarrant County
Funeral Homes in Houston, Texas
Felix H. Morales Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1931 On-Site Crematory2901 Canal Street, Houston, TX 77003
Phone: 713-223-1167 | Website: moralesfuneralhome.com
Established 1931. The first Hispanic-owned funeral home in Houston, has served over 16,000 families. On-site crematory plus Spanish-language services.
Harris County
Forest Lawn Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified On-Site Cemetery8706 Almeda Genoa Road, Houston, TX 77075
Phone: 713-991-9000 | Website: forestlawnfuneralhomehouston.com
Traditional funeral and direct cremation. Forest Lawn Cemetery sits directly across the street from the funeral home for full-service families.
Harris County
Mabrie Memorial Mortuary
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned Multi-GenerationHouston, TX
Website: mabriemortuary.com
Family-owned and multi-generation Houston mortuary. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Harris County
Millennium Memorial Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Family-OwnedHouston, TX
Website: millenniummemorialfh.com
Family-owned funeral home serving central Houston and surrounding areas. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Harris County
Funeral Homes in Irving, Texas
Brown’s Memorial Funeral Home, Inc.
✓ TFSC VerifiedIrving, TX
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Irving and Dallas County families.
Dallas County
Calvary Funeral Home
✓ TFSC VerifiedIrving, TX
Irving funeral home serving Dallas County families.
Dallas County
Chism-Smith Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified 100% Family-Owned 24/7 Staffed Phones403 South Britain Road, Irving, TX
Website: chismsmithfuneralhome.com
100% family owned and operated. Phones staffed 24/7 for after-hours family contact.
Dallas County
Donnelly’s Colonial Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified606 W Airport Freeway, Irving, TX
Long-standing Irving funeral home serving Dallas County families.
Dallas County
International Funeral Home of Irving
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned 24/7 Phone Availability1951 S Story Road, Irving, TX 75060
Phone: 972-887-3030 | Website: internationalfuneralhomes.com
Family owned and operated. 24/7 phone availability for after-hours family contact.
Dallas County
Funeral Homes in Killeen, Texas
Chisholm Family Funeral Home & Florist
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned On-Site FloristKilleen, TX
Website: chisolmsfuneral.com
Family-owned funeral home with an on-site florist. Serves Killeen and the Fort Cavazos military community.
Bell County
Harper-Talasek Funeral Homes (Killeen)
✓ TFSC VerifiedKilleen, TX
Website: killeen.harpertalasek.com
Killeen location of the Harper-Talasek Funeral Homes group. Serves Bell County families.
Bell County
Funeral Homes in Laredo, Texas
Aguero Funeral Home & Crematorium
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned On-Site CrematoriumLaredo, TX
Website: aguerofuneral.com
Family-owned funeral home and on-site crematorium serving South Texas families.
Webb County
Fred Dickey Funeral & Cremation Services
✓ TFSC VerifiedLaredo, TX
Website: freddickey.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Laredo and Webb County families.
Webb County
Gamez & Sons Funeral Home
✓ TFSC VerifiedLaredo, TX
Website: gamezandsons.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Laredo families.
Webb County
Hernandez, Lopez and Sons Funeral Chapels
✓ TFSC VerifiedLaredo, TX
Website: hernandezlopezfh.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services with Spanish-language support for South Texas.
Webb County
Hillside Funerals & Cremations
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned 30-Plus Years310 W Hillside Road, Laredo, TX 78041
Phone: 956-724-6060 | Website: hillsidefuneral.com
Family-owned, serving Laredo for 30-plus years. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Webb County
Joe Jackson Funeral Chapels & Cremation Services
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1914 Multi-Location1410 Jacaman Road, Laredo, TX (also 719 Loring at Cortez, Laredo, TX)
Phone: 956-722-8850 | Website: joejacksonfuneralchapels.com
Laredo’s oldest family-owned and locally operated funeral home, founded 1914. Two Laredo locations.
Webb County
Funeral Homes in Lewisville, Texas
Carrillo Funeral Home (Lewisville)
✓ TFSC Verified697 S Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville, TX 75067
Phone: 972-460-0460
Lewisville location of the Carrillo Funeral Homes group. Spanish-language services available.
Denton County
Dalton & Son Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Multi-Location1550 North Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville, TX 75067
Phone: 972-436-6511 | Website: daltonandson.com
Lewisville and Flower Mound locations. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Denton County
Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home
✓ TFSC VerifiedLewisville, TX
Website: mulkeymasonlewisville.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Lewisville and Denton County families.
Denton County
Thrash Funeral Chapel
✓ TFSC Verified150 Bellaire Boulevard, Lewisville, TX 75067
Phone: 214-222-7800 | Website: thrashfuneralchapel.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Lewisville families.
Denton County
Funeral Homes in Lubbock, Texas
Agape Funeral Chapel & Crematory
✓ TFSC Verified On-Site CrematoryLubbock, TX
Website: agapefuneralchapel.net
Funeral chapel with on-site crematory serving Lubbock families.
Lubbock County
Broadway Funeral Directors
✓ TFSC Verified Locally Owned1901 Broadway Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79401
Website: broadwayfuneraldirectors.com
Locally owned and operated. Traditional funeral and cremation services for Lubbock families.
Lubbock County
Combest Family Funeral Homes & Crematory
✓ TFSC Verified Locally Owned On-Site Crematory2210 Broadway Street, Lubbock, TX 79401
Phone: 806-749-4483 | Website: combestfamilyfuneralhomes.com
Locally owned, founded 2010. Traditional funeral and on-site crematory services.
Lubbock County
Griffin Mortuary Funeral Home & Chapel
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned Since 20041715 E Broadway, Lubbock, TX 79403
Website: griffinmortuaryservices.com
Family-owned and operated since 2004. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Lubbock County
Sanders Funeral Home
✓ TFSC VerifiedLubbock, TX
Website: sandersfuneralhome.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Lubbock and the South Plains region.
Lubbock County
Funeral Homes in McAllen, Texas
Kreidler Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1912 5th GenerationMcAllen, TX
Website: kreidlerfuneralhome.com
The oldest funeral home in the Rio Grande Valley. Founded 1912 with continuous Kreidler family ownership across five generations.
Hidalgo County
Rivera Funeral Home (McAllen)
✓ TFSC VerifiedMcAllen, TX
Website: riverafuneralhomes.net
McAllen location of the Rivera Funeral Homes group. Serves Hidalgo County and the Rio Grande Valley.
Hidalgo County
Funeral Homes in McKinney, Texas
Charles W. Smith & Sons Funeral Home (McKinney)
✓ TFSC Verified Multi-LocationMcKinney, TX (also Sachse, Princeton, Lavon)
Website: charleswsmithandsonsfuneralhome.com
Charles W. Smith & Sons funeral homes serve McKinney, Sachse, Princeton, and Lavon. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Collin County
Funeral Homes in Mesquite, Texas
Anderson-Clayton-Gonzalez Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified1111 Military Parkway, Mesquite, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Anderson-Clayton-Gonzalez
Mesquite chapel of the Dignity Memorial network. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Dallas County
Hawthorne & Pierce Funeral Home LLC
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned1720 Neal Gay, Suite 1d, Mesquite, TX 75149
Phone: 972-288-9878 | Website: hawthorne-piercefuneralhome.com
Family owned and operated. Traditional funeral and cremation services for Mesquite families.
Dallas County
Laurel Oaks Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified12649 Lake June Road, Mesquite, TX 75180
Phone: 972-288-4663 | Website: laureloaksfuneralhome.com / Mesquite
Mesquite location of Laurel Oaks Funeral Home. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Dallas County
Mesquite Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned721 Gross Road, Suite C, Mesquite, TX 75149
Phone: 972-285-8052 | Website: mesquite-funeralhome.com
Family-owned and operated. Traditional funeral and cremation services for Mesquite families.
Dallas County
Funeral Homes in Midland, Texas
Lewallen-Garcia-Pipkin Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Locally OwnedMidland, TX
Website: lewallengarciapipkinfh.com
Locally owned and operated by native Midlanders John Lewallen and Bobby J. Garcia. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Midland County
Funeral Homes in Odessa, Texas
Acres West Funeral Chapel & Crematory
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned On-Site Crematory8115 W University Boulevard, Odessa, TX
Multi-generation family ownership: Kay and Michael Judd, Vic and Amy Woods, John Hudson. Traditional funeral and on-site crematory.
Ector County
American Heritage Cemetery & Funeral Home (Odessa)
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned On-Site CemeteryOdessa, TX
Website: thehealingstartshere.com / Odessa
Family-owned funeral home with on-site cemetery. Traditional funeral and cremation services for the Permian Basin.
Ector County
Funeral Homes in Pasadena, Texas
Grand View Funeral Home & Memorial Park
✓ TFSC Verified On-Site Memorial Park8501 Spencer Highway, Pasadena, TX 77505
Phone: 281-479-6076 | Website: dignitymemorial.com / Grand View
Funeral home with on-site memorial park. Part of the Dignity Memorial network.
Harris County
Niday Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified6777 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, TX
Pasadena funeral home serving Harris County families. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Harris County
Pasadena Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1968Pasadena, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Pasadena
Founded 1968. Part of the Dignity Memorial network. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Harris County
Funeral Homes in Pearland, Texas
Clayton Funeral Home and Crematory (Pearland)
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned On-Site Crematory5530 W Broadway, Pearland, TX 77581
Phone: 281-485-4446 | Website: claytonfuneralhomes.com
Family owned and operated. Traditional funeral and on-site crematory services.
Brazoria County / Harris County
Corl’s Family Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified2422 Broadway Street, Pearland, TX
Pearland funeral home serving Brazoria and Harris county families.
Brazoria County / Harris County
Crowder Funeral Home (James Crowder Funeral Home, Pearland)
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1959 Family-Owned 50-Plus Years2422 Broadway Street, Pearland, TX 77581
Phone: 281-412-3000 | Website: crowderfuneralhome.com
Founded 1959 with continuous family ownership across 50-plus years. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Brazoria County / Harris County
Forest Park South Funeral Home
✓ TFSC VerifiedPearland, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Forest Park South
Pearland location of the Dignity Memorial network. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Brazoria County / Harris County
South Park Funeral Home and Cemetery
✓ TFSC Verified On-Site Cemetery1310 North Main Street, Pearland, TX 77581
Phone: 281-509-9228
Funeral home with on-site cemetery serving Pearland families.
Brazoria County / Harris County
Funeral Homes in Plano, Texas
Allen Family Funeral Options
✓ TFSC Verified Established 2007 Plano’s First Privately Owned2112 W Spring Creek Parkway, Plano, TX 75023
Phone: 972-596-8200 | Website: affoplano.com
Plano’s first privately owned and family-operated funeral home, founded 2007. Allen family in the funeral industry since 1977.
Collin County
Steven G. Hill’s House of Funerals
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Operated1316 14th Street, Plano, TX 75074
Phone: 469-559-8080 | Website: sghhouseoffunerals.com
Family-operated funeral home serving Plano and Collin County families.
Collin County
Funeral Homes in Round Rock, Texas
Beck Funeral Home (serves Round Rock)
✓ TFSC Verified 40-Plus Years in Service15709 Ranch Road 620 N, Austin, TX 78717 (serves Round Rock)
Phone: 512-244-3772
Northwest Austin location serving Round Rock and Williamson County. Over 40 years in service.
Williamson County
Central Texas Cremation (serves Round Rock)
✓ TFSC Verified Family-OwnedServes Round Rock from Austin
Phone: 512-354-2509 | Website: centraltexascremation.com / Round Rock
Family-owned, serves Round Rock from the Austin area. Direct cremation and traditional funeral services.
Williamson County
Round Rock has limited dedicated in-city funeral homes. Most Round Rock families also work with the larger Austin providers in the Austin section above, particularly those in north and northwest Austin.
Funeral Homes in San Antonio, Texas
Castle Ridge Mortuary
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned Since 1999San Antonio, TX
Website: castleridgemortuary.com
Family-owned and operated since 1999. Traditional funeral and cremation services for San Antonio families.
Bexar County
Lewis Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1909811 S WW White Road, San Antonio, TX 78220
Phone: 210-227-7281 | Website: lewisfuneralhome.com
Historic Black-owned funeral home with continuous family ownership across generations. Founded 1909.
Bexar County
Mission Park Funeral Chapels Cherry Ridge
✓ TFSC Verified3401 Cherry Ridge Drive, San Antonio, TX 78230
Phone: 210-349-1414 | Website: missionparks.com
Cherry Ridge location of the Mission Park family of San Antonio funeral chapels.
Bexar County
Mission Park Funeral Chapels Medical Center
✓ TFSC Verified8332 Fredericksburg Road, San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: 210-616-0510 | Website: missionparks.com
Medical Center area location of the Mission Park family of San Antonio funeral chapels.
Bexar County
Mission Park Funeral Chapels North
✓ TFSC Verified20900 IH 10 W, San Antonio, TX 78257
Phone: 210-698-5252 | Website: missionparks.com
North San Antonio location of the Mission Park family of funeral chapels.
Bexar County
Mission Park Funeral Chapels South
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1907 On-Site Cemetery + Crematory1700 SE Military Drive, San Antonio, TX 78214
Phone: 210-924-4242 | Website: missionparks.com
Founded 1907. The flagship South location of Mission Park, with on-site cemetery and crematory.
Bexar County
Ortiz Mortuary Inc.
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned Since 19703114 Culebra Road, San Antonio, TX
Website: ortizmortuary.com
Founded in the 1930s with continuous Ortiz family ownership and operation since 1970. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Bexar County
The Angelus Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1910 Family-OwnedDowntown San Antonio, TX
Phone: 210-227-1461 | Website: theangelusfuneralhome.com
One of the oldest continuously operating funeral homes in San Antonio, founded 1910. Family owned and operated.
Bexar County
Funeral Homes in Sugar Land, Texas
Davis Greenlawn Funeral Home (Sugar Land)
✓ TFSC VerifiedSugar Land, TX
Website: davisgreenlawnfh.com / Sugar Land
Sugar Land location of the Davis Greenlawn Funeral Home group. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Fort Bend County
Sugar Land Mortuary
✓ TFSC Verified Independently Owned1818 Eldridge Road, Sugar Land, TX 77478
Phone: 281-277-1818 | Website: slmortuary.com
Independently owned and locally operated. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Fort Bend County
The Settegast-Kopf Company at Sugar Creek
✓ TFSC VerifiedSugar Creek, Sugar Land, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Settegast-Kopf
Sugar Creek location of the Settegast-Kopf Company. Part of the Dignity Memorial network.
Fort Bend County
Funeral Homes in Tyler, Texas
Brooks, Sterling & Garrett Funeral Directors of Tyler
✓ TFSC Verified 80-Plus YearsTyler, TX
Website: brookssterlinggarrett.com
Eighty-plus years serving Tyler families. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Smith County
Burks-Walker-Tippit Funeral Directors of Tyler
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1905 Locally OwnedTyler, TX
Website: burkswalkertippit.com
Founded 1905. Locally owned, serving East Texas families for over a century.
Smith County
Stewart Family Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Family-OwnedTyler, TX
Website: stewartfamilyfuneral.com
Family-owned funeral home serving Tyler and East Texas families. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
Smith County
Tyler Memorial Funeral Home, Cemetery and Mausoleum
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1930 On-Site Cemetery + MausoleumTyler, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Tyler Memorial
Founded 1930 with on-site cemetery and mausoleum. Part of the Dignity Memorial network.
Smith County
Funeral Homes in Waco, Texas
Connally/Compton Funeral Directors
✓ TFSC VerifiedWaco, TX
Website: dignitymemorial.com / Connally-Compton
Part of the Dignity Memorial network. Traditional funeral and cremation services for Waco families.
McLennan County
Grace Gardens Funeral Home & Crematorium
✓ TFSC Verified On-Site CrematoriumWaco, TX
Website: gracegardensfh.com
Funeral home with on-site crematorium. Traditional funeral and cremation services.
McLennan County
McDowell Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Family-Owned, Two GenerationsWaco, TX (Gholson Road and Chestnut Street)
Website: mcdowellfuneralhome.com
Family-owned, two-generation legacy with two Waco locations on Gholson Road and Chestnut Street.
McLennan County
Waco Memorial Funeral Home, Cemetery & Cremations
✓ TFSC Verified On-Site CemeteryWaco, TX
Website: wacofhmp.com
Funeral home with on-site cemetery and cremation services. Serves McLennan County families.
McLennan County
Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funerals & Cremation
✓ TFSC VerifiedWaco, TX
Website: whbfamily.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Waco families.
McLennan County
Funeral Homes in Wichita Falls, Texas
Falls Funeral Home and Cremation Center
✓ TFSC VerifiedWichita Falls, TX
Website: fallsfuneralhome.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Wichita Falls families.
Wichita County
Lunn’s Colonial Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1913Wichita Falls, TX
Website: lunnscolonial.com
Founded 1913. Traditional funeral and cremation services for Wichita Falls families across more than a century.
Wichita County
Owens & Brumley Funeral Home & Cremation Center
✓ TFSC VerifiedWichita Falls, TX
Website: owensandbrumley.com
Traditional funeral and cremation services for Wichita Falls and North Texas families.
Wichita County
Wells Funeral Home
✓ TFSC Verified Established 1952 Family-OwnedWichita Falls, TX
Website: wellsfuneralhome.org
Founded 1952 with continuous family ownership. Serves Wichita Falls and North Texas families.
Wichita County
What a Texas Funeral Actually Costs in 2026
The first number a Texas funeral home gives you is rarely the lowest number you can pay. National medians from the NFDA 2023 General Price List Study put a traditional funeral with viewing and burial at $8,300 nationally and a cremation service with viewing and memorial at $6,280. Texas-specific industry estimates run from the mid-$7,000s for a traditional funeral statewide according to Cremation.green’s Texas pricing analysis, with the Dallas metro pushing as high as $15,900 in 2026 per insurance lead-gen estimates, and direct cremation as low as $595 from the most affordable Texas providers.
Texas runs slightly below the national cremation rate (about 60 percent of Texas dispositions versus 61.8 percent nationally per NFDA’s most recent Cremation and Burial Report), but cremation is growing fastest in the Southern region, which means cremation pricing across Texas continues to compress while traditional funeral pricing holds steady or rises with embalming, casket, and vault inflation. The cards above frame the medians; what your family actually pays depends on the funeral home you call. Any Texas funeral home is required by federal law to give you a written General Price List on request, no purchase required.
Where Texas sits in the national funeral cost range
The lowest-cost states for traditional funerals (Mississippi, Alabama, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico) typically run $5,500 to $7,500. Texas as a whole sits just above this range, with rural Texas, the Rio Grande Valley, and the Panhandle running closer to the low end.
Where Texas metros land
The highest-cost states (New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, California) often run $9,000 to $14,000 or more for a traditional funeral. The Dallas-Fort Worth metro can push into this range in 2026, with Houston, Austin, and San Antonio metros running mid-tier nationally.
Source: regional aggregator data from Cremation.green and Funeralocity Texas pricing analyses, cross-referenced against NFDA national medians. Costs vary by funeral home and county; verify against any funeral home’s General Price List before signing.
Texas Funeral Consumer Protection Laws
Texas funeral homes operate under three layers of rules: the federal FTC Funeral Rule, the Texas Funeral Service Commission state regulations, and the Texas Department of Banking pre-need contract rules. Most Texas families never learn what each layer actually protects.
The Texas Funeral Service Commission (TFSC) licenses every funeral home, embalmer, crematory, and funeral director in Texas, and investigates complaints against them. If a Texas funeral home cheats your family, refuses to honor the FTC Funeral Rule, or pressures you into purchases you legally have the right to decline, you have two years from the event to file a complaint with the TFSC at the agency’s official complaint process page. The complaint process is free, and the TFSC has a Compliance Division dedicated to investigating funeral home conduct in Texas.
Texas does not require embalming. State law requires that a body held more than 24 hours after death be refrigerated at 34 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit, embalmed, or held in a sealed container. Refrigeration is a fully legal and substantially cheaper alternative to embalming, and the funeral home is required to disclose it as an option. Source: Texas Law Help, Funeral Law in Texas.
If you are buying a pre-need (prepaid) funeral contract in Texas, the rules are different again. Pre-need funeral sales are regulated by the Texas Department of Banking under Chapter 154 of the Texas Finance Code. Trust-funded pre-need payments must be deposited in a Department-approved financial institution within 30 days of receipt, and the funeral home holding those funds is held to a fiduciary standard. If you cancel your contract during the first year while payments are current, Texas law entitles your family to receive the greater of 90 percent of what you paid or the full amount actually deposited in trust.
If your family cannot afford a funeral and the deceased was a Texas resident, Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 694.002 makes each county responsible for the disposition of indigent residents. Most counties operate a pauper cremation or burial program with eligibility based on countable income. Statewide reference: Texas Health and Human Services Burial or Cremation Assistance Registry.
Your Federal Rights at Any Funeral Home
Eight rights every funeral home in the United States is legally required to honor under the FTC Funeral Rule. They apply at every Texas funeral home regardless of size, location, or family history. Most Texas families never learn them in time.
Every Texas funeral home must give you a written General Price List on request. No fee, no purchase required.
Texas funeral homes must give pricing over the phone. Compare two or three before visiting any.
No handling fee, no requirement to buy from the funeral home. Save thousands online.
Federal law does not require embalming for direct burial, direct cremation, or short-term holding. Texas allows refrigeration as a legal alternative.
For direct cremation, a simple wood box or rigid container is allowed. Caskets are optional.
Only the basic service fee is non-declinable. Decline limousines, viewings, packages, anything not legally required.
Before showing actual caskets, the funeral home must show you a printed Casket Price List.
Before any payment, you receive a written itemized statement of every selected good and service. Verify it.
The FTC enforces the rule through periodic undercover inspections. In the most recent published Texas sweep, 6 of 19 Amarillo funeral homes and 7 of 15 Odessa and Midland funeral homes failed basic price disclosure. Asking for the General Price List on the first call is the single fastest way to find out which side of compliance the funeral home you are talking to lands on.
Funeral Financing for Texas Families
The Texas funeral home that gives your family a $14,000 estimate will often offer to finance it for you on the spot. The financing offered at the funeral home is rarely the best financing available to your family. Memorial Merits has partnered with Upstart, a lending platform that partners with banks to provide personal loans of $1,000 to $75,000 with funding as fast as one business day after acceptance. The Upstart platform’s underwriting model considers factors beyond credit score alone, including education and work history, which often produces competitive rates for Texas families who would be denied or overpriced by a funeral home’s in-house financing. Checking your rate is a soft credit inquiry and does not affect your credit score.
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Check My RateCaskets and Urns: The Biggest Texas Family Savings
The single largest variable in a Texas funeral’s bottom line is the casket or urn. Funeral home casket pricing typically runs three to five times wholesale. The federal Funeral Rule guarantees Texas families the right to buy from any source, and the funeral home is legally required to accept it without a handling fee. This rule alone saves the average Texas family $1,000 to $3,000 per casket.
Discount Caskets: Save 30 to 70 Percent for Texas Families
Memorial Merits’ direct partner ships caskets nationwide on the family’s preferred timeline, either to the funeral home or directly to the family. Caskets meet the same construction and safety standards as funeral home retail at a fraction of the price. Typical Texas family savings: $1,000 to $3,000 per casket. Flat $299 shipping anywhere in Texas.
View Discount Caskets ›For families choosing direct cremation, the federal Funeral Rule allows a simple alternative container at a fraction of casket pricing. The funeral home is required to make this option available. Pulvis Art Urns, a Memorial Merits partner, ships handcrafted ceramic urns directly to Texas families with an exclusive 8 percent discount.
Pulvis Art Urns: 8 Percent Off Handcrafted Urns
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Funeral home flower markup is one of the smaller line items but compounds quickly across multiple arrangements, family wreaths, and casket sprays. Memorial Merits partners with Teleflora for a 20 percent discount on funeral arrangements and Flowers Fast for next-day delivery alternatives. Both ship anywhere in Texas and across the United States.
Detailed product reviews and side-by-side comparisons across both caskets and urns live on the casket and urn reviews hub.
For Texas Veteran Families: State and Federal Burial Benefits
If your family includes a veteran, both Texas state and federal benefits exist that many families never learn about until after they have already paid out of pocket. Texas operates five State Veterans Cemeteries (with a sixth in West Texas opening in 2026) under the Texas Veterans Land Board, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Every Texas State Veterans Cemetery serves veterans, spouses, and eligible dependents at no charge for the burial itself.
11463 Fort Hood Street, Killeen, TX 76542. Texas General Land Office Veterans Cemeteries.
9974 IH 37 Access Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78410. Texas General Land Office Veterans Cemeteries.
2520 Inspiration Road, Mission, TX 78572. Texas General Land Office Veterans Cemeteries.
7457 W. Lake Road, Abilene, TX 79601. Texas General Land Office Veterans Cemeteries.
4614 E 50th Street, Lubbock, TX 79403. Confirm opening status before applying. Texas General Land Office Veterans Cemeteries.
Burial at a Texas State Veterans Cemetery includes the gravesite, opening and closing of the grave, concrete grave liner for casketed burials, headstone or marker, burial flag presentation, Gubernatorial Memorial Certificate, playing of Taps, perpetual care, and military honors supplied by the State Color Guard. Eligibility matches VA National Cemetery eligibility for most veterans discharged other than dishonorably. The state burial benefit does not cover funeral home charges (casket, cremation services, viewing, transportation), which the family still arranges with a private funeral home. Source: Texas General Land Office Burial Benefits.
Federal benefits sit on top of the Texas state cemetery program for any veteran family.
For deaths on or after October 1, 2025: $1,002 burial + $1,002 plot = up to $2,004 for non-service-connected deaths. Up to $2,000 for service-connected deaths after September 11, 2001. VA Form 21P-530EZ.
Free gravesite, headstone, perpetual care, burial flag, and Presidential Memorial Certificate. Plus Military Funeral Honors with Taps and flag folding for eligible veterans.
For service-related questions specific to Texas, the Texas Veterans Land Board and Texas Military Department coordinate state honors requests at 800-252-VETS (8387). The line connects families to the Texas State Veterans Cemeteries program for cemetery applications and to local Texas state honors detachments for funeral honors at any cemetery in Texas.
Memorial Keepsakes for the Days That Follow
The decision about a memorial keepsake is rarely a Day One decision. For most Texas families it settles in around Day 5 to Day 30 after the service, when the immediate logistics have eased and the family is ready to think about something they will hold for years. We mention it briefly here because the visitor in acute crisis tonight is likely to come back looking for keepsake guidance later.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a funeral cost in Texas?
The average traditional funeral with burial in Texas runs roughly $7,000 to $12,000, with the Dallas metro pushing higher than the state average. Direct cremation can be as low as $595 to $995 from independent providers, while a full cremation service with viewing and memorial averages in the mid-$6,000s. The funeral home is required to give you a written General Price List on request before you commit to anything. Sources: NFDA 2023 GPL Study, Cremation.green Texas funeral cost, FTC Funeral Rule.
Does Texas require embalming?
No. Texas does not require embalming. State law requires that a body held more than 24 hours after death be refrigerated (at 34 to 40 degrees Fahrenheit), embalmed, or held in a sealed container. Refrigeration is a fully legal and lower-cost alternative that funeral homes are required to disclose. Source: Texas Law Help, Funeral Law in Texas.
Can I buy a casket somewhere other than the funeral home in Texas?
Yes. The federal FTC Funeral Rule applies in Texas and requires the funeral home to accept a casket purchased from any third-party seller, including online retailers. The funeral home cannot refuse the outside casket and cannot charge a handling fee for it. This rule alone saves Texas families thousands of dollars on the casket purchase. Source: FTC Complying with the Funeral Rule.
How soon after a death do I need to pick a funeral home in Texas?
A body held more than 24 hours after death must be refrigerated, embalmed, or held in a sealed container under Texas law, so practically families need to make funeral home contact within roughly 24 hours of the death. That decision can be reversed; you are not locked in by the first call, and you have the right to compare price lists from multiple Texas funeral homes before you sign anything. Source: Texas Law Help, FTC Funeral Rule.
What does the Texas Funeral Service Commission do, and how do I file a complaint?
The Texas Funeral Service Commission (TFSC) is the state agency that licenses funeral homes, embalmers, crematories, and funeral directors and investigates complaints against them. Anyone can file a complaint within two years of the event by submitting the TFSC complaint form to compliance@tfsc.texas.gov. The complaint process is at tfsc.texas.gov/complaints.html. Source: TFSC.
Are pre-need funeral contracts safe in Texas?
Pre-need funeral contracts in Texas are regulated by the Texas Department of Banking under Chapter 154 of the Texas Finance Code. Trust-funded contract payments must be deposited in a Department-approved financial institution within 30 days, and the funeral home holding the funds is held to a fiduciary standard. If you cancel during the first year while payments are current, you are entitled to receive the greater of 90 percent of what you paid or the amount actually deposited in trust. Source: Texas Department of Banking, Finance Code Chapter 154.
Does the VA pay for a Texas veteran’s funeral?
Yes, partially. For non-service-connected deaths on or after October 1, 2025, the VA provides up to a $1,002 burial allowance and $1,002 plot allowance, totaling up to $2,004 combined. For service-connected deaths, the allowance is up to $2,000. Texas State Veterans Cemeteries (Killeen, Corpus Christi, Mission, Abilene, with a fifth opening in Lubbock in 2026) provide the gravesite, opening and closing, headstone, and burial flag at no charge to the family for eligible veterans. Source: VA Veterans Burial Allowance, Texas General Land Office Burial Benefits.
What is the cheapest cremation option in Texas?
Direct cremation in Texas is the lowest-cost disposition option, ranging from roughly $595 to $995 at the most affordable providers and averaging around $2,110 statewide. Direct cremation skips the embalming, viewing, and traditional service, which is what drives the savings. Major Texas cities tend to have the most competitive direct cremation pricing because of higher provider density. Source: After.com Texas cremation cost, Cremation.green Texas.
What if I cannot afford a funeral in Texas?
Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 694.002 makes each county responsible for the disposition of indigent residents who pass away in the county. Most counties offer a pauper cremation or burial program with eligibility based on countable income (Bell County, for example, sets the threshold at $750/month or less). Contact your county’s indigent services or health department directly. Many Texas families also turn to non-predatory personal loans through Upstart ($1,000 to $75,000) instead of the financing the funeral home offers, which often runs at much higher interest rates. Source: Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 694, Texas HHS Burial or Cremation Assistance Registry.
Do I need a permit to transport a body across Texas county or state lines?
Yes, in most cases. Texas requires Form VS-115 (Burial-Transit Permit) when a body is transported out of state for final disposition, shipped by common carrier within Texas, or cremated. The local registrar of vital statistics issues the permit after the death certificate is filed. No permit is required for cremated remains regardless of destination, and no permit is required when disposition stays in the same county or justice precinct as death and occurs within 72 hours. Source: Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 711.
Is there a complete guide that walks me through all of this?
Yes. The Funeral Planning Handbook from Memorial Merits walks Texas families through the first 72 hours after a death, including the consumer rights covered above, casket purchase strategy, financing alternatives, veteran benefits, and the partner discounts that save the average family $5,000 or more. View the Funeral Planning Handbook.
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Gabriel Killian is the founder of Memorial Merits and a U.S. Navy Sailor with over eleven years of active duty service, Defense Watch Captain credentials, and triple warfare qualification. He is a published author currently in the process of military medical retirement, and he has lived through the experiences he writes about, including the unexpected loss of his father in 2019 and his own DVT survival. Memorial Merits has been featured on CBS, ABC, Fox, AP, Business Life Magazine, NY Observer, and Benzinga, cited by Google AI Overviews as a trustworthy authority in the end-of-life space, and adopted by U.S. Army CENTCOM as an official resource.
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