Compassionate, Affordable Cremation in Austin & Central Texas

Who authorizes a cremation here depends on the county

Texas asks that at least 48 hours pass between a death and a cremation. That waiting period can be shortened, but only in writing, and only by the justice of the peace or the medical examiner of the county where the death occurred.

The Austin metro spans a county line, and the two sides work differently. Travis County has a Medical Examiner's office, so for a death in Austin that office handles it. Williamson County — Georgetown, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander — has no medical examiner at all; justices of the peace conduct death inquests there, and the justice of the peace signs.

Which office applies depends on where the death happened, not where the family lives. If your mother lived in Round Rock but died at a hospital in Austin, it falls to Travis County. We handle that for you either way, and we tell you plainly which office we are waiting on and where things stand.

What to do in the first few hours

If a death has just happened, there is almost nothing you have to decide tonight. Whatever anyone tells you, a cremation is not an urgent decision.

If it happened at a hospital or a care facility, the staff there will keep your loved one in their care until the provider you choose arrives. There is no rush on your side, and no cost to taking the evening to think.

If it happened at home under hospice care, call the hospice first — their nurse will come and notify the people who need to know. If the death was unexpected, call 911 and let that process run its course before anything else.

Then call us whenever you are ready, at any hour. We will explain what happens next, tell you what it costs, and take the next step from there.

We come to you, anywhere in the metro

We are a family-owned provider based in Georgetown, serving Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander, Pflugerville and the communities around them.

A direct cremation is handled entirely by us. You never visit a facility and you never transport anyone. We come to the home, hospital, or care facility, take your loved one into our care, handle the permits and paperwork, and return the ashes to you.

Because the whole service is built around us coming to you, where we are based makes no practical difference to a family in Austin. The distance is ours to cover, not yours.

Questions worth asking anyone you call

Our prices are published on this page rather than held back until you get someone on the phone. You can see what a direct cremation and a pet cremation cost before you speak to us at all.

Whoever you are considering, these are fair questions to ask: does the advertised price change for nights, weekends, or holidays? Is transfer from the hospital or care facility included, or billed by the mile? Are permit and death certificate fees part of the price or added later? Do I have to complete the arrangements online myself to get that rate?

You are entitled to straight answers to all four, from us or from anyone else.