Direct cremation · Dallas–Fort Worth
Direct cremation in Dallas. $1,750. The same price for every family.
We come to your loved one within 60 to 90 minutes, anywhere in DFW. We handle the permits, the paperwork, and the cremation. Ashes come back to you in 7 to 14 days. You never have to set foot in a showroom.
Answered live by a person, any hour, in English or Spanish.
A message from Carlos Vargas
Carlos Vargas — Texas Licensed Funeral Director, TFSC #119648. He answers the phone himself, and he signs every arrangement.
Read the transcript
I'm Carlos Vargas, a licensed Texas funeral director, and this is my family's funeral home. If someone you love has just died, call us — a real person answers, day or night, and I mean us, not a call center. We'll tell you exactly what happens next and exactly what it costs. Nothing is owed on that first call.
Tell us how to reach you.
Four things, under a minute. A person calls you back — usually within minutes, whatever the hour. If you would rather not type, call (214) 550-7369 and someone answers directly.
Five steps. That is the whole process.
Most families call us knowing only that someone has died and that they do not want a big funeral. You do not need to know anything else before you call. Here is exactly what happens after you do.
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Step 1: Call or click
Call (214) 550-7369 or start online. A real person answers, any hour, in English or Spanish. No answering service, no callback queue.
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Step 2: We come to your loved one
A licensed transfer team arrives within 60 to 90 minutes, anywhere in the DFW metroplex — a home, a hospital, a hospice, or a care facility.
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Step 3: We handle everything
We file the permits and the death certificate and carry out the cremation. You approve the paperwork by phone or online. You never have to visit a showroom.
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Step 4: Ashes returned in 7 to 14 days
We bring the ashes to your home, or you pick them up here. A standard urn is included in the $1,750.
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Step 5: Nothing else is required
No upsell call, no salesperson. If you decide later that you want a keepsake urn or a memorial, we can help. If you do not, we are finished.
Why families choose us
- Licensed director
- TFSC #119648
- Availability
- 24 hours, every day
- Ownership
- Family-owned
- Coverage
- All of DFW
What $1,750 covers, and what it does not
A cremation price only means something if you know what is inside it. Plenty of providers advertise a low number that turns out to exclude the transfer, or the container, or the crematory fee itself. Ours does not. Here is the entire list, both columns.
Included in the $1,750
- Our basic services fee
- Transfer of your loved one from the place of death, anywhere within 50 miles of Dallas
- Refrigerated care until the cremation
- The cremation container
- The crematory fee
- Filing the death certificate and securing the cremation permit
- One standard urn for the return of ashes
- Return of ashes to your home, or pickup — your choice
Not included
- Certified copies of the death certificateCharged at county cost, no markup
- Upgraded or keepsake urnsOffered after intake, never required
- Viewing, visitation, or a memorial serviceThis is a direct cremation
- EmbalmingNot performed and not required for direct cremation
- Headstones, markers, or cemetery propertyWe can refer you; we do not sell them
- Transfers originating more than 50 miles from DallasQuoted by the mile before you commit
- Medical examiner or coroner release feesSet by the county, passed through at cost
Compare that with the wider market. Direct cremation across Dallas–Fort Worth generally runs between $1,000 and $3,600 according to 2026 industry pricing data. Our full price list is published on this site, and we will read any part of it to you over the phone.
What direct cremation actually is
Direct cremation means the cremation happens without a viewing, a visitation, or a service beforehand. There is no embalming, because embalming exists to preserve a body for public viewing and there is no viewing. There is no casket to buy, because the body is cremated in a simple container that is included in the price.
What is left is the part that legally has to happen: someone licensed has to take your loved one into their care, the county has to issue a death certificate and a cremation permit, and a crematory has to carry out the cremation. That is the service. Everything else that a traditional funeral home sells is optional, and on this site it is not sold at all.
Families choose it for different reasons. Some want to spend the money on a gathering later instead of on a casket. Some are following instructions their parent left. Some are eight hundred miles away and need someone competent to act tonight. All of those are good reasons, and none of them require you to explain yourself to us.
What it is not
Direct cremation is not a cheaper version of a funeral, and it does not mean you are skipping the part where you say goodbye. It means you are separating the two. The cremation is a logistical event handled by licensed professionals in the days after a death. A memorial is something you can hold whenever you are ready — a month later, in a backyard, at a church, on the anniversary. Many families find that separating them gives them a better gathering than rushing one into a four-day window.
What happens in the first hour
The first call is short. We need four things: where your loved one is, who you are, whether a doctor or hospice nurse has already been notified, and a phone number to reach you on. That is enough for us to start driving. Everything else can wait.
Where the death happened changes the timing, and it is worth knowing which situation you are in:
- At home, under hospice care. Call hospice first. A nurse has to come and pronounce the death before anyone can be moved. Call us at the same time and we will time our arrival to theirs.
- At home, unexpectedly. Call 911 first. In an unattended death the medical examiner has to release the body before we can take your loved one into our care. That can take a few hours, and it is not something any provider can speed up.
- In a hospital or care facility. Tell the nurse the name of the provider you have chosen. The facility will hold your loved one until we arrive, and there is rarely any rush on their side.
In every case, once we have your loved one in our care, the pressure is off. The rest of the process runs on the county's clock, not yours, and we will tell you where things stand without you having to chase us.
Where we go
We cover everything within 50 miles of Dallas, which takes in Dallas, Collin, Denton, Tarrant, and Rockwall counties. Transfer is included in the $1,750 anywhere inside that range, at any hour. If a death happens outside it, we will still help — we quote the extra distance by the mile, before you commit to anything.
Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Irving, Richardson, Arlington and Fort Worth are inside the range too. See the full service area.
Questions families ask first
How much does direct cremation cost in Dallas?
Our direct cremation is $1,750, all-inclusive. That price covers the basic services fee, transfer from the place of death within 50 miles of Dallas, refrigerated care, the cremation container, the crematory fee, and a standard urn.
What is not included in the $1,750?
Certified death certificate copies, upgraded urns, any memorial service, and county medical examiner release fees. We pass those through at cost and tell you the amount before you agree to anything.
How fast can you get here?
A licensed transfer team reaches you in 60 to 90 minutes anywhere in the DFW metroplex, at any hour. Call (214) 550-7369 and a person answers. There is no callback queue.
How long until we get the ashes back?
Seven to fourteen days in most cases. Texas law requires a 48-hour waiting period before cremation, and the county must issue a permit first. We deliver to your home or you can pick them up.
Do we have to come to a funeral home?
No. Everything can be handled by phone and online, including the paperwork you have to sign. You are welcome to come in person if you prefer, but nothing requires it.
Are you licensed?
Our services are performed under the supervision of Carlos Vargas, a Texas Licensed Funeral Director, TFSC License #119648. Full operator details appear in the footer of every page on this site.
Can we still have a service later?
Yes. Direct cremation and a memorial are separate decisions. Many families hold a gathering weeks or months afterward, on their own schedule and at a place that means something to them.
Do you serve all of Dallas–Fort Worth?
We serve Dallas, Collin, Denton, Tarrant, and Rockwall counties — everything within 50 miles of Dallas. That includes Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Irving, Richardson, Arlington, and Fort Worth.
Most families meet us through Marina. She takes the first call, and stays with them through everything that follows — the one steady point in a week that has none.
One number. One phone call.
$1,750 is the price on this page, the price we quote on the phone, and the price on the paperwork you sign. If anything would ever cost you more than that — a county fee, a certified copy, a transfer from outside our range — you will hear the number from us before you owe it.