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Washington, DC · Maryland · Virginia

Care that begins the moment you call.

Allen Funeral Services is a boutique cremation and burial practice led by Ronald Allen, Jr., Licensed Funeral Professional. We answer the phone ourselves, at every hour.

Immediate Need

We're Here, Right Now.

If your family is facing a loss today, call us right away. We will take care of the transportation, the paperwork, and each step that follows, so you don't have to face it alone.

(202) 262-5405

Answered 24/7

  1. 01Contact UsCall any time, day or night. One phone call is all that is needed to begin.
  2. 02We Take Care of the DetailsWe arrange transportation into our care and guide you through each decision, in order, at your pace.
  3. 03Honoring a Life Well LivedTogether we create a service that reflects who they were: their life, their values, their legacy.

Planning Ahead

Concierge Planning

A guided, unhurried walk through the choices: service type, package, and the details that matter, with every price shown plainly. No sales calls, no pressure.

  • Transparent package pricing, from $1,950
  • Cremation and burial options side by side
  • Pre-need arrangements recorded and held on file
  • Your answers saved for review before anything is sent
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Why families choose us

  • Available 24/7
  • Personalized Care
  • Veteran Honors
  • Cremation & Burial Options
  • Professional Transportation
  • Advance Planning
  • Compassionate Aftercare

Our Process

How We Care, Step by Step

Whether you choose cremation or burial, the path is the same in spirit. Here is what we do, in order.

  1. 01Reach Us Any TimeCall or begin online, any hour of the day. A member of our team will guide you from the first minute.
  2. 02We Bring Them Into Our CareWe transfer your loved one from the place of passing directly into our care, gently and without delay.
  3. 03We Handle the PaperworkWe file the death certificate and secure every permit required, so you do not have to.
  4. 04Cremation and ReturnCremation takes place with care, and we hand deliver the ashes back to you personally.
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Packages

Complete prices, shown plainly.

Four packages cover nearly every family we serve. Each price below includes everything listed.

  • cremation

    Direct Cremation

    $1,950

    A simple, dignified cremation without a formal service.

    • Basic services of funeral director & staff
    • Filing death certificate
    • Transfer into our care
    • Alternative container
    • Identification viewing
    • Cremation (under 250 lbs)
  • cremation

    Traditional Cremation Package

    $4,550

    Cremation with a memorial service held in our care.

  • burial

    Caring Burial Package

    $6,150

    A complete traditional burial with visitation and viewing.

  • burial

    Precious Burial Package

    $7,850

    Everything in the Caring Burial Package, with a full processional.

Casket & urn catalog upon request.

Ronald Allen, Jr., Founder and Licensed Funeral Professional

A Personal Welcome

Ronald Allen, Jr.

Founder · Licensed Funeral Professional

Whatever has brought you here, we are glad you found us. You do not have to face what is ahead alone, and you do not have to figure it all out today.

I answer the phone myself. Not an answering service, not a stranger reading from a script. When you call Allen Funeral Services, you are speaking with someone who has walked this road beside hundreds of families across the DMV, and who will walk it beside you now.

You will not be rushed, and you will not be handed a checklist and left to sort out the rest on your own. We will sit with you, explain what is ahead in plain language, and move only as quickly as you are ready to move. Grief already asks enough of a person. Let us carry what we can.

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