In 1989, I paid for my husband's urn to be placed in a columbarium niche. Now 34 years later, I…read morecontacted them about collecting the urn and taking it with me for reburial someday with me. I found out that it will cost me more than $2000 to get my husband's ashes back. That cost is to take the screws out of the front, I guess. I think charging that is shameful.

I never considered that I would give a Cemetery 5 stars! If you have lived in Dallas any length of…read moretime, you know about the lofty image of Sparkman Hillcrest. The go-to a burial spot for the movers and shakers of Dallas past. The older part of the property is a traditional cemetery with upright headstones and lushly landscaped plots. Maintenance for these must be very expensive and sometime in the past, they converted to allowing only flat grave markers. This makes about 3/4 of the place less interesting, however, you will be kept intrigued by searching out and visiting graves of many prominent Dallisites. Ross Perot legendary businessman, Lamar Hunt former owner/founder of the Kansas City Chiefs, Eugene McDermott, founder of Texas Instruments, Tom Landry, former longterm coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Don Carter former own Dallas Mavericks, on and on, etc etc. Have fun!

I am extremely disappointed with the service provided by this funeral home. After my brother passed…read moreaway, his wife was left to follow up with medical providers herself to get the death certificate signed and released--something the mortuary should have handled without placing that burden on the family. What made this experience even worse was seeing my brother's obituary published with multiple typos and errors. An obituary is a final tribute to a loved one, and mistakes like that are inexcusable. It showed a serious lack of care, professionalism, and attention to detail. Based on our experience, I would not recommend this funeral home.

First off, I should have written this review 2 years ago. As I am coming up on the 2 year…read moredeathaversary of my fiancee, I am remembering how amazing both Genna and Jody were in helping plan the service. It was a very complicated situation, partly because he was murdered and partly bc his affairs were not in order. But they were so delicate and compassionate for my situation. I could not have asked for more thoughtful and caring people to handle his passing. In fact, I ended up referring them to my friend when her father passed away. So I would definitely recommend them to anyone in need.

I recently met with Ashley at Restland Funeral Home to review the prepaid funeral services we had…read morepurchased. Ashley was extremely well prepared, professional, and knowledgeable. She took the time to explain everything clearly and also provided additional information that will be very helpful to our children when the time comes to complete the arrangements. It was reassuring to know that the details we have already taken care of will make things easier for our family in the future. Ashley made the meeting comfortable, informative, and worthwhile. We very much appreciate her time and professionalism and would highly recommend her and Restland Funeral Home.

Such a beautiful location. Have a family friend who is lay to rest here. We come every other week…read moreto visit his plot and water his grass. Did see a couple of wild skunks come out of the bushes.

Excellent!!! Can not say enough great things!! Savannah made an emotional stressful time as simple…read moreas possible!!! She is awesome!! Very affordable pricing compared to just about everyone else!! Never once did they try and upsell!!!

Savannah was a wonderful guide through the cremation of my mother…read more She did exactly what she said she would do, and the whole process was seamless. I would highly recommend their service.

Excellent service, very compassionate and even followed up after everything was complete. Highly…read morerecommend.

The staff is outstanding... Where can I begin?…read more So many wonderful things to say about this place. The director; Sam Scott is an amazing person. I called them in a panic, after the sudden loss of my mother in-law. I had searched many other funeral homes, and had become discouraged due to finances and most places being strictly about getting their money and sending you out the door. Distinctive Life staff was both professional and compassionate towards our family. Mr. Scott was available to speak with us any time we needed him, and answered any and every question we had. He went above and beyond in helping us plan a beautiful graveside ceremony to lay our mom to rest. It was a very difficult time for us, and he was respectful and sincere; offering words of encouragement and kind thoughts throughout the entire process. I truly believe finding Distinctive Life was a Godsend, and I don't know what we would have done without their help.

As someone who was diagnosed with a terminal cancer diagnosis two years ago, I had considered…read moremaking preparations for my end of life care. After attending a luncheon seminar hosted by SMART Cremations, all my questions were answered and I learned the benefits of pre-planning. My goal was to remove the burden of those decisions for my spouse at a time of grief and major life disruption. The person I worked with (Tracy Allen) at SMART Cremations was very knowledgeable and showed great respect for my needs. I was given several options and feel like my choice will fully meet my family needs. To top off the level of service, the company highly respects veterans and helped provide all the necessary documents in advance that would be needed for VA burial benefits. Having peace of mind knowing that my family won't have to make these decisions is a great relief to me, just wish I would have done it sooner.

My grandfather purchased Smart cremation to ease the stress on the loved ones that will be handling…read moreeverything and it has been nothing but stress and no communication. You would think it would be an easy thing to handle and handled with compassion but with horrible service it's making it really hard. Buyer beware it's not what's advertised. Check out BBB reviews and that will help you make your secession on not purchasing what they are selling. Pretty shotty company if you ask me.

Funeral home staff is very helpful, very business-oriented and very attentive to needs. The…read moreservices are extremely expensive, but they do accommodate you when they can (ie, bringing trays of food in for memorial service rather than pay for their expensive reception). So if you are willing...do the footwork (ie, shop around for your own coffin/flowers/headstone/etc., rather than going the easy route by buying their expensive coffin/flowers/headstone/etc. The only thing I had in way of complaint was I had to follow-up twice on getting the memorial stone installed...we purchased it from an external vendor (saving $$$) but they have to install it.

This is the second issue we've had with this particular business…read more Our family's experience with Calvary Hill, particularly Colton Storie's lack of customer service and follow-through, was extremely disappointing during an already devastating time. Both Calvary Hill and Laurel Land are Dignity Memorial properties. My father had previously worked with Colton on his own funeral arrangements at Calvary Hill, so when my sister Michele was dying, it seemed reasonable to have Colton coordinate her arrangements, even though she was ultimately to be buried at Laurel Land. My father explained that our family had an unused burial space at Laurel Land purchased by his parents. Colton confirmed that the space was available for Michele, proceeded with the funeral and burial arrangements, and accepted a $1,500 deposit on August 22, the day she died. Three days later, when we went to Laurel Land, we learned that heirship requirements prevented Michele from being buried in that space. Colton recommended a 10-day public-notice process, which we understood would allow the burial to proceed if no one objected. We later learned from SCI that the notice apparently would not have resolved Laurel Land's additional requirements. Because we could not risk delaying Michele's burial only to discover 10 days later that the issue remained unresolved, we arranged to bury her elsewhere. The customer service failure became especially unacceptable afterward. My father repeatedly called Colton for an explanation but received no return calls. The unused arrangements apparently were never properly canceled, and my father was later sent an invoice for approximately $15,000 for services that were never provided. I ultimately had to escalate the matter to SCI/Dignity Memorial to have the charges canceled and seek the return of my father's $1,500 deposit. Mistakes and misunderstandings can happen, but failing to communicate afterward is much harder to excuse. Returning a grieving father's calls, explaining what went wrong, canceling unused arrangements, and ensuring he was not billed for services never provided should have been the bare minimum. We chose Colton because Calvary Hill and Laurel Land are both part of the Dignity Memorial network and believed he could coordinate these arrangements appropriately. Instead, our family was left chasing answers and correcting problems while grieving my sister. Families arranging a funeral deserve accurate information, clear communication, compassion, and follow-through. Our family received far less than that.

I guess I have to give them 5 stars since my dad's entire side is buried here. Other notables…read moreinclude Paris Hilton's grandfather and founder of Hilton Hotels. This is a typical old school Cemetary with good perpetual care . Catholic, so everyone here was at one time.

I was on the look to find my great grandfather's grave and the staff made it super easy! Josephine…read moreat the front desk answered the million questions I had and the other lady that actually provided me with maps and instructions on finding the grave was outstanding. I appreciate the help ladies!

We had been contemplating a pre-paid funeral plan for several years and decided to move forward…read morethis past weekend. Our prearrangement specialist, Mrs. Pat Porter was absolutely wonderful! She was very friendly and knowledgeable, listened closely to what we wanted, explained everything with clarity and answered all of our questions. A friend and former co-worker recommended Chamberland Funerals & Cremations following her mom's home going. She was very impressed with the compassion and professionalism of the staff, the beautiful facility and overall service received during their time of bereavement. I highly recommended this business and feel very confident that they will take great care of us and our loved one when the time comes.

Chamberland Funeral Home rendered excellent services for my daughter's husband's home going…read morecelebration. It would be greatly appreciated if we had a Chamberland Funeral Home in Northern California. Again, my sincere thanks and gratitude to Chamberland Funeral Home, its directors and staff for superb services rendered. Respectfully, Bishop H. Carpenter