Barnesville funeral home founded in 1890 and run by the sixth generation of its founding family, at the foot of Sugarloaf Mountain in Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve. Serves every community in Montgomery and Frederick counties, holds services in its gathering space or at a family's own church or cemetery, and has a monument division, Sugarloaf Monuments.

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Bethesda funeral home with the only on-premises crematory in Montgomery County, where families may witness part of the cremation. The firm dates to 1854, is in its sixth generation of one family, directs services at Arlington National Cemetery and has its own lot for about 30 cars.

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Damascus funeral home with roots in a Kemptown undertaking business of the mid-1800s, in a 1910 house that seats 175 for services. It serves Damascus, Mount Airy, Clarksburg and Germantown, makes arrangements by appointment only, holds no weekend visitations or services, and has taken no pre-planning arrangements since June 2023.

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Gaithersburg funeral home experienced in Catholic services, from a funeral Mass with a priest or deacon to rosary and vigil prayers. Opened in 1988, it serves Germantown, Rockville, Clarksburg, Damascus and nearby towns, and offers in-home visitations and home delivery of ashes.

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Gaithersburg funeral home certified for green burial, established at the turn of the millennium by a U.S. Air Force veteran. It permits visitations without embalming, offers non-toxic embalming fluids or none, and provides biodegradable caskets, urns and shrouds.

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Laytonsville funeral home whose funeral directors are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.