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Cook-Walden Funeral Home
6100 North Lamar, Austin, TX 78752 · (512) 454-5611
Part of Service Corporation InternationalPricing Verified
★★★★4.2124 Google reviews
About Cook-Walden Funeral Home
Cook-Walden Funeral Home in Austin, Texas is part of Service Corporation International, one of the largest corporate funeral chains in the country, which means it operates with standardized processes and corporate oversight rather than as an independent or family-owned business. The funeral home offers a full range of services including burial, cremation, and memorial options, and reviewers have noted a wider-than-typical selection of keepsake and memorialization products such as personalized pendants and engraved items with fingerprints. With a Google rating of 4.2 stars across 124 reviews, many families describe the staff as compassionate and professional, particularly praising individual funeral directors by name for their attentiveness during a difficult time. However, a handful of reviews raise concerns worth noting — including instances where staff failed to follow specific family instructions about who to contact, and at least one account of a requested equipment setup not being fulfilled — so families with detailed or non-standard requests may want to confirm those arrangements carefully and in writing before the service.
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$3,435
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Pricing overview
Source: General Price List · Effective Jan 21, 2026
Direct cremation
All-inclusive package
$3,435
Traditional burial
Full-service package
$5,920
Direct cremation from
$3,435
Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff1 items
Basic Services of Funeral Director and Staff
Required fee
$5,495
Embalming1 items
Embalming
$1,095
Other Preparation of the Body6 items
Dressing and casketing of deceased
$445
Bathing and handling of unembalmed deceased
$225
Special Care for Autopsied Cases
$150
Refrigeration
$695
Hairdresser
$75
Additional day of refrigeration charge (per day)
$50
Use of Facilities and Staff11 items
Venue and Staff Services to coordinate a Simple Gathering
$1,095
Basic Venue & Staff Services for Funeral/Memorial (Small)
$795
Off-Site Venue & Staff Services for Funeral
$1,395
Premium Venue & Staff Services for Funeral/Memorial (Large)
$1,395
Standard Venue & Staff Services for Funeral/Memorial (Medium)
$1,095
Venue & Staff Services for Visitation (Up To 4 Hours)
$395
Signature Exclusive Venue & Staff Services for Funeral/Memorial (The Entire Facility)
$3,995
Equipment and Staff Services for Graveside Service
$795
Private family moment at our facility including minimal preparation.
$225
Supervision of Disinterment
$1,295
Additional charge for Use of Facilities and Staff on Weekends
$495
Transportation9 items
Transfer to or from airport
$65
Transfer of deceased from funeral home to place of autopsy and return to funeral home
$150
Transfer to or from crematory
$65
Transfer of remains from place of death to funeral home
$795
Additional Hours – Transportation (After 4 hours, limited to 8 hours total usage.)
$100
Flower Vehicle
$95
Funeral vehicle (e.g. Hearse)
$495
Limousine
$395
Service vehicle
$395
Forwarding of Remains1 items
This charge includes use of preparation room, Basic Professional Service Fee when Forwarding
$3,550
Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home1 items
This charge includes Basic Professional Service Fees when Receiving Remains, transportation to or
$3,750
Direct Cremation7 items
Direct Cremation
$3,435–$19,130
Direct cremation with container provided by the purchaser. (All such containers must meet
$3,435
Direct Cremation with Pacific Pine - Cremation-oriented casket with a light pine, laminate
$4,630
Direct Cremation with Stratus - Medium density fiberboard - cremation-oriented with a
$3,885
Direct Cremation with Trayview - Cardboard container - cremation oriented with a
$3,830
Direct Cremation with Cardboard Container - Cremation-oriented container with a heavy
$3,630
D irect cremation with casket from our facility (in addition to cost of casket).
$3,435
Immediate Burial4 items
Immediate Burial
$5,920–$27,315
Immediate burial with container provided by the purchaser (all such containers must meet
$5,920
Immediate burial with minimum casket from our facility. The minimum casket is a Grey
$7,515
Immediate burial with casket selected from our facility (in addition to cost of casket – see
$5,920
Caskets3 items
Caskets
$195–$450
Caskets
$1,195–$21,395
Caskets
$1,100
Outer Burial Containers1 items
Outer Burial Containers
$1,195–$5,995
Urns3 items
Urns
$59–$1,295
CLOTHING
Contact
FLOWERS
Contact
Other Merchandise93 items
A Life Remembered Book
$95
Additional 4.5"x5.75" Portrait Cards
$25
Additional Video Tributes
$25
Air Tray
$195
Bagpiper
$395
Balloon Release
From $295
Butterfly Release
From $495
Candle
$10
Cap Panels
From $145
Casket Corners
$59
Casket Medallions
$50–$295
Catered Receptions
From $495
Celebrate Life Bundle
$295
Celebration of Life Events Non-taxable
Contact
Celebration of Life Events Taxable
Contact
Combination Unit
$395
Cremation Expediting Fee
$195
Cremation Witnessing Fee
$150
Crematory Fee
$350
Cross/Crucifix
$25
Dignity Celebrant
$495
Dignity Jewish Acknowledgment Cards
$70
Dignity Jewish Memorial Package
$70–$295
Dignity Jewish Register Book
$175
Dignity Leather Presentation Box
$50
Dignity Stationery Packages
$395–$795
Dove Release
$495
Earth Orbit Spaceflight
$4,995
Earth Rise Spaceflight
$2,995
Engraving or Marker Inscription
From $195
Estate Fraud Protection
$295
Everlasting Memorial®
$395
External Celebrant
Contact
Family Estate Manager
$295
Flag Case
$295
Funeral Ark Service
$295
Funeral Webcasting
$295
Keepsake Box
$25
Laminated Obituary (Each)
$5
Large Memory Booklets or Memory Cards (Per 100)
$620
Light of Remembrance
$295
Luna Spaceflight
$12,995
Mailing of ashes (Excluding cost of Mailing Container)
$225
Medallion Bundle
$295
Medium Memory Book
$75
Medium Memory Cards or Memory Folders (Per 100)
$320
Memento Bracelet
$295
Memorial Diamond
$3,499–$75,000
Memory Glass
$295
Memory Portrait
$295
Memory Register Book
$75
Monument
$49
Musicians
$495
Neptune Memorial Reef Exclusive Placements
From $37,495
Neptune Memorial Reef Limited Placements
From $22,495
Neptune Memorial Reef Premium Placements
From $18,495
Neptune Memorial Reef Scattering
From $1,495
Neptune Memorial Reef Standard Placements
From $9,995
Ornament Stand
$25
Our Collection Folders or Prayer Cards (Per 100)
$195
Our Collection Thank You Cards (Per 50)
$100
Personal Care Pouch
$600
Personalized Prints
$145
Personalized Thank You Cards (Per 25)
$75
Precious Memories Fingerprint
$295
Processing Fee
$595
Professional Pallbearer (per person)
Contact
Retractable Floor Banner
$395
Retractable Table Banner
$295
Rustic Metal Trio Display
$115
Single Small Medallion Case
$65
Small Memory Folders or Memory Cards (Per 100)
$220
Soft Touch Bookmarks (50)
$200
Temporary Urn Container
$59
Triple Small Medallion Case
$95
Unisex Pendant, White Gold
$765
Unisex Pendant, Yellow Gold
$765
Unisex Ring, White Gold
$765
Unisex Ring, Yellow Gold
$765
Vinyl Flag Case Cover
$250
Voyager Spaceflight
$12,995
Webcasting DVD
$25
Yahrzeit Calendar
$34
Ziegler Case
$825
Catered Receptions I
$495
Catered Receptions II
$1,095
Catered Receptions III
$1,495
C ommemorative Collection XDPAICV
$495
E s teemed Collection XDPAIEC
$795
O ur Collection XDPAIOC
$395
R emembrance Collection XDPAIRC
$395
T raditional Memorial Package XDPBLDI
$295
G raveside Stationery Package XDMAGAQ
$70
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Google Reviews
★★★★★brooke newlin
a month agoI was incarcerated at the time of my grandfather's death 20 years ago in the Travis County Jail. My family paid for me to be able to have a private viewing of my grandfather's body. While I was crying looking at my grandfather's body the man in a suit was talking to the officer that drove me there. …
★★★★★Alita Loveless
a month agoJust lost our brother at age 41. Due to having lost another child in the past, we asked them repeatedly NOT to call his mother, instead to call his brother (who is POA) - instead, Trey did NOT pass on pertinent information OR note on the deceased’s file whom to call, which led to his mother receivin…
★★★★★Bruce Reilly
2 months agoProfessional, courteous, and understanding is my experience of Cook Walden Funeral Home employees. Not pushy - they provide options I’ve never seen with funeral homes. Besides their services, I ordered pendants and pocketknives for me and close relatives ( good quality), with name and fingerprint of…
★★★★★Bharat
3 months agoWe had the great misfortune of having the funerals of our two sons at this funeral home. Our son died at 31 and in the confusion and grief we just defaulted to a known name. The service etc were ok but we had requested that a projector be available to project pictures of our son’s life during the se…
★★★★★Marcos Valls Martin
5 months agoFrom the very first phone call to the moment we received the ashes of our loved one, Cook-Walden provided outstanding service and genuine care. Every step of the way, their team was professional, compassionate, and attentive to every detail. A special thank you to our Funeral Director, Brian, who w…
Quick facts
OwnershipService Corporation International
WebsiteVisit →
Phone(512) 454-5611
ServicesNot provided
HoursOpen 24 hours
Google reviews124 reviews →
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