Located just north of the Dallas VA Medical Center, Paradise Funeral Home has served families in Dallas for over 20 years. Owners Frankie and Barbara Washington opened the funeral home on Lancaster Road back in February of 1994 and have been serving the community ever since.
Paradise Funeral Home is family-owned and operated, with children Francesca, Frankie III, and Barri all working in the family business.
The modest chapel can accommodate up to 125 guests for a funeral or memorial service. For a classy, yet unique experience, the Paradise Fleet consists of matching pastel baby-blue limos, family cars, and a hearse. The staff at Paradise Funeral Home proudly serves the African American community but helps families from all cultures, religions, and ethnicities.
The prices below are based on the General Price List for Paradise Funeral Home. However, funeral homes sometimes have special pricing packages available, and you should ask if those are available.
Simply schedule an appointment above to get an exact quote from the funeral home.
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Basic Services of the Director, Staff, and Overhead
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$1,700 |
Use of Facilities and Staff for Viewing/Visitation
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$400 |
Use of Facilities and Staff for Funeral Ceremony
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$400 |
Use of Facilities and Staff for Memorial Service
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$400 |
Use of Equipment and Staff for Graveside Service
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$400 |
Transfer of Remains to Funeral Home (First Call)
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$400 |
Use of a Funeral Coach (Hearse)
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$300 |
Use of a Family Car (Limousine)
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$300 |
Direct Burial
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$2,500 |
Direct Cremation
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$1,500 |
Receiving Remains from Another Funeral Home
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N/A |
Forwarding Remains to Another Funeral Home
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N/A |
Embalming
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$600 |
The General Price List we have on file for Paradise Funeral Home has an effective date of Jan. 1, 2012. The prices on our site are for your reference only. We can’t guarantee that the actual prices will be the same as the prices listed on our site. All funeral homes have an effective date on their Price Lists that are subject to change and we recommend that you ask the funeral home for its most recent prices over the phone or for a copy of their General Price List.
“ Poor Rocco ”
“ YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. GOD IS ALMIGHTY SEES ALL AND KNOWS ALL AND WHAT IS DONE IN THIS LIFE IS ANSWERED FOR IN THE NRXT. I HOPE YOUR SINS ARE NOT TO GREAT FOR YOUR CHILDREN ”
“ When I think of a purchasing a service for easing the process of losing a loved one - and contrast that with the neglect of knowingly leaving a 2 year old dog to suffer a cruel and avoidable death - the distance between those ideas makes me feel like the business owners may be very poorly aligned with the general expectations of moral considerations from a funeral service business. ”
“ These reviews are fueled by false accusations and hatred. What happened to innocent until proven guilty??? All of these people have rushed to judgement. You do not know the Washington's!!!!! They are good, decent people. They have been advocates for the community and stellar business people. This situation should have never gone this far. All you did was listen to a person who was seeking social media likes and following. Unfortunately, there was a death of a beloved family dog. Not because of neglect or abuse. Stop harassing these people and their business. To use this venue to discredit them and their business is wrong. Paradise Funeral Home is still the best Funeral Home in Dallas Texas! Frankie & Barbara Washington are pillars of the community and will continue to be great business leaders in the community and the funeral business. I STAND WITH YOU! ”
“ They left my loved one outside all day ”
“ They left my loved one outside all day ”
“ They left my loved one outside all day ”
“ They left my loved one outside all day ”
“ They left my loved one outside all day ”
“ Hi there! Marie Rodriguez from Texas, you should be so proud of yourselves! You both are living proof that hypocrisy and evil exists. You do crime and think you can get away with it. You own a funeral home and killed your dog by leaving him with no food/ water??? WOW. Living proof to show the world where money gets you. Shame on yourselves. ”
“ I hope your business becomes as dead as your dog is. Y'all are worthless humans. ”
“ The owners of this funeral home kill animals for fun ”
“ These people are EVIl animal abusers. Do not give them a penny. ”
“ If I could leave zero stars I would. Barbara acts like an angel when she answers the phone. Look into her eyes she is evil. The husband and kids look slow. ”
“ Absolutely disgusting what these people did to their dog— do not support animal murderers. Go elsewhere!! ”
“ Left their dog to die in the heat chained up . Stay away from them . ”
“ These people Frankie and Barbara Washington are horrible people. Do not do business with them ”
“ Don’t do business with these people they had a two year-old golden doodle which they left out in the Texas summer heat. A neighbor even warned them and offered to help look after the dog. They apparently didn’t care and continued to leave the poor dog out in the hot sun causing it to die of heat stroke. https://www.chron.com/news/article/goldendoodle-rocco-texas-dies-heat-22413101.php ”
“ Please don’t entrust your loved ones to people who killed their own dog. ”
“ The owners let their 2-year-old dog die by leaving it out in the Texas sun without shade or water. ”
“ The owners of this funeral let their 2 year old dog suffer without food & water in the hot heat leading it to DIE!!! How can anyone leaving a living being like their own dog to die be trusted with someone you loved? This is not a business you should be supporting. Take it elsewhere to where they believe that all living things matter. ”
“ What you did to Rocco was beyond evil, disgusting, and inhumane. For someone who owns a funeral home yet treated their own dog like absolute hell, there is simply no excuse. Rocco deserved love, care, and protection—not cruelty and suffering. Karma has a way of catching up with people, and I truly believe you’ll get what you deserve. May your next life be spent chained up under the scorching sun, so you can understand the suffering you put Rocco through. May you face the same cruelty and helplessness you inflicted on an innocent animal. ”
“ Terrible company. ”
“ They are animal abusers and left their dog outside in the heat to die. Do not use them. ”
“ Horrible funeral home. They lost my loved one ”
“ Doodle kil l e r s ”
“ Despicable ”
“ Terrible people they killed their dog leaving him outside in the scorching heat to bake to death without any water or shade.. Not anyone you’d want taking care of your loved ones can’t imagine if they treat a dog like that how they’ll treat a Human. Shane on you!! ”
“ I hope these "people" treat your loved one better than they treated their dog. They left Rocco CHAINED up outside all day & night in the brutal heat wave DFW has been experiencing. No water, no shade. Despicable creatures. ”
“ Can’t trust people who leave their dog chained up in 100+ degree weather to die!!! POS owners should pay for what they have done to that animal. There was multiple attempts to save the dog but Barbara and Frankie didn’t give a damn. ”
“ I hope you get fined and jailed for what you did to that poor dog. ”
“ You can not hide from God and what you did to that animal is evil. I would not trust you with an empty plastic bag so I wouldn't let you near my loved ones. ”
“ The owners left their dog outside for 10-12 hours with no water over and over and he died. Cruel inhuman people. Don’t use this place. The owners will be going to hell anyways ”
“ THEY LEFT THEIR DOG TO DIE IN THE HEAT!!!!! What human garbage could torture an innocent dog, by watching it slowly die of heat exposure...these monsters did just that...their dog, Rocco, a sweet Goldendoodle, was left tied and tethered in the hot sun, with no SHADE, no WATER, no FOOD...I pray their business fails, they lose their home, and they have no peace at all..Why the f*ck did they have a dog..I pray Karma comes for them..they deserve to suffer the way they made their dog suffer!!!!!!!! I would never reward them by giving them my business, if a loved one passed away...they don't deserve your money... ”
“ These pieces of human garbage tortured their 2 year old golden doodle by leaving him tied up outside every day for 12 hours, in the heat, with no water, food, or shade.. What kind of inhumane monster can watch a helpless animal die, in pain like this..I pray these owners lose their house, their business, and are miserable every day of the rest of their lives...how disgusting to call yourselves Christians...you are depraved, immoral, POS.... ”
“ THEY LEFT THEIR @ YEAR OLD GOLDEN DOODLE TIED UP OUTSIDE WITH NO FOOD WATER OR SHADE!! THEY KILLED THEIR DOG!!!!!!!! I wouldn't hire these dog killers to cut my grass, let alone trust them with my loved ones remains...no empathy, no morals, no conscience..A bunch of degenerates... ”
“ Would not recommend. ”
“ The owners are under investigation for killing their dog Rocco by leaving him in the heat. If they are unable to take care of an animal properly, I wouldn’t trust them with your deceased love on either. ”
“ The owners of this funeral house are under investigation for animal cruelty. They left their dog Rocco for over 10 hours chained outside in the Tx heat repeatedly until he died. One of their neighbors begged them to stop, offered to care for the pup, and they just refused. Who knows how they treat your loved ones when no one’s looking. ”
“ how could you possibly use this company that so callously and heartlessly did what they did. irresponsible and zero accountability. ”
“ God awful people who do not deserve your money or loved ones to be handled by these lunatics ”
“ Horrible people ”
“ Left their dog to die outside in the heat, horrible human beings. ”
“ Let their dog slowly die in outside in the heat with no water or shade. I’m sure they claim to be good Christians too. What a bunch of lies. Anyone with a heart wouldn’t let their dog slowly die in the intense heat. Shame on them. ”
“ These guys will pay for what they did to Rocco. Mark my words, their day is comming ”
“ Frank and Barbara a big F*ck you to you both! I wish you both nothing but the worse karma in life!!! I hope you dont sleep at night thinking how Barbara neglected Rocco! What a FOCKING BITCH! Please DO NOT own a dog again! Y'all don't even deserve to live!!!! Mother Fockers!!!! I hope you see all of these reviews!! ”
“ why would anyone leave their dog out in horrendous heat to suffer heatstroke and die? why would you do that frank and Barbara??? How can you run a reputable business when you are so stupid and lack all common sense? I hope you lose all business. I hope this story spreads far and wide. Shameful. And fu ck you both. ”
“ Use Paradise Funeral home if you want your loved ones to be neglected and abandoned in the same way the owners neglected their dog and left him to die in the boiling Texas sun. ”
“ Dont ever go near a dog again. What was going through your mind that you would leave your dog in 100 degree heat so it could suffer and die. ”
“ Casket was dinged and had sticky stuff on it? What is going on here I feel terrible for using this place ”
“ Disturbing FB post about their now deceased dog. ”
“ Do not use ”
“ Please don’t trust your loved ones to these animal abusers! They left their poor dog tied up in the hot sun until it died 🤬 ”
“ Please don’t use them. ”
“ They let their dog die in the heat! Would never trust them. ”
“ Avoid!!! Animal Abusers ”
“ Horrendous people with horrendous presentation. Save your money and go to a more reputable caring funeral home. ”
“ DO NOT GIVE ANY BUSINESS TO THESE PEOPLE.!!! Please think carefully before supporting this business. I am extremely disturbed by how their dog was allegedly treated. The dog was reportedly left outside in extreme heat for more than 10 hours without adequate shade or water, despite offers to help. I believe animals deserve proper care and protection, and I encourage people to consider the facts and available evidence before supporting this business. Justice for poor Rocco 😢 and justice will be served just matter of time. ”
“ Disgusting behaviour leaving your dog outside to parish in the heat, I hope karma finds you both and that dog gets justice. ”
“ Animal abusers! They left their dog to die. Don’t support this business ”
“ They murdered their dog. ”
“ Sick ass animal abusers. News of what happened has made it country-wide at this point so now everyone hopefully knows what monsters these people are. Someone should leave their asses outside in the Texas heat chained to something with no water or resources until they die too. ”
“ There is no excuse. NONE. HAVE YOU EVEN LOOKED AT THE VIDEO OF YOUR DOG?!?????! HE WAS MISERABLE!!! I pray you know what it's like to feel alone and ignored. My heart is broken that YOUR DOG died all alone for neglect because you didn't care. I hope karma comes back ten fold. Animals are so loyal and just want to be loved. I think you should sit in the middle of the yard for 10 hours in the sun to see how comfortable it is. No water. ”
“ ANIMAL ABUSERS! ANIMAL KILLERS! SHAME ON YOU! DISGUSTING POS! ”
“ They neglected their dog! Left poor Rocko out in the heat with no water untill he died. Shame on you! Animal killers, that's what you are! It tells a lot about the person by how they treat animals! Disgusting! DON'T GO TO THESE MONSTERS. Doing so means you support animal abusers! ”
“ People with no compassion ,murdered their dog. Imagine how they care for your deceased love ones!!!!!!! ”
“ Sickening humans. Animal abusers. ”
“ Animal abusers!!!!! They dont care about their own, what makes you think they'd care about you or your family. Anyone who is capable of neglecting and abusing Animals is SICK. ”
“ ZEROOOOOOOO STARS! The worst type of humans! They killed their 2 year old dog! Leaving Rocco outside in a Texas heat for 10+ hours! You deserve jail and Rocco deserves justice! ”
“ I wanted to leave a 0. They let their pet die a cruel death by depriving him of water and shade for many hours. Do you really want them to take care of your loved ones? ”
“ Do NOT support this black owned business. They have no business owning animals. Everyone knows black people are notoriously bad animal owners. Now they want to take care of peoples loved ones when they pass? These people KILLED their own dog in broad daylight! Go figure… ”
“ These sick disgusting excuses for humans TORTURED and killed their Goldendoodle. It’s all over the news. You can see that beautiful baby die. They left it chained up in the yard. Starved it. Beat it. And tortured it. They’re teaching their kids to abuse pets too. They have scammed families for years with this business. ”
“ Do Not support this business. They will rip you off, lie and cheat you out of your money. Credit card charges appearing after that you did not authorize. Also all over the news is reports of these owners torturing and abusing their goldendoodle. You can see videos of the dog suffering and dying a slow death. Crying to be let in. What kind of sick monsters are they? I would love to see what race these people are. ”
“ These people killed their dog. Let it suffer in the heat. Miserable people. Horrible. ”
“ I hate that I even have to give you 1 star. You don't deserve any stars! How could you leave your dog to die in the heat?!?! Poor excuse for a human! ”
“ How dare you let your poor, helpless dog die in the Texas heat!! You are heartless! I wouldn't trust you to take care of my loved ones for 1 second. There is a special place in hell for people like you! You deserve the same fate!!!! Heartless!!!!!!!!! ”
“ Riot in hell for killing your dog Rocco!😡😡😡😡 ”
“ If you can't trust them with the life of a dog. Can you trust them with the body of your loved one? These people on multiple occasions were warned that they were leaving their dog out without adequate shade in the texas heat. They refused to listen and because of that their dog died in the heat. That is strictly against the law in texas and I hope they will be geld accountable for the suffering they put that helpless dig through. ”
“ Straight trash, don’t get another dog! How can you give any type of services and you couldn’t even water a dog or give it shade! Straight trash!!! ”
“ Allowed their dog to die in backyard in heat but yet offer services to people with loved ones dying. What a joke. ”
“ Don’t let people that have zero respect for life handle your loved ones. ”
“ Y’all are true heartless pos’s. To let your dog die such a horrible death because you wouldn’t supply water and shade. I hope your family has consequences and that poor dog gets justice. ”
“ How can anyone trust you with their deceased loved ones when you couldn’t even treat your own dog with basic compassion and dignity? Rocco was family. He deserved better. I hope people think twice about who they trust with their loved ones. I hope this family will have their own funeral soon. POS!! ”
“ Ya need ya own funeral POShits…dog is worth more than ya worthless life ”
“ Paradise Funeral Home kept a dog outside in the heat which led to the dog's death. ”
“ I watched the owners of Paradise Funeral Home, Barbara A. Washington and Frankie L. Washington, let their dog deteriorate right in their own backyard! I reached out to ask if they needed help - to let the dog off the leash or give it water. They had him outside for more than 10 hours a day and still said no. The worst part is, someone else inside the house ignored his barks and never checked on him. They seemed to want the dog to pass out from heat stroke or exhaustion. Now, the dog is no longer with us. I would NEVER trust a human—especially one who has passed and can't speak for themselves—in their care. ”