Our Service Areas in San Antonio

Sunset Memorial Park & Funeral Home serves families throughout San Antonio, Bexar County and surrounding areas. Communities we regularly serve include Alamo Heights, Alamo Ranch, Castle Hills, Helotes, Hollywood Park, Leon Valley, Stone Oak, Terrell Hills and Windcrest. Our team considers all of San Antonio part of our service area and welcomes families from neighboring communities as well.

Funeral Home in San Antonio, Texas

When someone you love dies, there can be many decisions to make in a short period of time. At Sunset Funeral Home, our team explains the available funeral services clearly and helps families create an arrangement that reflects the person being remembered, their traditions and the people gathering to honor them.

Families may choose a traditional funeral, memorial service, graveside service, cremation or personalized celebration of life. We also offer 24-hour visitation at no additional charge, giving families the flexibility to spend meaningful time together when a longer visitation is important to them.

Full-Service Catering for Funerals in San Antonio

The funeral home offers livestreaming, Wi-Fi and audio/video capabilities, along with catering options that can range from desserts and appetizers to full meals. A coffee room provides another comfortable space for guests to rest and remember their loved one. The building is accessible for guests with mobility needs, and approximately 50 parking spaces are available around the facility.

Local Staff Who Cares

Our team includes more than 40 employees with more than 200 years of combined experience. Sunset’s staff includes dual-licensed funeral directors and embalmers along with trained family service counselors who help families explore pre-planning options. That depth of experience helps us guide families through both immediate-need arrangements and decisions made in advance. 

Personalized Memorial Services, Convenient Burial Options

A memorial service gives family and friends a chance to gather, share stories and remember a life in a way that feels personal. Services may take place in the funeral home, at a mausoleum chapel or in outdoor areas of Sunset Memorial Park. Our updated audio/video capabilities and livestreaming make it possible to include photo or video tributes and help family and friends participate through livestreaming when they cannot attend in person.

Personalization Details in San Antonio

Personalization can be simple or highly detailed. Families have brought motorcycles into the chapel to honor a loved one’s passion, and our team keeps a collection of décor that can help reflect interests such as gardening, the beach or a favorite sports team. For one family using the facilities throughout the day, different rooms were arranged around different aspects of their loved one’s life—career, family, and personal interests—creating what the team described as a museum of their life. A separate children’s activity space gave younger guests a place of their own during the gathering.

Cemetery Memorialization Options

For families who choose burial, having Sunset Funeral Home and Sunset Memorial Park at the same location can make the day feel more connected. A funeral or memorial service can be followed by a graveside or committal service in our 75-acre cemetery without requiring family and friends to travel to a separate location. Our team can coordinate traditional ground burial, mausoleum placement, a built-to-suit private estate, cremation gardens, niches, cenotaphs, or other cemetery memorialization options available at Sunset Memorial Park. One mausoleum includes a chapel for committal services.

The well-maintained grounds include gardens, an outdoor gazebo and pavilion that can be used for memorial services or quiet reflection.

Sunset Memorial Park is also the final resting place of several people known for their contributions to music, sports and the arts. They include musicians Leon Roger Payne and Doug Sahm; Del Baker, who played for the Detroit Tigers and later served as manager and coach; and sculptor Pompeo Coppini, creator of several well-known sculptures and busts of native Texans. More recently, San Antonio musician Augie Meyers was also laid to rest at Sunset Memorial Park.

Cremation Services in San Antonio and Bexar County

A family may choose a funeral with their loved one present followed by cremation, cremation followed by a memorial service, a direct cremation, a celebration of life, scattering or permanent cemetery memorialization. For families who want a lasting place to visit and remember, Sunset Memorial Park offers cremation gardens, niches, and cenotaphs. We can also accommodate witnessed cremation when a family’s faith or tradition calls for it.

As part of the Dignity Memorial^® network, Sunset follows a custody-of-care program designed to safeguard identification from the time a loved one enters our care until cremated remains are returned to the family. Cremation is performed only in crematories owned and operated by Dignity Memorial providers or trusted partners, with one person cremated at a time. Our crematory operators are licensed and certified by the Cremation Association of North America (CANA).

Deeply Connected to Our Community

Sunset Memorial Park & Funeral Home is connected to San Antonio and Bexar County communities both through the families we serve and ongoing outreach. The team has partnered with Independence Hill retirement community and regularly visits hospices and nursing homes in the area. Sunset also welcomes local hospice and care organizations to use its facilities for meetings, celebrations and other gatherings when space is available.

Community involvement also includes annual events such as lantern release; a back-to-school event with donated backpacks, haircuts, and a petting zoo; Día de los Muertos observances; and a Mother’s Day gathering in the park. This is our way to give families and neighbors additional ways to gather, remember and stay connected beyond the day of a funeral or memorial service.

Honoring Our Veterans

Sunset Memorial Park & Funeral Home is located about 1.9 miles by road from Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery; this proximity gives us the opportunity to coordinate services with the cemetery. Our team has extensive experience with military funeral services and honors. Veterans can be memorialized at the cemetery’s Field of Honor; this space is reserved for members of the United States armed forces and includes a memorial recognizing their service and sacrifice. For many veterans’ funerals, we collaborate with the Veterans of Foreign Wars to arrange a traditional three-volley salute.

History of Sunset Memorial Park & Funeral Home

Sunset Memorial Park has been part of San Antonio since 1928. Sunset Funeral Home was added in 1974 with a chapel and on-site crematory, and the funeral home and cemetery joined the Dignity Memorial^® network in 1981. Today, families can choose from six venues designed to accommodate a variety of service styles, including the Yellow Rose Suite, Bluebonnet Suite, Lone Star Suite, and chapel spaces. The property continues to evolve, with recent improvements that have included a renovated chapel and reception room, updated audio and video capabilities, a coffee room for guests and exterior improvements.