6100 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78752
Services
Cook-Walden offers a 100% service guarantee through its Dignity Memorial affiliation, with refunds available for any service detail not meeting agreed expectations. CareCredit financing is available for immediate credit decisions. Pre-paid funeral plans include discounts up to 10%.
The Cook-Walden Funeral Home occupies a multi-functional facility at 6100 North Lamar Boulevard. The property includes two separate chapels, multiple visitation rooms that can be configured for different service sizes, and a dedicated reception area with full catering capabilities. The facility features a large-capacity chapel seating up to 250 guests, equipped with piano and organ. On-site cremation facilities include private viewing rooms for families choosing to witness the cremation process. The building also contains a dedicated Tahara room for Jewish ritual washing ceremonies.
Cook-Walden emphasizes personalized funeral celebrations, with staff trained to identify meaningful details from a family's stories to incorporate into services.
Cook-Walden Funeral Home has served the Austin community for more than 125 years, making it one of the city's longest-operating funeral establishments. The North Lamar Boulevard location features two chapels, multiple visitation rooms, and a dedicated reception venue with catering capabilities.
The funeral home operates as part of the larger Cook-Walden network, which now encompasses 5 funeral homes and 3 cemeteries throughout greater Austin. The business was established in 1971 when Charles Walden, a 1942 mortuary school graduate, partnered with Charles B. Cook to open the original location.
Cook-Walden distinguishes itself through specialized cultural and religious accommodations rarely found at other Austin funeral homes, including designated facilities for Jewish Tahara ritual washing and shomer practices.
Professional, 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 nam...
We 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’...
Extremely helpful, professional and considerate. Beautiful venue and service. Cannot imagine how they could have provided a better experience and am incredibly grateful to have found them.
Funeral Director Brian and Team provided utmost service with utmost empathy . . . informative, flexible, concise, and expeditious, amongst many other supportive actions. I do highly recommend them!
From 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 Di...
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