Metropolitan Funeral Services

Metropolitan Funeral Services operates from its Alexandria, Virginia location as a specialized trade service supporting funeral professionals across the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Northern Virginia. Founded in 1969 to address a gap in the market for effective funeral service support, the company has grown in scale while maintaining its original mission.

The business model is deliberately distinct: Metropolitan holds full funeral establishment licensing but does not contract directly with families. Instead, it functions exclusively as an agent for other funeral homes, handling technical and logistical services that allow client funeral directors to focus on family care. This arrangement means families cannot hire Metropolitan directly—all services flow through partnering funeral establishments.

Operations run continuously with 24-hour staffing, 365 days per year, reflecting the around-the-clock demands of death care logistics.