Edwards Memorial Funeral Homes - Lakewood

Edwards Memorial Funeral Home – Lakewood is a funeral home with an on-site crematory in the Lakeview neighborhood of Lakewood, Washington. Cremation is performed at this location by our staff. In the event that cremation equipment is unavailable, cremation will occur at another location. The funeral home serves Lakewood, Steilacoom, DuPont, University Place, Tillicum, Parkland, and Spanaway, including families stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. It is part of Edwards Memorial, a family of funeral home locations serving the Puget Sound area.

Cremation services at this location include direct cremation, cremation with a funeral or memorial service, prepaid cremation planning, urns, keepsakes, and remembrance jewelry. The location also provides burial services, funeral and memorial services, pre-need planning, ash scattering assistance, and veterans services including military honors. Cultural and religious observances, including incense burning, are accommodated. Human composting is available through a licensed partner provider and is not performed on-site.

Edwards Memorial Funeral Home – Lakewood was established in 2014 by Derek and Brianne Edwards as the company's second location. The Lakewood property was acquired and retrofitted to house an industrial retort for on-site cremation, along with a viewing chapel, private identification rooms, and a dedicated crematory bay.

The location includes a chapel, reception and event space, identification viewings, private viewings, and witness cremation, in addition to its on-site crematory.

Edwards Memorial Funeral Home – Lakewood does not operate an on-site cemetery and does not offer pet cremation, alkaline hydrolysis (aquamation), licensed grief therapy, or legal or estate-planning services.

Families frequently identify individual staff members by name in reviews, with team members recognized across the feedback for their attentiveness during the arrangement process.