Barton Family Funeral Service

11/26/2025

What if someone passes away on a major holiday? Will the funeral home come?

Yes. We will. We answer our phones and we take people into the care of our funeral home 24 hrs a day, 7 days a week. Holidays included.

When you call Barton Family Funeral Service, you’ll be speaking with an employee or an owner 💯of the time. You’ll never get an answering service. One of the many benefits of working with a family owned funeral home in your time of need.

11/19/2025

Is it okay to travel by air with cremated remains? ✈️🧳🌎

If you are traveling domestically, yes! You can hand carry an urn with you through TSA. You should be sure the urn is xrayable (ie our basic urn is a great option for this) and we give families a copy of the Washington State Burial Transit Permit just to have on hand. Just let TSA know what you have and send the urn through when directed.

If you are traveling internationally, maybe. It depends on the country you will be entering. Each has their own rules and requirements. Be sure and check with us before you book a flight to be sure you have everything you’ll need to do so! Some paperwork requirements can take a bit of time to complete so keep this in mind.

Wherever you’re flying off to, please NEVER pack the urn in your checked luggage. Carry it on board with you to assure you remain in control of your loved one’s remains.

We understand how painful losing a loved one is and we treat crematory remains with respect. Some airlines do not allow cremated remains in checked bags, so please check with your airline to learn more about possible restrictions.

10/06/2025

PSA: Barton Family Funeral Service now owns and operates our own crematory. We can serve our community better with more control over all aspects of our operations and ultimately this led to our decision to move forward with this new facility. ❤️

11/14/2024

Need flowers? We only recommend the best. Crossroads Florist/Bothell Florist offers our families the freshest and most beautiful arrangements in all price ranges. They are true artists and can help add elegance to any funeral service.

Order flowers online from your florist in Bellevue, WA. Bellevue Crossroads Florist, offers fresh flowers and hand delivery right to your door in Bellevue.

11/01/2023

03/23/2023

Can I prepay for my funeral arrangements?

Yes! Although we cannot legally accept money before a death occurs, we do work with an amazing agent who will set up a policy specifically for the sake of paying for your funeral when needed. We work with Stacy Walker of Alliance West Insurance, Inc. and she has helped many of our families through this part of the process. Questions? Give her a call!

Smile every day, eat your veggies, drink water, be kind to yourself and others, never lose hope and know that; “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice, and MOST of all, LOVE of what you are doing-Pele.”

03/09/2023

Can I purchase the casket from a big box store instead of the funeral home? Yes! You absolutely can do that. Would we recommend it? Probably not and here’s why:

*Your casket could be shipped from across the country. We can’t hold caskets for more than a day or two because they are too large and don’t want them to be bumped, scratched, etc. when waiting for the funeral. This means we have a very precise time frame when we accept casket delivery which would be only a couple of days before the scheduled service. Your casket is on a truck coming from another state which likely has to cross mountain passes, etc. We have seen many cases where the casket is delayed due to inclement weather or wildfires. There is no recourse for a delayed casket shipment. There is nothing we can do except reschedule your services. When you purchase a casket through us, we work with a company who warehouses caskets locally and can have them to us within a day.

*Caskets that are ordered from big box retailers have sometimes shown up with quality issues and discrepancies such as workmanship flaws, handles that have broken off, and measurements that do not match the vendor’s specifications. Why does this matter? Caskets must be lowered into a vault or liner which is made of concrete. The casket must be specific dimensions to fit into these outer burial containers. Even an inch or two difference in overall length or width means big problems at the cemetery. Again, if there are problems, there’s not much your funeral home can do. You’d have to work that out with the retailer and wait for a new casket or try and get a refund. We can promise you quality and consistency in the products we sell.

*Don’t let price be a factor. If you see a casket you like on a big box website, show us and we can most likely find you a similar casket from our vendor at a similar price point and minus all of the headaches of ordering from a call center or website and hoping for the best. Personalized service and seamless coordination for your funeral service doesn’t cost extra.

02/03/2023

Looking for a beautiful way to memorialize your loved one? Take a look at what Spirit Pieces has to offer and ask your funeral director for more information! https://www.facebook.com/spiritpieces?mibextid=LQQJ4d

01/25/2023

I need death certificates right away. Why is it taking so long? ⏱

We know how important they are to take care of business and we are working as quickly as we can to provide them to you. The process for creating and obtaining the certified copy of a death certificate involves many stops along the way:

-When someone passes, we start the death record in the State’s electronic system and assign it to the doctor who is responsible for providing a cause of death. This should happen within two business days, but does not always. If the cause of death is not completed in a reasonable period of time then we are calling the doctor’s office and asking them to get a message to that doctor expressing the urgency in getting it done. Sometimes we may even ask for the family’s help in contacting the doctor.

-After the doctor signs the cause of death, if the person died in King County we must send it to the Medical Examiner’s office for review where they will issue an authorization # that allows us to proceed. Sometimes there are questions for the doctor or changes in the verbiage used that needs to be made before they authorize.

-We are working with you to obtain the personal information that goes on the top portion of the death certificate. We need to type up a proof for your review because those certified copies are $25/ea and non-refundable. We need you to approve the proof and make sure everything is 100% accurate before we file and order.

-Once the death certificate is filed, we can then place the order for your certified copies.

Our staff is 💯 committed to you and your family during this difficult time.

01/19/2023

The cemetery says I need a liner or vault. Why? Check out this link for a good demonstration of why. This goes for caskets as well as urns that are buried in the ground. You can read more about burial vaults at Wilbert’s website:

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01/10/2023

My family member is on hospice—what now?

#1 thing to do is choose your funeral home and then let your hospice care team know who will be caring for your loved one when they pass.

That is all you really have to do ahead of time if you plan on working with Barton Family Funeral Service. There are other things you can do to make the process a little easier (paper work wise) at this point such as:

-Complete the Vital Statistics Worksheet which is a collection of the personal information any funeral home in our state would need to create a death certificate. Most of this information is fairly straight forward but there are a few questions that sometimes present a challenge such as the person’s SSN, their city of birth and their parent’s full names to include their mother’s maiden name.