Mission Park Funeral Chapels and Cemetery Dominion

“Beautifully maintained cemetery. Landscaped beautifully, everything kept up to date, and friendly staff. Grandmother has been buried here for many years along with family friends and I appreciate how well maintained it is. As for the funeral services, we have had no problem with them. Not to discount the other reviews at all, however, just based on our experience with the staff, everything went forward very easily and they handled everything correctly. I’ve also seen numerous news articles about the owner’s somewhat shady dealings with the Texas Cemetery Commission (she is the head and apparently engaged in decisions that helped her cemetery business), however, my experience here, just based off of the funeral, burial services and ground maintenance has been stellar.”

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“I wanted to share my experience throughout the funeral process for my father. From the beginning, I had no complaints—everyone was incredibly kind and compassionate during a very difficult time, for which I’m grateful. Now, five years later, I feel the need to share a concern in hopes that it might help prevent others from having a similar experience. When we selected my father’s burial plot, we chose a spot toward the back of the cemetery. It felt more private and peaceful, with a nice view of the water. At the time, we were told this was a newer section, which explained the lack of grass—but we were assured that, over time, it would become green and well-maintained like the front areas. Unfortunately, that has not happened. Today, the area looks even worse than it did five years ago—barren, neglected, and forgotten. Fake flowers from every holiday imaginable—Christmas, Fourth of July, Easter—were scattered around. Dead flowers that appeared to have been left for weeks remained untouched, along with trash, including water bottles buried in mud and grass. On what would have been my father’s birthday, instead of simply honoring him, I found myself picking up trash to try to make his resting place look presentable. While I was there, I spoke to another visitor who was watering the grass herself (Grass she bought and planted). She told me that she and several other families have been complaining about the poor maintenance in this area for some time. Some have even brought their own brooms to sweep away dirt and pull weeds. She was told—just as I was later told—that the reason there’s no grass is due to the surrounding tree line. This was never mentioned to us when we selected the plot, and had we known, we may have chosen a different location. I stopped by the office and spoke with the manager, who was kind and understanding. However, he told me I should call ahead before visiting so he could make sure the area was cleaned up in advance. That didn’t sit well with me. This is a cemetery—it should be maintained with dignity and care at all times, not just when someone is expected to visit. This is my father’s final resting place, and in some ways, I feel like I let him down. I respectfully disagree that the tree line alone prevents grass from growing—and even if it does, there are solutions like turf that could be considered. At the very least, the old flowers and debris should be regularly removed. The purpose of this review isn’t to place blame, but to urge the cemetery’s management to reconsider how the back areas are maintained. What’s in place now is not only disappointing—it’s deeply hurtful to the many families who trusted this space to honor their loved ones.”

— Brianna Maya

“Desecration of grave/possible grave robbers. We buried a family member one day, the next day the flower arrangement on top of the grave was about 90% gone. Mission Park Dominion stated that deer had eaten the flowers. How would they know? If they know that why don’t they have deer fencing or other protective measures? Our suspicion is someone took the flowers. Only the expensive flowers were missing and were carefully pulled from their foam base. Not deer. Only the leafy greens of the arrangement remained. Mission Park should have warned us of “deer” or potential grave robbers so we could have planned the service for such potential threats. For such an expensive cemetery in a prominent area of San Antonio, Mission Park should be better managed and more conscious of communicating to the bereaved of the dangers and risks of their cemetery that evidently lacks strong security against deer and trespassers.”

— Joe Eberhardt