The Boyd Family Funeral Home

Excellent work! Everything went so smoothly and our loved one looked very nice! The staff was extremely professional and attentive to our every need.

This may be an unusual Unilocal review, but unfortunately this is a service we all require. Due to the death of a close family member, I had the need to shop funeral services. Although many people now turn to cremation, some want a traditional burial service which is extremely expensive. Many cannot afford today’s exorbitant funeral costs which can easily exceed $ 10,000.00. I learned that many funeral homes that were once locally owned have been, or are in the process of being, taken over by a large conglomerate that has moved into the Nola area. I learned that even if you want to conduct all of the wake/​ceremony/​services at a church, most funeral homes still charge you the same amount as if you had utilized their facilities. Additionally, most funeral homes offer «packages» that include items that you may not want, but will be charged for anyway. I found these issues to be particularly galling.
During our search, someone recommended Donavin Boyd. We contacted him and met with him at his location in Mid City (3245 Gentilly Blvd — corner of Gentilly & Elysian Fields). We planned to have all of the services at a church,
so we did not want to use his funeral home. We found Mr. Boyd to be very professional, courteous and helpful. He reviewed the list of charges, allowed us to delete those items that we did not want, and proposed a charge that we considered reasonable. Mr. Boyd’s figure was considerably less than all amounts that we had been given by 5 other funeral homes and there were no built in charges for things that we did not want.
On the day of the service Mr. Boyd was prompt and his staff was highly professional. Throughout the morning, Mr. Boyd was always on the periphery, prepared to attend to our needs. He ensured that everything ran smoothly. At the cemetery, in the heat of the glaring sun, his staff had umbrellas to shade us and a cooler of water. Even when things were chaotic, he was calm and reassuring. Honestly, Mr. Boyd’s presence, the way that he and his staff conducted themselves, and how they helped us through the difficult day brought relief to a very stressful time.
We were very pleased with the way he handled everything and highly recommend that you use his services. He handles both traditional services and cremations.