Amenities

  • Flexible event space
    Facility is available to host your personal events
  • Large-capacity chapel
  • Celebration of Life center
    Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
  • Modern funeral home
  • Cemetery spaces available
  • Catered events
  • Large reception area
  • Event planning
    Services available to support planning events
  • Funeral service video production
    Services available to create a tribute video for the service or obituary from photos and videos.
  • Popular funeral music selections
  • Black car service
  • Police escort available
  • Cemetery flower arrangement delivery
  • Arrangements by phone or email
    Complete funeral planning, including electronic signature, without needing a funeral home visit
  • Piano or organ on-site
  • Flexible event space
    Facility is available to host your personal events
  • Celebration of Life center
    Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
  • Large-capacity chapel
  • Modern funeral home
  • Cemetery spaces available
  • Custom headstones and markers
  • Family estate lots
    Family estates are a distinguished tribute to a family legacy. They can be customized with stained glass, benches and landscaping
  • Flat markers
    Grave markers that sit flush to the ground in the material of preference
  • Upright headstones
  • Mausoleums
    Private or community spaces, indoors or out, for caskets and urns
  • Coffee lounge
  • On-site cemetery
  • Cremation remembrance jewelry
  • Private viewing before cremation
  • Cremation options
  • Cremation niches
  • Option for mail delivery of ashes
    Sent through postal mail service, signature required.
  • Cremation gardens
  • Multicultural funerals
  • Latin music selections
  • Catholic cemetery section
  • Muslim cemetery section
  • Incense burning
  • Ritual washing
  • Spanish/Español
  • Vietnamese

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Cemeteries honor loved ones and give future generations a place to remember and reflect. Choosing cemetery property is an important step in paying tribute to special lives and creating a lasting legacy.

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About

With a long history of serving the Houston community, Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home and Earthman Resthaven Cemetery provide meaningful and compassionate services to people from all walks of life.

Since opening in 1928, Earthman Resthaven Cemetery has served the community as a beautiful final resting place. Built in 1982, Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home brings the best-in-class funeral and cremation services to north Houston.

Though our services and offerings have evolved in the 130 years since a blacksmith from Taylor, Texas, named James Bradshaw Earthman Sr. began assisting people with their funeral needs, our commitment to exceeding expectations has remained unchanged.

Convenient Houston funeral home

Signage at Earthman Resthaven Funeral HomeLocated north of the intersection of I-45 and Beltway 8, just southwest of George Bush International Airport, the funeral home and cemetery sit in the heart of north Houston, convenient to Spring, The Woodlands, Atascocita and more. Together, they serve a clientele as diverse as the Houston area itself.


Renovated and refurnished in 2017, Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home is a bright, spacious facility that is 18,000 square feet in size. Natural light from floor-to-ceiling windows floods the lobby and reception area. A chapel with a raised roof and bench seating holds 200 guests. Nearly 1,000 square feet are devoted to a multifunctional reception space, where families can host catered events—everything from a breakfast buffet or an afternoon coffee to a sit-down dinner—before, during or after funeral services.

Creative memorial ideas

Celebration of life venue for services, gatherings and receptions at Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home and CemeteryEarthman Resthaven Funeral Home takes great pride in memorializing unique lives with unique services. Every service we design is personalized for the individual. Our team takes the time to ask questions, gather information and find special ways to convey the story of the person being celebrated.

Personal touches can be small—photo displays and speeches by friends are common—or more elaborate. We could hang a cross behind the casket, have a motorcycle at the front door or wear the jerseys of a person's favorite sports team. And if it's a grand celebration of life that you're looking for—a modern gathering with themed decor, live music, favorite food and drinks, and a send-off that reflects the personality and passions of yourself or your loved one—that's our speciality.

These are just a few ideas. We will honor your beach lover, bookworm or world traveler in a unique, wonderful way. Let's imagine something special together.

Veterans services

Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home sits 6.5 miles—about a 15-minute drive—from Houston National Cemetery, where members of the armed forces and their family members have been memorialized since 1965. The funeral home has performed the funerals of many men and women buried there, and our associates are well-versed in military funeral honors.

Here to serve you

Generations of families have depended on Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home and Earthman Resthaven Cemetery to provide compassionate care. We consider you our friend and neighbor and welcome the opportunity to serve you.

History

James Bradshaw Earthman Sr. was a blacksmith and livery service provider in Taylor, Texas. The town of Taylor purchased a horse-drawn hearse, and as proprietor of the livery stable, James was often asked by the townspeople to assist with their funeral needs. Beginning in 1889, providing funeral services became his full-time profession.

Established in 1904

In 1904, he and his friend J.C. McCarty (a railroad surveyor) moved to Houston and established Earthman and McCarty Undertaking Company at 715 Main St. It was the right thing at the right time, and the company prospered. In 1924, it moved to 2420 Fannin St. After McCarty’s death, the business name changed to J.B. Earthman Company.

James Jr. and Blanche

After the death of James Sr. in 1931, James B. (“J.B.”) Earthman Jr.—a graduate of St. Thomas High School and Rice University—left his successful architectural career to manage the company. His wife Blanche Bastien Earthman helped him with day-to-day business operations and was among the 1st women in Texas to become a licensed funeral director.

J.B. was a pioneer in advanced funeral planning, founding a burial insurance company in the 1930s. Together, J.B. and Blanche built Earthman Funeral Directors & Cemeteries into one of the larger family-owned-and-operated funeral companies in the United States. Their children and grandchildren continued to manage and expand the business with new locations throughout the community.

4 generations strong with John

In fact, James B. Earthman Sr.’s great-grandson John Earthman has worked at Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home since he was 20 years old. Today, he continues to manage a local Dignity Memorial ® provider, upholding the commitment to a high standard of service and continued innovation that James B. Earthman Sr. started 130 years ago.

Earthman Resthaven Cemetery

Unique feature at Earthman Resthaven CemeteryOriginally built as a rural cemetery in 1928 surrounded only by farm fields and cow pastures, Earthman Resthaven Cemetery now lies in the heart of Houston. Yet once you are inside the cemetery, the tranquil, peaceful setting seems miles away from city life. From the moment you come through the brick and iron gates, you get a true sense of serenity. Sweeping green lawns and mature trees span 105 acres divided into numerous gardens and peppered with graceful statues.

Memorial options for all

Earthman Resthaven Cemetery offers many choices for memorialization. Whether your preference is in-ground burial, above-ground entombment or cremation inurnment, there is an option that reflects your family’s culture, traditions and budget.

The property comprises many sections with unique characteristics, including 5 areas consecrated by the Houston-Galveston Catholic Diocese. There are areas for flat markers and others with upright monuments. Cremated remains may be buried or held in cremation niches.

Mausoleums

Mausoleum at Earthman Resthaven Cemetery

Earthman Resthaven Cemetery has 3 mausoleums. Legacy Mausoleum was constructed in 2013 and sits in the newest section of the cemetery. Next to the Garden of Reflection (which opened in 2011 and combines community and estate burial options), Legacy Mausoleum is a community garden mausoleum with crypts and cremation niches available. Unlike the other 2 community mausoleums, covered walkways surround Legacy Mausoleum, providing visitors with comfortable shade.

Photos convey a lot, but we invite you to see the beautiful cemetery for yourself. You are welcome to visit Earthman Resthaven Cemetery anytime. If you would like a guided tour or more information, please call us. We would be delighted to show you around.

Community events

Earthman Resthaven Funeral Home and Earthman Resthaven Cemetery invite the community to the funeral home and cemetery periodically throughout the year. From Mother’s Day to Memorial Day, Veterans Day to Father’s Day, All Souls’ Day and more, we host events designed to help families remember and honor their loved ones, as well as foster a sense of community support.

Celebration of Life Planning

Our planners are celebration of life experts. We plan more celebrations each year than any other provider, and we know just what to do to create a uniquely beautiful and heartfelt tribute with attention to detail like no other.

Every family who entrusts us with their loved one’s service can expect an event that includes:
  • meaningful music celebration of life
  • cherished memories celebration of life
  • a personalized message celebration of life

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Funeral & Cremation Pricing

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Cemetery Property

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Featured customer testimonials

We love hearing from the families we serve. Their feedback helps us continue unique and meaningful celebrations that honor loved ones with unparalleled attention to detail.

Earthman's Resthaven has been a part of our family since 1947. Our family's funeral needs have always been met with professionalism and personal attention. Very grateful for their service and attention.

Verified Burial & Memorial Service Customer

January 2025

Janet and other members of the Earthman Resthaven team were very cordial, respectful, and professional during our planning process. They made me and my boys feel comfortable in getting our plans finalized. Their knowledge and personalities are exceptional!! Before we left, Janet had us all in stiches with her friendly and hi...

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January 2025

Personable and very professional I would highly recommend to family & friends when the need arises! Brandy Garcia, thank you for your personal touches during the celebration & burial services…Memories to last a lifetime!💕 Respectfully, Ann Weatherly and husband Bobby

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January 2025

Thank you for your thoughtfulness and professionalism God bless all the staff🤍

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