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Billy Orange & Michael P. Illobre

Owners/Licensed
Funeral Directors

Proud to be Locally
Owned & Operated

Affordable Burial & Cremation Services.

Why Choose Us

With nearly 50 years of combined experience, we are here to serve you before, during, & after a loss with personalized, professional, and compassionate services with a personal touch to your family.

As one of just a few remaining locally owned and operated funeral & cremation providers in Nashville, we prioritize serving families over distant stockholders.

Our commitment is to meet and exceed your expectations while staying within your budget. If you have pre-arranged policies with another firm, we gladly honor them without any transfer costs. Just give us a call and we’ll take care of the rest.

Need Immediate Help?

We are available 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Traditional Funerals

We are here to help as we can save your family thousands of dollars.

Budget Friendly
Cremation

We offer affordable Cremation.

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Arrangements to Us

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The Compassion Difference

Funerals at Your Venue

Skip the funeral homes and their exorbitant costs At Compassion Funeral & Cremation Services we’re helping families save money and have more personal services in venues that mean more to your family.

By hosting funerals at offsite venues like your cherished church or other venues, we can provide a unique and personal touch to honor your loved one’s memory in a place that is more familiar and comforting than a traditional funeral home.

Veterans

Owners Michael Illobre and Billy Orange have years of experience with planning military services. Choosing our locally owned firm means you work directly with experts who know these local veteran cemeteries.

We have a great working relationship with both the Middle TN Veterans Cemetery and the National Cemetery

We Honor Your Wishes

Whether you choose a simple direct cremation with us or prefer a traditional burial, we will gently guide and direct you without making you feel pressure to do more than you want.

Customer Reviews

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Compassion is definitely the perfect name for Mr. Billy and Mr. Michael's service. These gentlemen are two of the most caring individuals, and this is greatly appreciated. Especially in the difficult time of dealing with the loss of a loved one. They took great care and detail in every aspect of the services they performed. they also took the extra step of help caring for our family emotionally. Our family is so very grateful for their help during such a hard moment in our life.

Ashley D.
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I loved working with Michael and staff while planning the funeral for my brother. They really care about the families they serve. They aren't in it to oversell you on all the bells and whistles. They provide a no pressure service. I can't say enough good things about this company.

Jessica O.
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Billy and Michael were there for my family and I when our family member passed. They are very easy to talk to and thorough with all the questions we asked as well as the ones we didn’t know to ask. You won’t go wrong with their help with your funeral needs. My family and I are working with them to plan for our future funeral needs.

James N.
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Billy and his team were wonderful for our family. He was so kind and helpful through the whole process. He even got soaked from a bunch of water dumping off the tent during the burial service and took it like a champ! Thank you so much again for all of the ways you helped us, Billy! He definitely lived up to the name of “Compassion Billy” as we fondly refer to him.

Chloe P.
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Compassion Funeral and Cremation Services went above and beyond for my dad! Michael and Billy were awesome and very supportive of all our requests! We appreciate everything you guys did for me and my family, and ensuring my dad received the best Military tribute and send off we could ask for! Hopefully we won’t need your services again soon, but will definitely be reaching out when the need arises! Thank you so much!!

Missey J.
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Michael is caring a professional an makes this a smooth transition to the next world. He makes sure every detail is taken care of.

Eleanor Z.
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This is the way the funeral business is suppose to work. Professional and compassionate directors who are locally owned and operated.

Hubert C.
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Michael and Billy are fantastic examples of what funeral professionals should be - kind, friendly, compassionate, and ready to help families in need. Keep up the amazing work you are doing guys!

Jason E.
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Michael and Billy are fantastic examples of what funeral professionals should be - kind, friendly, compassionate, and ready to help families in need. Keep up the amazing work you are doing guys!

Jason E.
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I am so impressed with the Professionalism, Kindness, and Compassion these gentlemen exhibited upon the death of my dear mother. I highly recommend them without reservation.

Cindy S.
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Michael is a wonderful funeral director. He is so courteous & nice. Billy is a sweetheart as well. These guys have taken care of both of my parents & my grandmother. I couldn’t recommend them enough.

Jennifer A.