Bay Area Cremation Society

Bay Area Cremation Society is a cremation services provider operating four locations across Northern California, serving communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Central Valley. The brand was established in 2000 by Clint Love, beginning with an office in Redwood City, California. Locations were added in San Jose in 2004, Stockton in 2009, and Brentwood in 2012. All four locations operate as cremation service providers; none are configured as funeral homes, cemeteries, or full-service chapel facilities. Each location serves families in its own community and surrounding area, with staff working directly with families through the arrangement process. Services, facility characteristics, and specific capabilities vary by location. The Stockton location operates an on-site crematory that supports cremation services for the brand's other California locations. Families seeking information about a specific location's services, facilities, or geographic coverage will find that detail on the individual location page. Cremation services, pre-need planning, and human composting through a partner provider are available at all four locations. Spanish-language funeral advisors are available at every location. In 2025, Bay Area Cremation Society was named Best Funeral Home/Cremation Service in SFGATE's Best of the Bay Area. Bay Area Cremation Society is a private business and is unrelated to the Bay Area Funeral Society, a separate nonprofit consumer advocacy organization.