Veteran's Services
We believe that the men and women who answered our nation’s call embody the ideals Americans hold so dear. Because they have proven their devotion to their fellow citizens and to a grateful nation, we all owe them the same respect and devotion in return.
Honoring the Service of our Veterans
Our professional staff feels pride when we are able to care for a veteran and their family. It is our way of expressing gratitude for their service to our country. We are known for our compassionate, caring and thoroughly professional staff, and have years of experience planning military services. We are proud to offer our exceptional Veterans Honors plan.
- Selection of a Veteran Commemorative Wood or Steel Casket
- Funeral Director Staff & Services
- Local Transfer from Place of Death
- Preparation
- Use of Facilities for One Day of Calling Hours
- Direction of the Funeral at your Church or in our Funeral Chapel
- Funeral Coach
- Flower Vehicle
- Sedan for Pall Bearers
- Staff & Equipment for Cemetery Committal
- DVD Photo Collage
- Standard Concrete Burial Vault
- Stationary Package Including:
Deluxe Register Book
Photo Prayer Cards (100)
Laminated Photo Prayer Cards (6)
Personalized Acknowledgement Cards (50) - Laminated Veteran Bookmark Obituaries (6)
Service Program (75) - Engraved Casket Name Plaque
Veteran Tributes
Contact Appropriate Service Branch to provide Military Honors
Cherry and Glass Flag Case
Bugler at Cemetery
Veterans Honors Traditional Burial Plan
Our professional staff feels pride when we are able to care for a veteran and their family. It is our way of expressing gratitude for their service to our country. We are known for our compassionate, caring and thoroughly professional staff, and have years of experience planning military services. We are proud to offer our exceptional Veterans Honors plan.
- Staffing for initial call twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week
- Funeral director and staff services
- Local transfer from place of death*
- Shelterization, refrigeration, and preparation of the deceased
- Arrangements conference with family member(s) or other responsible representative
- Coordination of arrangements with clergy and cemetery
- Process and obtain the death certificate and burial permit
- Compose and submit an obituary into your requested newspaper(s)
- Selection of a casket as shown
- Standard concrete burial vault
- Use of facilities for four hours of calling hours
- Direction of the funeral at your church or in our funeral chapel
- Use of sedan for pall bearers and service vehicle
- Staff and equipment for cemetery committal
Memorial Tribute package:
(75) Service Programs; (100) Photo Prayer Cards; (6) Laminated Photo Prayer Cards;
(6) Laminated Obituary Bookmarks; (50) Personalized Acknowledgement Cards;
Video Tribute DVD; Guest Book; Engraved Casket Name Plaque
Veteran Tributes:
Coordination with the appropriate service branch to provide military honors for our veterans; Personalized Cherry wood and Glass Flag Case
Why Do Families Trust Us to Care for their Veteran?
We are known for our compassionate, caring and thoroughly professional staff, and have years of experience in planning military services. Whether your family chooses cremation or burial, we will be proud to take care of all the necessary details for your veteran.
We are Proud to Honor Those Who Served
Without a doubt, our professional staff feels pride when we are able to care for a veteran and their family. It is our way of expressing gratitude
for their service to the country.
We are committed to taking care of all the details involved in providing the veteran in your life with deeply meaningful and honoring ceremonies.
Anderson Funeral Homes can:
- Complete applications for all veterans’ benefits, including Military Honors, Presidential Memorial Certificate and veteran memorial marker or headstone
- Confirm and coordinate any existing paid pre-plan funding benefits which may cover any expenses deemed ineligible by the Veterans Administration
- Coordinate necessary documentation provided by family to request honors
- Coordinate with national or state veterans’ cemeteries
You will receive:
- The professional services of Funeral Director and support staff
- Transfer the deceased and professional care
- Cremation services
- Use of our mortuary facilities and staff for a visitation or gathering
- A funeral or memorial ceremony
- Use of automotive equipment
- Online interactive memorial website
- Additional personalization options, including specialized engraving, a moving tribute video
To learn more about how we can serve you, give us a call. We will be honored to speak with you.
Who is Eligible?
In short, the veteran must have been honorably discharged. A more detailed list of those service men and women who may apply for, and receive veterans' burial benefits, with full military honors if they choose would include:
- Military members on active duty or in the Selected Reserve
- Former military members who served on active duty and departed under conditions other than dishonorable
- Former military members who completed at least one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service in the Selected Reserve and departed under conditions other than dishonorable
- Former military members discharged from the Selected Reserve due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.
If you have any questions about your eligibility, or that of a family member, call us at (800) 562-2692. If you have any questions about your eligibility or that of a family member, contact the staff of one of our locations or send us an email using our contact form.