Veterans Information

Some funeral homes offer special funeral care programs for Veterans through outside companies, and some of these companies even charge you a “registration fee”. What these places do not tell you is that you can apply for U. S. Military Veterans benefits through your Veterans Administration representative, or any local funeral home.

At Brooks Funeral Home, it is our job to make sure that Veterans receive all of the benefits that they are entitled to receive, including providing all of the information that a family needs before, during, and after the death of a Veteran. We can arrange for your free burial space and burial in a V. A. Cemetery, help you apply for Veterans benefits and life insurance, arrange military grave side honors and order V. A. provided grave markers.

We consider it an honor and a privilege to provide services for Veterans of the U. S. Military and assist their families with their specialized needs.

Two thousand ($2,000) is available If the death was during active duty or if deceased was an honorably discharged Veteran and died as a result of a service-connected injury.

Three hundred ($300) is available for burial expense reimbursement to an honorably discharged Veteran under the following circumstances: If they were in receiving disability pension benefits or service-connected compensation benefits at the time of death or if the death occurred in a V. A. hospital, or V. A. health care facility. Additional transportation costs may/may not be paid.

Any honorably discharged Veteran is entitled to a US flag for burial, provided by the Veterans Administration.

Any honorably discharged Veteran is entitled to a grave marker for burial in a private cemetery. If burial takes place in a National Cemetery, a Veteran, spouse of Veteran, and dependent children may receive a free marker.

A free burial space is available for a Veteran, spouse and dependent children in a Veteran’s cemetery, with the exception of Arlington National Cemetery.

Contact us for further information: 1-888-217-2851.