If you have a loved one who spent time serving in the U.S. military, you can technically hold funeral services for them at any of the funeral homes in Palm Harbor, FL. But if possible, you should try to stage services for them at a funeral home that caters to veterans. There are lots of reasons why this would be beneficial to you, your family, and, of course, your loved one. Check out some of the top reasons to go with a funeral home like this below.
They can extend both burial and cremation services to you.
There are some families who mistakenly believe that funeral homes that cater to veterans only provide burial services for them. But this isn’t true. You can plan both burial services and Palm Harbor, FL cremation services through a funeral home like this. They can break down the pros and cons of both to you so that you’re able to make the best decision for your loved one in the end.
They can save you a lot of money on funeral services.
If you go to a regular funeral home to plan your loved one’s funeral services, you’re not going to get any financial breaks when you do it. But you will typically save yourself up to 40% by making funeral arrangements through a funeral home that caters to veterans. A funeral home like this is going to have connections within the funeral industry that will help them get great deals that they can pass along to you.
They can help you bury a loved one in one of the many Veterans Cemeteries.
There are Veterans Cemeteries scattered all across the country. Veterans as well as their spouses and their dependent children are all entitled to free burial plots in these cemeteries if they want them. A funeral home that has experience catering to veterans can assist your family in finding the perfect burial plot for your loved one in one of the Veterans Cemeteries. It’ll save your family money and surround your loved one with some of their fellow military members.
They can help you understand all the benefits your loved one is entitled to.
Your loved one—and your family, to some degree—will be eligible for a bunch of benefits that are offered to all veterans. You should take full advantage of them by calling on a funeral home that caters to veterans for help. They’ll be able to walk you through all the benefits available to you. They’ll also be able to answer any questions that you might have along the way about them. It’ll make the entire funeral planning process so much simpler than it would be otherwise for you and your family.
You can count on Veterans Funeral Care to help you make Palm Harbor, FL funeral arrangements for a veteran. You can also count on us to cater to those who aren’t veterans as well since we’re not veteran-exclusive. Call us today to start putting together the plans for a loved one’s funeral.
