Veteran services at Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A.
Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. serves veteran families in Plata, MD with military funeral planning. The home assists with VA paperwork, honor-guard requests, and scheduling at veterans cemeteries. What feedback exists is encouraging: 4.9 stars across 17 reviews.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery in MD, approximately 18 miles from Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A.. Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. holds a 4.9-star rating from 17 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.
Maryland has approximately 313 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. publish funeral prices?
Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call 1-301-934-8342 or 1-301-870-3234, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. is located at 211 St. Mary's Ave P.O. Box 567 | La in Plata, MD. You can reach the home at 1-301-934-8342 or 1-301-870-3234. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
How do families rate Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A.?
Arehart-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. holds a 4.9-star rating across 17 Google reviews from local families and veterans.
What families have said
David accommodates contract changes immediately without hesitation, and staff greet visiting families at the door. One family credited the home's 'magical touch' with appearance work during a delayed viewing.
EverSettled · After the Veteran Funeral
The veteran's spouse may qualify for VA Dependency & Indemnity Compensation.
DIC is a tax-free monthly benefit for surviving spouses, dependent children, and (in some cases) parents of veterans whose death is service-connected. EverSettled walks veteran families through DIC eligibility, survivor pension, life-insurance claims, probate, and the federal-account paperwork that follows.
Begin Veteran Estate SettlementHow honors are coordinated
Military funeral honors are guaranteed at no cost for any veteran discharged under conditions other than dishonorable. The funeral home arranges the honors detail by contacting the deceased's last unit or the nearest active-duty installation of the appropriate branch and submitting the DD-214 to verify eligibility.
For requests less than 72 hours from service time, families can call the Department of Defense's expedited honors line at 1-877-MIL-HONR (1-877-645-4667). See the full honors protocol.