Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home

Veteran services at Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home

Veteran families in Belleville, KS can turn to Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Bachelor-Surber Funeral Home provides services for veterans, including facilitating military graveside rites, as evidenced by an obituary mentioning the Ft. Riley Honor Guard. The funeral home's website also features a dedicated 'Veterans' section, indicating specific support for military families." On-site amenities include chapels and reception hall, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,085 for basic burial and $3,670 for direct cremation. The non-declinable service fee is $2,895. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, memorial service, and graveside service. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

On-site facilities of note include chapels. These spaces accommodate full military honors details, family gatherings before and after the service, and the placement of the United States flag during the visitation period.

Published pricing at Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,595. That places direct cremation roughly 2% below the Kansas median ($2,647). Veterans who served on active duty for at least 24 months may qualify for VA burial allowance to offset funeral costs — this home accepts assignment of those benefits where eligible.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort Riley / Manhattan in KS, approximately 74 miles from Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home. Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Kansas has approximately 428 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Bachelor-Faulkner-Dart-Surber Funeral Home apart

• Family-owned and operated since 1907, with the Surber family continuing the legacy.
• Operates a full-service retail furniture store in Belleville, Kansas, a historical connection to early funeral businesses.
• Staff members are licensed funeral directors and embalmers in both Kansas and Nebraska, extending their service area.
• Not affiliated with any out-of-town corporations, maintaining local ownership.
• Offers comprehensive grief support resources and a year-long daily grief message service.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Presbyterian, Lutheran, Methodist, Catholic. Languages spoken at the home: English.

How 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.