Bailey Funeral Home - Springhill

Veteran services at Bailey Funeral Home - Springhill

Bailey Funeral Home - Springhill, located in Springhill, LA, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Bailey Funeral Home provides comprehensive veteran services, including traditional military honors such as the folding and presentation of the American flag to the next of kin, the playing of Taps, and a three-volley rifle salute. They assist families in accessing VA benefits for headstones, Presidential Memorial Certificates, memorial plots, burial in national cemeteries, and potential reimbursement of burial expenses. Eligibility is verified via the veteran's DD-214 discharge papers." Published pricing lists $2,295 for basic burial and $2,500 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include burial services, cremation services, memorial services, graveside services, memorial videos, and memorial jewelry. 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 accommodates all types of funerals and memorials. 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.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Northwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in LA, approximately 56 miles from Bailey Funeral Home - Springhill. Bailey Funeral Home - Springhill can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Louisiana has approximately 373 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Bailey Funeral Home - Springhill is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Bailey Funeral Home - Springhill apart

• Multi-location presence across Louisiana and Arkansas (Springhill, Haynesville, Plain Dealing, El Dorado, Junction City).
• Offers crowdfunding for funeral expenses with fewer fees than major crowdfunding sites.
• Provides immediate funding assistance for life insurance claims and handles all paperwork.
• Specialized personalization products including custom stationery, memorial videos, and memorial jewelry.
• Dedicated veteran services, assisting with military honors and navigating VA benefits like headstones, Presidential Memorial Certificates, and national cemetery burials.
• Staff includes local community members with long-standing service, such as Cody Manuel (20+ years as funeral director) and Angela Allen (comptroller and local entertainer).

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist, Methodist, Church of Christ, Pentecostal, Assembly of God, African Methodist Episcopal (AME), Christian (Independent Christian Church), Presbyterian, Catholic.

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.