Veteran services at Bailey Zechar Funeral Home
Veteran families in Versailles, OH can turn to Bailey Zechar Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Bailey Funeral Home assists with VA benefits, arranges fraternal and military tributes, and offers a selection of Military & First Responder Urns." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,695 for basic burial and $2,175 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include veterans services and honoring life. 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 on-site chapel. 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 Dayton National Cemetery in OH, approximately 37 miles from Bailey Zechar Funeral Home. Bailey Zechar Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Ohio has approximately 1,266 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Bailey Zechar Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Bailey Zechar Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Bailey Zechar Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (937) 526-4440, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Bailey Zechar Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Bailey Zechar Funeral Home is located at 653 Hickey Avenue in Versailles, OH. You can reach the home at (937) 526-4440. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Bailey Zechar Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Bailey Zechar Funeral Home provides veterans services, planning ahead, honoring life, monuments, grief support, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Bailey Zechar Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Bailey Funeral Home assists with VA benefits, arranges fraternal and military tributes, and offers a selection of Military & First Responder Urns.
Which faith traditions does Bailey Zechar Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Advent Christian, Catholic, United Church of Christ, Presbyterian, Church of Christ families, among others.
What sets Bailey Zechar Funeral Home apart
- Specialization in Green Funeral Service, with a director certified by the Green Burial Council.
- On-site, owned and operated crematory for continuous care during cremation.
- Offers "UrnSpiration" lookbooks for personalized cremation urn selection.
- Provides assistance for deaths occurring away from home, both within the U.S. and internationally.
- Offers a year of weekly grief messages for ongoing support.
Military & veteran services offered
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Crematory
- · Funeral Home
- · Mortuary
Specializations
- · Green Funeral Service
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Advent Christian, Catholic, United Church of Christ, Presbyterian, Church of Christ. Languages spoken at the home: English, Portuguese.
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.