Baird Funeral Home

Veteran services at Baird Funeral Home

Veteran families in Troy, OH can turn to Baird Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Baird Funeral Home provides specific services for veterans, including assistance with headstones and burial flags. They also offer a dedicated 'Veterans Overview' resource on their website." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,070 for basic burial and $2,570 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, immediate cremation service, direct cremation, graveside service, and veterans services. 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 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.

Published pricing at Baird Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,570. That places direct cremation roughly 25% above the Ohio median ($2,050). 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 Dayton National Cemetery in OH, approximately 21 miles from Baird Funeral Home. Baird 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. Baird Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What does a funeral at Baird Funeral Home cost for veteran families?

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $2,570. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.

Where is Baird Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Baird Funeral Home is located at 555 North Market Street in Troy, OH. You can reach the home at (937) 339-2602. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Baird Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Baird Funeral Home provides funeral services, cremation services, pet services, pre-planning, grief support, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Baird Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Baird Funeral Home provides specific services for veterans, including assistance with headstones and burial flags. They also offer a dedicated 'Veterans Overview' resource on their website.

Which faith traditions does Baird Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist families, among others.

What sets Baird Funeral Home apart

Troy's only display of full-service monuments.
Established in 1923, with a multi-generational history of service in the Troy community.
Robert Baird's over 60 years of continuous involvement with the firm.
Offers pet services in addition to traditional human funeral and cremation services.

Military & veteran services offered

★Veterans Services

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Graveside Service

Cremation

· Cremation Services
· Immediate Cremation Service
· Direct Cremation

On-site facilities

· Monument Display

· Viewing Rooms

· Chapel

· Limousines

· Hearses

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Funeral and Memorial Information Council (FAMIC)

Specializations

· Monuments
· Veterans Services

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist.

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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.

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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.