Baker Funeral Home - Wichita

Veteran services at Baker Funeral Home - Wichita

Baker Funeral Home - Wichita serves veteran families in Wichita, KS with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Baker Funeral Home provides information regarding benefits, services, and National Cemetery information for veterans." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,495 for basic burial and $799 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include direct cremations, memorial services, and graveside ceremonies. 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 Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Winfield in KS, approximately 35 miles from Baker Funeral Home - Wichita. Baker Funeral Home - Wichita 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. Baker Funeral Home - Wichita is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Baker Funeral Home - Wichita apart

• Third-generation family ownership by Brock and Sheryl Baker, tracing its roots back to 1897.
• Multiple service locations across Wichita and Valley Center, Kansas.
• Extensive online grief and bereavement resources provided through an affiliation with the Center for Loss and Life Transition.
• Strict policy of all arrangements being by appointment only.
• Requirement of payment in full at the time of arrangements.
• Assistance with veteran benefits and national cemetery information.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Christian.

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.