Veteran services at Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Homes - Syracuse
Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Homes - Syracuse serves veteran families in Syracuse, NY with military funeral planning. The home assists with VA paperwork, honor-guard requests, and scheduling at veterans cemeteries.
The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is New York State Veterans Cemetery - Finger Lakes in NY, about 43 miles from Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Homes - Syracuse. For a burial in a VA national cemetery, the funeral home or the family calls the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.
Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Homes - Syracuse lists these traditions and communities: Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Secular Humanist, and Lgbtq Affirming. Military funeral honors can be part of a religious service; tell the director the order you want.
We list about 1,440 funeral homes in New York. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.
Frequently asked questions
Does Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Homes - Syracuse publish funeral prices?
Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Homes - Syracuse has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request, so call (315) 492-3504 and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Homes - Syracuse located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Homes - Syracuse is located at 4612 South Salina Street in Syracuse, NY. You can reach the home at (315) 492-3504. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Homes - Syracuse help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Ballweg & Lunsford Funeral Homes - Syracuse assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
How to request military funeral honors
By law (10 U.S.C. § 1491), an eligible veteran's funeral can include, on request, an honors detail of at least two service members who fold and present the U.S. flag to the family and play Taps. The funeral director usually makes the request and will need the veteran's DD214 or other discharge papers.
VA suggests asking at least 48 to 72 hours before the service. More on what honors include and how to request them.