Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium

Veteran services at Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium

Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium in Leesville, SC supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium provides comprehensive veterans' services, including assistance with veterans' headstones, burial flags, and navigating Social Security benefits. They offer a dedicated 'Veterans Overview' resource." On-site amenities include batesburg-leesville chapel, lexington chapel, and chapels, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,468 for basic burial and $1,281 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial vault selection, cemetery plot selection, grave opening and closing, transportation to funeral/cemetery, and traditional ground burial. 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 batesburg-leesville chapel, lexington chapel, chapels, ridge crest memorial park, and christ the king columbarium. 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 Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium: direct cremation from $1,271. That places direct cremation roughly 29% below the South Carolina median ($1,795). 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 Fort Jackson National Cemetery in SC, approximately 40 miles from Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium. Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

South Carolina has approximately 460 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Barr-Price Funeral Home and Crematorium apart

• Oldest family-owned funeral home in the Midlands of South Carolina, established in 1890.
• Operates its own memorial park, Ridge Crest Memorial Park, which includes a mausoleum and columbarium.
• Owner Landis D. Price received the Order of the Silver Crescent and was named Distinguished Citizen for the SC Poultry Festival.
• Lan Price is the first Certified Crematory Operator registered in the State of South Carolina.
• Offers individualized funeral services with an explicit commitment to affordability and economical service.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Lutheran, Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopal, Jewish, Methodist. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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.