Veteran services at Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC
Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC, located in Waynesboro, TN, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Bates-Love Funeral and Cremation offers specialized veteran services, including assistance with obtaining veteran headstones and burial flags. They also guide families in navigating benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Social Security. One obituary mentions the deceased's involvement with the United States Volunteers Family Honors, indicating experience with veteran-related memorialization." On-site amenities include chapel and crematory chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,425 for basic burial and $1,950 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include veterans services, burial, cremation, memorial service, graveside service, and direct cremation. 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, crematory chapel, columbarium, and urn garden. 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 Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads in TN, approximately 46 miles from Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC. Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Tennessee has approximately 641 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC publish funeral prices?
Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (931) 722-6020, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC is located at 527 Highway 64 West in Waynesboro, TN. You can reach the home at (931) 722-6020. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC offer veteran families?
Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC provides pre-arrangements, grief support, veterans services, burial, cremation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Bates-Love Funeral and Cremation offers specialized veteran services, including assistance with obtaining veteran headstones and burial flags. They also guide families in navigating benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs and Social Security. One obituary mentions the deceased's involvement with the United States Volunteers Family Honors, indicating experience with veteran-related memorialization.
Which faith traditions does Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Baptist, United Methodist, Church of Christ, Full Gospel, Catholic families, among others.
What sets Bates Love Funeral and Cremation LLC apart
- Family-owned and operated, with a history in the funeral industry dating back to 1953.
- Available 24/7 for immediate assistance and support.
- Offers extensive grief support resources, including online platforms and a year of daily grief support emails.
- Specializes in veteran services, assisting with headstones, burial flags, and navigating benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Provides a wide selection of burial caskets, cremation caskets, and urns, including customization options.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
- · Graveside Service
- · Immediate Burial
- · Committal Service
Cremation
- · Cremation
- · Direct Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veterans
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist, United Methodist, Church of Christ, Full Gospel, Catholic. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.