Baxter Funeral Home

Veteran services at Baxter Funeral Home

For veterans in Ashton, ID, Baxter Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Baxter Funeral Home offers military services as part of its traditional service offerings." Published pricing lists $4,795 for basic burial and $2,400 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include memorial services, graveside ceremonies, military services, and cremation. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

Published pricing at Baxter Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,400. That places direct cremation roughly 40% above the Idaho median ($1,717). 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 Idaho State Veterans Cemetery at Blackfoot in ID, approximately 75 miles from Baxter Funeral Home. Baxter Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Idaho has approximately 111 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Baxter Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

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

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $2,400. 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 Baxter Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Baxter Funeral Home is located at 717 Main Street in Ashton, ID. You can reach the home at (208) 652-3226. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Baxter Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Baxter Funeral Home provides traditional funerals, memorial services, graveside ceremonies, military services, cremation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Baxter Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Baxter Funeral Home offers military services as part of its traditional service offerings.

Which faith traditions does Baxter Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lutheran, Christian Fellowship, United Methodist, Baptist families, among others.

What sets Baxter Funeral Home apart

Extensive online Grief Library offering articles and resources from Dr. Alan Wolfelt for various grief-related needs.
Comprehensive online preplanning tools and a downloadable planning guide, allowing families to make arrangements at their own pace.
Detailed online obituaries that include options for sending flowers and planting trees in memory of the deceased.
Explicit mention of serving military families with dedicated military services.
Integration with local religious facilities, as evidenced by scheduled services at specific churches listed on their calendar.

Military & veteran services offered

★Memorial Services

★Military Services

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Graveside Ceremonies

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Handicapped Accessible

Affiliations & specializations

Specializations

· Traditional funerals
· Memorial services
· Graveside ceremonies
· Military services
· Basic and full service cremation options
· Grief support
· Preplanning
· Veteran Services

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lutheran, Christian Fellowship, United Methodist, Baptist. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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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.