Veteran services at Becker & Son Funeral Home
Becker & Son Funeral Home is a funeral home in Mount Olive, IL that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
Published pricing at Becker & Son Funeral Home: direct cremation from $3,835. 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 Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in MO, approximately 50 miles from Becker & Son Funeral Home. Becker & Son Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used Becker & Son Funeral Home. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“A beautiful warm place to meet and celebrate the life of loved ones. The staff members were just wonderful and very helpful in a time of need.”
“This was a great overall experience for me and my family. ❤️”
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“This is a horrible place. They are over priced and for cremation they are $1500+ over the standard rate in Illinois. I know it’s a community funeral home but they are gouging families by charging more and you have choices. No one should take advantage of families during a time of loss.”
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.