Veteran services at Bell's Funeral Services
Bell's Funeral Services in Lauderdale Lakes, FL supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "Bell's Funeral Home & Cremation Services offers dedicated Veteran Funeral Services. Their online pre-arrangement and immediate need forms include specific fields for veteran status, branch of service, time of military service, military honors at graveside, and flag preference for services, indicating a structured approach to serving military families." On-site amenities include lauderdale lakes chapel and port st. lucie chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $1,995 for basic burial and a quoted rate for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation service, burial service, memorial service, veteran services, cremation planning, and cremation urns. 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 lauderdale lakes chapel and port st. lucie chapel. 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 South Florida National Cemetery in FL, approximately 39 miles from Bell's Funeral Services. Bell's Funeral Services can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Florida has approximately 1,014 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Bell's Funeral Services is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Bell's Funeral Services publish funeral prices?
Bell's Funeral Services has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (954) 868-9183, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Bell's Funeral Services located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Bell's Funeral Services is located at 3750 North State Road 7 in Lauderdale Lakes, FL. You can reach the home at (954) 868-9183. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Bell's Funeral Services offer veteran families?
Bell's Funeral Services provides funeral service, cremation service, mortuary shipping, burial service, traditional funeral, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Bell's Funeral Services help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Bell's Funeral Home & Cremation Services offers dedicated Veteran Funeral Services. Their online pre-arrangement and immediate need forms include specific fields for veteran status, branch of service, time of military service, military honors at graveside, and flag preference for services, indicating a structured approach to serving military families.
Which faith traditions does Bell's Funeral Services accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Assembly of God, Lutheran, Baptist, Islamic families, among others.
What sets Bell's Funeral Services apart
- Emphasis on creating unique, personalized ceremonies tailored to each individual's life.
- Extensive grief support programs, including daily emails of comfort and hope and a weekly newsletter for the first year of loss.
- Comprehensive online pre-arrangement tool allowing detailed planning of services, disposition, and preferences from home.
- Multiple facility locations across South Florida: Pembroke Pines, Lauderdale Lakes, and Port St. Lucie.
- Specific guidance and resources for planning both cremation services and celebrations of life.
- Assistance with estate settlement and advance directives.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial Service
Cremation
- · Cremation Service
- · Ash Scattering
- · Cremation Planning
- · Cremation Urns
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Crematory
- · Funeral Home
Specializations
- · Veteran Funeral Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Assembly of God, Lutheran, Baptist, Islamic.
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.