Veteran services at Benton Funeral Home
Benton Funeral Home, located in Fort Benton, MT, assists those who served and their families. The home assists with VA paperwork, honor-guard requests, and scheduling at veterans cemeteries. On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.
Veteran-related services offered include traditional burial service, graveside services, cremation, memorial services, and online memorials. 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 and technology for memorial videos. 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 Montana State Veterans Cemetery - Fort Harrison in MT, approximately 114 miles from Benton Funeral Home. Benton Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Montana has approximately 100 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Benton Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Benton Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Benton Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (406) 622-3621, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Benton Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Benton Funeral Home is located at 1201 Front Street in Fort Benton, MT. You can reach the home at (406) 622-3621. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Benton Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Benton Funeral Home provides traditional burial service, graveside services, cremation, memorial services, pre-planning, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Benton Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Benton Funeral Home assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Traditional Burial Service
- · Graveside Services
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
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.