Veteran services at Bernhardt Funeral Home
For veterans in Ellijay, GA, Bernhardt Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. The home assists with VA paperwork, honor-guard requests, and scheduling at veterans cemeteries.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Georgia National Cemetery in GA, approximately 34 miles from Bernhardt Funeral Home. Bernhardt Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Georgia has approximately 780 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Bernhardt Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Bernhardt Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Bernhardt Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (706) 635-4325, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Bernhardt Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Bernhardt Funeral Home is located at 163 River Street in Ellijay, GA. You can reach the home at (706) 635-4325. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Bernhardt Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Bernhardt 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.
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.