Blount & Clurry Funeral Home - Carrollwood

Veteran services at Blount & Clurry Funeral Home - Carrollwood

Blount & Clurry Funeral Home - Carrollwood, located in Tampa, FL, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Blount & Curry Funeral Home-Carrollwood specializes in military funerals and offers resources for veterans planning, including information on military funeral honors." On-site amenities include large-capacity chapel, flexible chapel space, and reception room, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,295 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, military funerals, and cremation remembrance jewelry. 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 large-capacity chapel, flexible chapel space, gardens, tampa chapel, and magnolia 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.

Published pricing at Blount & Clurry Funeral Home - Carrollwood: direct cremation from $2,150. That places direct cremation roughly 35% above the Florida median ($1,595). 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 Bay Pines National Cemetery in FL, approximately 26 miles from Blount & Clurry Funeral Home - Carrollwood. Blount & Clurry Funeral Home - Carrollwood 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. Blount & Clurry Funeral Home - Carrollwood is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Blount & Clurry Funeral Home - Carrollwood apart

• Bilingual staff (English and Spanish) to serve diverse families.
• Specialization in military and multicultural funerals, accommodating various faith traditions.
• Comprehensive event planning and catering services available on-site, including customized menus and live music.
• Modern facilities with flexible event spaces, large-capacity chapel, and a dedicated Celebration of Life center.
• Offers unique cremation remembrance options like jewelry, home/mail delivery of ashes, and scattering assistance.
• Part of the Dignity Memorial network, providing a broad range of resources and a service guarantee.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: All Faith Traditions, Asian Funeral Traditions, Buddhist Funeral Traditions, Catholic Funeral Traditions, Hispanic Funeral Traditions, Hindu Funeral Traditions, Jewish Funeral Traditions, Muslim Funeral Traditions, Protestant Funeral Traditions. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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.