Veteran services at Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services
Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services serves veteran families in Greenwood, SC with military funeral planning. In its own description, the home mentions government headstones. On-site amenities include in-house chapel crematory and chapel mausoleum, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $3,817 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
The home lists these veteran-related services: cremation services, honoring veterans, mausoleum cremation niches, and traditional burials. Ask the director which of them they arrange directly.
Facilities on site include in-house chapel crematory, oakbrook memorial park, and chapel mausoleum.
The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is M.J. Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery in SC, about 30 miles from Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services. For a burial in a VA national cemetery, the funeral home or the family calls the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.
We list about 460 funeral homes in South Carolina. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.
Frequently asked questions
Does Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services publish funeral prices?
Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request, so call (864) 223-2223 and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services is located at 1425 Montague Avenue in Greenwood, SC. You can reach the home at (864) 223-2223. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services offer veteran families?
Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services provides full range of services, cremation services, funeral services, honoring veterans, mausoleum cremation niches, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services help veterans with VA burial benefits?
In its own description of its veteran services, Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services mentions government headstones. Ask the home how VA burial benefits apply to your family.
Which faith traditions does Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal Holiness, Episcopal families, among others.
What sets Blyth Funeral Home & Cremation Services apart
- Oldest continuously operating business in Greenwood County, established 1884.
- Pioneered state-of-the-art embalming techniques in South Carolina.
- Built the first motorized hearse in South Carolina (1916 Ford Model T).
- First full-service facility in Greenwood specifically built as a funeral home (1977).
- Greenwood's only in-house chapel crematory.
- Exclusive Thirteen Folds Provider for veterans.
Military and veteran services listed
Burial and cremation services
Burial
- · Traditional Burials
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
- · Mausoleum Cremation Niches
On-site facilities
Affiliations and specialties
Industry affiliations
- · Selected Independent Funeral Homes
Specialties
- · Thirteen Folds Provider
Religious traditions and languages
Religious traditions served: Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Pentecostal Holiness, Episcopal. Languages spoken at the home: English.
How to request military funeral honors
By law (10 U.S.C. § 1491), an eligible veteran's funeral can include, on request, an honors detail of at least two service members who fold and present the U.S. flag to the family and play Taps. The funeral director usually makes the request and will need the veteran's DD214 or other discharge papers.
VA suggests asking at least 48 to 72 hours before the service. More on what honors include and how to request them.