Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc.

Veteran services at Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc.

Veteran families in Dighton, KS can turn to Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc. for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Garnand Funeral Homes offers specific services for honoring veterans, including staff members like Darin Bradstreet who plays TAPS for civic events and veteran's funeral honors. They also provide resources related to veterans' benefits." On-site amenities include intimate chapels, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.

Veteran-related services offered include traditional burial, cremation, honoring veterans, and green burial. 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 intimate chapels. 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 Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc.: direct cremation from $3,634. That places direct cremation roughly 37% above the Kansas median ($2,647). 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 Kansas Veterans Cemetery at WaKeeney in KS, approximately 49 miles from Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc.. Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc. can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Kansas has approximately 428 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc. is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What does a funeral at Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc. cost for veteran families?

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $3,634. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.

Where is Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc. located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc. is located at 145 North Wichita in Dighton, KS. You can reach the home at (620) 397-5792. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc. offer veteran families?

Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc. provides traditional burial, cremation, honoring veterans, personalization, green burial, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc. help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Garnand Funeral Homes offers specific services for honoring veterans, including staff members like Darin Bradstreet who plays TAPS for civic events and veteran's funeral honors. They also provide resources related to veterans' benefits.

Which faith traditions does Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc. accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Christian (various denominations), Interfaith families, among others.

What sets Boomhower Funeral Home, Inc. apart

Over a century of continuous service in Southwest Kansas, established in 1918.
Staff members, like Darin Bradstreet, personally play TAPS for veteran's funeral honors.
Bilingual services available with Spanish-speaking staff members (Consuelo "Sway" Sandoval and Jerrico Peoples).
Facilities designed with 'living-room-like arrangement rooms' and 'intimate chapels' for comfort.
Offers online preplanning and a comprehensive planning checklist.
Interfaith, non-denominational ministers on-call for any service type.

Military & veteran services offered

★Honoring Veterans

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Traditional Burial
· Green Burial

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Arrangement Rooms

· Intimate Chapels

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Kansas State Board of Mortuary Arts
· National Funeral Directors Association
· Kansas Funeral Directors Association

Specializations

· Honoring Veterans
· Green Burial
· Bilingual Services (Spanish)

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Christian (various denominations), Interfaith. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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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.