Veteran services at Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services serves veteran families in Homer City, PA with military funeral planning. In its own description, the home mentions VA benefits paperwork. On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $6,575 for basic burial and $3,640 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
The home lists these veteran-related services: traditional burial, cremation, earth burial, and graveside lettering. Ask the director which of them they arrange directly.
Facilities on site include on-site chapel.
The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is National Cemetery of the Alleghenies in PA, about 58 miles from Bowser Funeral Home and 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 1,623 funeral homes in Pennsylvania. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.
Frequently asked questions
Does Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services publish funeral prices?
Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request, so call (724) 479-9422 and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services is located at 4606 Old Us 119 Highway South in Homer City, PA. You can reach the home at (724) 479-9422. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services offer veteran families?
Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services provides grief support, preplanning, traditional burial, cremation, earth burial, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services help veterans with VA burial benefits?
In its own description of its veteran services, Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services mentions VA benefits paperwork. Ask the home how VA burial benefits apply to your family.
Which faith traditions does Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Byzantine Catholic, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan Methodist, United Methodist, Lutheran families, among others.
What sets Bowser Funeral Home and Cremation Services apart
- Dedicated children's lounge on-site
- Therapy dog, Sonny, in training to provide comfort
- Certified Pre-need Consultant who is also a licensed insurance agent, offering pre-financing options to lock in costs
- In-house Monument Designer for personalized memorials and graveside lettering
- Staff members with deep community ties, such as a funeral director who is a PIAA referee and a lifetime fire company member
- Extensive online grief resources, including specific guidance for children and teens
Burial and cremation services
Burial
- · Traditional Burial
- · Earth Burial
- · Graveside Lettering
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Religious traditions and languages
Religious traditions served: Byzantine Catholic, Roman Catholic, Wesleyan Methodist, United Methodist, Lutheran, Christian & Missionary Alliance, Nazarene, Presbyterian, Baptist.
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.