Brown-Dawson-Flick Funeral Home

Veteran services at Brown-Dawson-Flick Funeral Home

For veterans in Hamilton, OH, Brown-Dawson-Flick Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Brown-Dawson Flick Funeral Home offers specialized veteran services, assisting families in securing benefits and providing services that honor those who have served the country. Funeral Director Assistant Phillip Stines is an active member of AMVETS Post 1983. Michael Gedert, a Licensed Funeral Director, has over three decades of involvement with Disaster Mortuary Response on state and federal levels, including responses to the World Trade Center and Hurricane Katrina." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $2,655 for basic burial and $2,285 for direct cremation. The non-declinable service fee is $2,195. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, green burial, veteran services, memorial service, and graveside service. 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 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 Brown-Dawson-Flick Funeral Home: direct cremation from $1,383. That places direct cremation roughly 33% below the Ohio median ($2,050). 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 Dayton National Cemetery in OH, approximately 29 miles from Brown-Dawson-Flick Funeral Home. Brown-Dawson-Flick Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Ohio has approximately 1,266 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Brown-Dawson-Flick Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Brown-Dawson-Flick Funeral Home apart

• Offers green burial options, emphasizing environmental sustainability.
• Provides specialized staff with certifications such as Certified Funeral Celebrant, Death Doula, and Fellow in Thanatology.
• Staff members have extensive experience, including over 30 years in Disaster Mortuary Response.
• Offers personalization options including tribute videos, online memorials, and live webcasting of services.
• Has two convenient locations in Hamilton, Ohio, including a facility on the West side.
• Long-standing family history in the community, with roots dating back to the 1920s.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Non-Denominational Christian, Baptist, Catholic. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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.