Veteran services at Cannon Funeral Home Services
Cannon Funeral Home Services in Chicago, IL supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. The home assists with VA paperwork, honor-guard requests, and scheduling at veterans cemeteries.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Fort Sheridan National Cemetery in IL, approximately 26 miles from Cannon Funeral Home Services. Cannon Funeral Home Services can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Illinois has approximately 1,192 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Cannon Funeral Home Services is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Cannon Funeral Home Services publish funeral prices?
Cannon Funeral Home Services has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — ask the home directly, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Cannon Funeral Home Services located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Cannon Funeral Home Services is located at 47 W. Polk Street 271 in Chicago, IL. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Cannon Funeral Home Services help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Cannon Funeral Home Services assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
EverSettled · After the Veteran Funeral
The veteran's spouse may qualify for VA Dependency & Indemnity Compensation.
DIC is a tax-free monthly benefit for surviving spouses, dependent children, and (in some cases) parents of veterans whose death is service-connected. EverSettled walks veteran families through DIC eligibility, survivor pension, life-insurance claims, probate, and the federal-account paperwork that follows.
Begin Veteran Estate SettlementHow 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.