Carolina Memorial Crematory

Veteran services at Carolina Memorial Crematory

Carolina Memorial Crematory in North Charleston, SC supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "Sunset Memorial Funeral Home is a Level One Founding Community Partner, offering specialized veteran's memorial services and featuring a Veterans Wall of Honor within Sunset Memory Gardens to pay homage to those who served. They assist with Veterans Burials & Funerals." On-site amenities include interfaith chapel and reception space, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,330 for basic burial and $2,420 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, veterans memorial service, simple cremation, prepaid cremation property, and cemetery property. 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 interfaith chapel, cremation gardens, niches, granite-front niches, and glass-front niches. 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.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Beaufort National Cemetery in SC, approximately 51 miles from Carolina Memorial Crematory. Carolina Memorial Crematory can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

South Carolina has approximately 460 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Carolina Memorial Crematory is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Carolina Memorial Crematory apart

• 100% Service Guarantee: If any service detail does not meet expectations, that portion of the service will be refunded.
• Lifetime Flexibility: Prepaid plans can be changed or modified at any time.
• Relocation Protection: Prepaid plans are transferable to any qualifying Dignity Memorial provider more than 75 miles away in North America.
• Purchase Protection Plan: If the purchaser passes away before cemetery property is fully paid, the plan helps cover the remaining balance (up to $5,000, purchaser under 65).
• Family First Cost Protection: Provides no-cost funeral, cremation, and cemetery interment rights for unmarried children or grandchildren under 21 if the family has a cemetery plan or funeral package.
• Compassion Helpline®: Offers unlimited complimentary phone access to professional grief counselors for 13 months after services, with 3 months access for attendees.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Christian (Protestant denominations), Christian (Catholic), Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish, French Canadian.

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.