Veteran services at Casey Funeral Home & Cremations
Veteran families in Princeton, NC can turn to Casey Funeral Home & Cremations for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Casey Funeral Home & Cremations offers military services as part of their comprehensive funeral offerings." Published pricing lists $3,995 for basic burial and $1,095 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include memorial services, graveside ceremonies, military services, basic cremation options, and full service cremation options. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in NC, approximately 16 miles from Casey Funeral Home & Cremations. Casey Funeral Home & Cremations can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
North Carolina has approximately 845 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Casey Funeral Home & Cremations is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Casey Funeral Home & Cremations publish funeral prices?
Casey Funeral Home & Cremations has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (919) 936-8801, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Casey Funeral Home & Cremations located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Casey Funeral Home & Cremations is located at 105 East 1St Street in Princeton, NC. You can reach the home at (919) 936-8801. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Casey Funeral Home & Cremations offer veteran families?
Casey Funeral Home & Cremations provides traditional funerals, memorial services, graveside ceremonies, military services, basic cremation options, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Casey Funeral Home & Cremations help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Casey Funeral Home & Cremations offers military services as part of their comprehensive funeral offerings.
What sets Casey Funeral Home & Cremations apart
- Deep roots in the Princeton community, growing alongside the families they serve.
- Personalized assistance to create meaningful services that reflect individual lives and traditions.
- Extensive online Grief Library with articles from Dr. Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D., offering support for adults, children, and teenagers.
- Comprehensive preplanning resources to help individuals make informed decisions and ease future burdens on loved ones.
- Handicapped accessible facilities designed for comfort and to accommodate gatherings of any size.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Graveside Ceremonies
Cremation
- · Basic Cremation Options
- · Full Service Cremation Options
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Burial
- · Cremation
- · Pet Services
- · Veteran Services
- · Green Cremation
- · Low Cost Cremation
- · Alkaline Hydrolysis
- · Direct Burial
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.