Veteran services at Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home
For veterans in Abbeville, SC, Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home specializes in honoring all veterans, providing dedicated services to recognize their military service." On-site amenities include chandler chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $6,000 for basic burial and $1,895 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include online memorials, cremation services, cemetery services, and honoring veterans. 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 chandler chapel and online memorial platform. 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 M.J. Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery in SC, approximately 22 miles from Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home. Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home 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. Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (864) 366-8080, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home is located at 208 South Main Street in Abbeville, SC. You can reach the home at (864) 366-8080. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home provides online memorials, tribute videos, flower ordering, service details sharing, grief support emails, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home specializes in honoring all veterans, providing dedicated services to recognize their military service.
Which faith traditions does Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Methodist, Baptist, Congregational Holiness, Catholic, Pentecostal Holiness families, among others.
What sets Chandler-Jackson Funeral Home apart
- Comprehensive cremation, funeral, and cemetery services available in one location.
- Online memorial platform allowing for tribute videos, photo sharing, and guestbook entries.
- One year of free daily grief support emails provided to families.
- Specialization in honoring all veterans with dedicated services.
- Long-standing family involvement, with Laura Jean Chandler having over 50 years of continuous service in the funeral business.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Piedmont Tech. College Advisory Board of Mortuary Science
- · Abbeville Rotary Club
- · Abbeville Co. Memorial Hospital Foundation Board
- · Clinton Lodge #3 AFM
- · Hejaz Shrine Temple
- · First Citizens Bank of Abbeville Board of Directors
Specializations
- · Honoring All Veterans
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Methodist, Baptist, Congregational Holiness, Catholic, Pentecostal Holiness.
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.