Veteran services at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home serves veteran families in Highland, KS with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Chapel Oaks Funeral Home provides professional care experts who guide families through all the benefits and services available for their veteran loved one. This includes assistance with navigating veteran benefits and ensuring appropriate honors." On-site amenities include reception space, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,472 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include veteran services, memorial services, burial, and cremation. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
Published pricing at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home: direct cremation from $1,995. That places direct cremation roughly 25% below the Kansas median ($2,647). 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 Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery in KS, approximately 39 miles from Chapel Oaks Funeral Home. Chapel Oaks Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Kansas has approximately 428 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Chapel Oaks Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
What does a funeral at Chapel Oaks Funeral Home cost for veteran families?
From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $1,995. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.
Where is Chapel Oaks Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home is located at 302 West Main Street in Highland, KS. You can reach the home at (785) 442-3590. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Chapel Oaks Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home provides pre-planning, veteran services, grief support, funeral services, memorial services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Chapel Oaks Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Chapel Oaks Funeral Home provides professional care experts who guide families through all the benefits and services available for their veteran loved one. This includes assistance with navigating veteran benefits and ensuring appropriate honors.
Which faith traditions does Chapel Oaks Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Christian, Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist, Mennonite families, among others.
What sets Chapel Oaks Funeral Home apart
- Personalized services tailored to reflect and celebrate each individual's life.
- Comprehensive resources for pre-planning final wishes.
- Specialized guidance and assistance for veteran benefits and services.
- Direct support with FEMA Funeral Assistance applications for COVID-19 related deaths, including help with documentation and receipts.
- Extensive online grief support library ('Griefwords Online Library') from the Center for Loss and Life Transition.
- Detailed guidance on funeral etiquette, including advice on attendance, attire, and supporting grieving families.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Kansas Board of Mortuary Arts
Specializations
- · Veteran Services
- · Grief Support
- · FEMA Funeral Assistance
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Christian, Lutheran, Catholic, Methodist, Mennonite, Baptist. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.