Veteran services at Chapman Funeral Home
For veterans in Clarence, IA, Chapman Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Chapman Funeral Home is proud to honor those who have sacrificed for the country, providing specialized services for veterans." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,495 for basic burial and $1,490 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include honoring veterans and cremation. 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 chapel and online memorial. 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 Rock Island National Cemetery in IL, approximately 37 miles from Chapman Funeral Home. Chapman Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Iowa has approximately 577 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Chapman Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Chapman Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Chapman Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (563) 452-3259, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Chapman Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Chapman Funeral Home is located at 311 5Th Avenue in Clarence, IA. You can reach the home at (563) 452-3259. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Chapman Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Chapman Funeral Home provides grief support, service options, honoring veterans, preplanning, cremation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Chapman Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Chapman Funeral Home is proud to honor those who have sacrificed for the country, providing specialized services for veterans.
Which faith traditions does Chapman Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Methodist, United Church of Christ, Presbyterian, Lutheran families, among others.
What sets Chapman Funeral Home apart
- Fourth-generation family business with Ben Chapman as a licensed funeral director since 2012, and Dan Chapman as owner and licensed funeral director since 1988.
- Offers a complete line of cemetery markers and monuments.
- Prepayment options protect against inflation and price changes, with funds held in a trust.
- Preplanned arrangements are easily transferable to any funeral home in the United States.
- Specialization in honoring veterans and their service.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Iowa Funeral Directors Association
- · National Funeral Directors Association
Specializations
- · Honoring Veterans
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Methodist, United Church of Christ, Presbyterian, Lutheran.
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.