Chas E. Davis Funeral Home Funeral Home and Crematory

Veteran services at Chas E. Davis Funeral Home Funeral Home and Crematory

For veterans in Inverness, FL, Chas E. Davis Funeral Home Funeral Home and Crematory coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Chas. E. Davis Funeral Home specializes in assisting veterans and their families with benefits. They provide guidance on Social Security death benefits and veteran-specific financial payments for those injured in service, who died on active duty, or in a VA hospital/nursing home. They facilitate arrangements for burial at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, which offers free graves, grave opening and closing, markers, and cement burial liners for honorably discharged veterans and their spouses. The funeral home assists with the necessary honorable discharge documentation." On-site amenities include two chapels, hallway to chapel a, and chapel a, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,155 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include earth burial, cremation, traditional funeral ceremony with burial, traditional funeral ceremony with cremation, cremation memorial service, and immediate burial. 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 two chapels, hallway to chapel a, and chapel a. 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.

Published pricing at Chas E. Davis Funeral Home Funeral Home and Crematory: direct cremation from $1,095 and basic burial from $3,675. That places direct cremation roughly 31% below the Florida median ($1,595). 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 Florida National Cemetery in FL, approximately 15 miles from Chas E. Davis Funeral Home Funeral Home and Crematory. Chas E. Davis Funeral Home Funeral Home and Crematory can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Florida has approximately 1,014 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Chas E. Davis Funeral Home Funeral Home and Crematory is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Chas E. Davis Funeral Home Funeral Home and Crematory apart

• On-site crematory for streamlined cremation services.
• Two chapels and four visitation rooms within an 11,000+ square foot facility.
• Four licensed funeral directors and embalmers on staff, ensuring professional expertise.
• Deep community involvement through various local service and fraternal organizations.
• Historical elements integrated into the facility, such as a fireplace built with bricks from the old Citrus High School and original artwork by the founder's mother.
• Specialization in veteran benefits and close collaboration with Florida National Cemetery.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Jewish, Protestant/General Christian. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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.