Christian Sells Funeral Home

Veteran services at Christian Sells Funeral Home

Christian Sells Funeral Home, located in Rogersville, TN, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Christian-Sells Funeral Home provides comprehensive support for honoring veterans. This includes traditional military funeral honors such as the folding and presentation of the American flag to the next of kin, and the playing of Taps by a bugler or recording. These honors are performed by an honor guard detail with at least two Armed Forces members, one representing the veteran's branch of service. Additional honors can include draping the U.S. flag over the casket, a three-volley rifle salute, and a final gravesite salute. The funeral home also assists families in contacting the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to access benefits. These benefits may include headstones and markers for eligible veterans and dependents, Presidential Memorial Certificates, memorial plots in national cemeteries (or headstones for plots elsewhere), burial in a national cemetery (including gravesite, opening/closing, grave box, and perpetual care), and information on potential burial expense reimbursements. Eligibility for military funeral honors is verified by the veteran’s DD-214 discharge papers, covering active duty members, Selected Reserve members, and former military members discharged under honorable conditions." Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,195 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include burial services, cremation services, green burial services, and veteran services. 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 Mountain Home National Cemetery in TN, approximately 33 miles from Christian Sells Funeral Home. Christian Sells Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Tennessee has approximately 641 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Christian Sells Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Christian Sells Funeral Home apart

• Comprehensive Green Burial Services for environmentally conscious families.
• Specialized Pet Services, including burial, private cremation, and memorial keepsakes.
• Extensive Veteran Services, assisting with military honors and navigating benefits.
• Wide range of Personalization Products, including custom stationery, memorial videos, keepsake candles, and diverse casket and vault selections.
• Locally owned and operated by Chris Christian and James Sells since 2001.
• Staff members are actively involved in multiple local Rogersville churches, demonstrating deep community ties.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist (Southern Baptist, Primitive Baptist, Missionary Baptist), Presbyterian, Protestant (General/Non-denominational). 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.