Christians Funeral Home

Veteran services at Christians Funeral Home

For veterans in Lindsborg, KS, Christians Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Crick-Christians Funeral Home provides comprehensive veteran services, including coordinating military funeral honors (flag presentation, Taps, three-volley salute, flag draping, final salute) and assisting families with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits. These benefits can include Presidential Memorial Certificates, headstones/markers, memorial plots, burial in a VA national cemetery, and potential reimbursement of burial expenses. Eligibility is verified via DD-214 discharge papers." Published pricing lists $2,895 for basic burial and $1,595 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include honoring veterans, burial, and cremation. 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 Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort Riley / Manhattan in KS, approximately 66 miles from Christians Funeral Home. Christians 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. Christians Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Christians Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

Christians Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (785) 227-2400, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Christians Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Christians Funeral Home is located at 103 North Washington St. in Lindsborg, KS. You can reach the home at (785) 227-2400. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Christians Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Christians Funeral Home provides preplanning, monuments, urns & keepsakes, service options, personalization, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Christians Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Crick-Christians Funeral Home provides comprehensive veteran services, including coordinating military funeral honors (flag presentation, Taps, three-volley salute, flag draping, final salute) and assisting families with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits. These benefits can include Presidential Memorial Certificates, headstones/markers, memorial plots, burial in a VA national cemetery, and potential reimbursement of burial expenses. Eligibility is verified via DD-214 discharge papers.

Which faith traditions does Christians Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Lutheran, Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Evangelical Covenant families, among others.

What sets Christians Funeral Home apart

Over a century of continuous operation in the Smoky Valley Community, with original funeral records dating back to 1907 in Lindsborg and 1915 in Marquette.
The Lindsborg facility is housed in a historic residence built in 1885, maintaining a connection to the town's heritage.
Offers green burial options for environmentally conscious individuals.
Provides a 10% savings on select services and merchandise for those who pre-plan, with prepayments held in a trust fund to protect against inflation.
Specialized assistance for veterans' funeral honors and navigating U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs benefits.
Multiple locations across Lindsborg, La Crosse, and Great Bend, Kansas, providing broader regional access.

Military & veteran services offered

★Honoring Veterans

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial

Cremation

· Urns & Keepsakes
· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Three Locations

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Kansas Funeral Directors Association

Specializations

· Honoring Veterans

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Lutheran, Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Evangelical Covenant.

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.

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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.