Clifton Funeral Home

Veteran services at Clifton Funeral Home

For veterans in Clifton, TX, Clifton Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Clifton Funeral Home offers guidance on veterans' burial benefits and provides a downloadable eBook titled "What are My Burial Benefits as a Veteran?"." Published pricing lists a quoted rate 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 memorial service, cremation services, burial services, and online memorials. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

Published pricing at Clifton Funeral Home: direct cremation from $1,745. That places direct cremation roughly 13% below the Texas median ($1,995). 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 Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen in TX, approximately 53 miles from Clifton Funeral Home. Clifton Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Texas has approximately 1,496 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Clifton Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Clifton Funeral Home apart

• Long-standing local presence with roots dating back to 1915, now part of Higginbotham Funeral Home of Texas, established in 1881.
• Dedicated staff with deep community ties, including Managing Director Freddie Odom, who has 50 years in the industry and 42 years at Clifton Funeral Home.
• Specialized resources for children and grief, death away from home guidance, and veterans' burial benefits, including downloadable eBooks.
• Comprehensive online memorial features, including tribute videos, online flower ordering, and sharing service details.
• "Circle of Friends+" grief support program offering a year of weekly messages via text and email.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Lutheran, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Church of Christ, Catholic, Cowboy Church, Bible Church, United Church of Christ.

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.