Collier-Butler Funeral Home

Veteran services at Collier-Butler Funeral Home

Collier-Butler Funeral Home serves veteran families in Gadsden, AL with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Collier-Butler Funeral Home is a Level Four Founding Community Partner, actively supporting veterans and their families. They host annual community events honoring veterans and collaborate with local veterans' organizations to arrange memorial services that acknowledge military service and sacrifice." On-site amenities include on_site_chapel, reception_space, and ample_parking, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,815 for basic burial and $2,895 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs. The firm holds a 4.9-star Google rating from 108 reviews.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, green_burial, and ground_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 on_site_chapel. 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 Collier-Butler Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,650. That places direct cremation roughly 42% above the Alabama median ($1,870). 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 Alabama National Cemetery in AL, approximately 77 miles from Collier-Butler Funeral Home. Collier-Butler Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Collier-Butler Funeral Home holds a 4.9-star rating from 108 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.

Alabama has approximately 479 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Collier-Butler Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Collier-Butler Funeral Home apart

• 100% Service Guarantee: Should any service detail not meet expectations as promised, the funeral home commits to making it right, up to refunding that portion of the service.
• Lifetime Flexibility: Prepaid plans can be modified with new arrangements at any point in the future.
• Relocation Protection: Prepaid plans are transferable and honored by any qualifying Dignity Memorial provider across North America if a family moves more than 75 miles away.
• Purchase Protection Plan: For cemetery property, if the purchaser passes away before full payment (under 65 years, maximum $5,000 forgiven balance), the remaining balance due to the cemetery is covered.
• Family First Cost Protection: In the event of the loss of an unmarried child or grandchild under 21, funeral, cremation, and cemetery interment rights are covered up to the same level as the family's own plan, at no additional cost. (Not available in MD and NY).
• Compassion Helpline®: Families receive unlimited complimentary phone access to professional grief counselors for 13 months after services, with three months access for visitation attendees.

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Buddhism, Catholicism, Greek Orthodoxy, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Protestantism. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish, French Canadian.

What families have said

Cody's guidance keeps families at ease from arrangements through service; the home's work since 2005 reflects unchanged quality.

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.