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. The team handles VA burial allowances, honor-guard coordination, and national-cemetery scheduling. 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. On Google it averages 4.9 stars across 108 reviews.

The home lists these veteran-related services: cremation, burial, green_burial, and ground_burial. Ask the director which of them they arrange directly.

Facilities on site include on_site_chapel.

Published pricing at Collier-Butler Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,650. That places direct cremation roughly 42% above the Alabama median ($1,870). If the veteran qualifies for a VA burial allowance, the family claims it with VA Form 21P-530EZ. Ask whether the home will help you file it.

The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is Alabama National Cemetery in AL, about 77 miles from Collier-Butler Funeral Home. For a burial in a VA national cemetery, the funeral home or the family calls the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.

Collier-Butler Funeral Home has a 4.9-star rating from 108 Google reviews.

We list about 479 funeral homes in Alabama. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.

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 and cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations and specialties

Religious traditions and languages

Religious traditions served: 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 to request military funeral honors

By law (10 U.S.C. § 1491), an eligible veteran's funeral can include, on request, an honors detail of at least two service members who fold and present the U.S. flag to the family and play Taps. The funeral director usually makes the request and will need the veteran's DD214 or other discharge papers.

VA suggests asking at least 48 to 72 hours before the service. More on what honors include and how to request them.