Veteran services at Colyer Funeral Home
Colyer Funeral Home is a funeral home in Torrington, WY that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Nebraska Veterans Cemetery at Alliance in NE, approximately 70 miles from Colyer Funeral Home. Colyer Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used Colyer Funeral Home. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“I recently attended a funeral of a very young friend and the way they prepared her or rather DIDN'T prepare her was an atrocity!!!! It makes me sick just thinking back on the careless way it was handled. She looked as though she had a full body bruise and she was in an awkward, unnatural position. She's always had thee most lovely, full and thick, beautiful hair and it looked like they had put a cheap wig on her! The makeup the slopped on was unnatural and ENTIRELY TRANSPARENT! I'm APPAULED for her legacy and her family! She wasn't ill, there was absolutely NO REASON for her to look as she did! AVOID this disservice being done to your loved ones!!!!”
“My father passed in January, 2024. He had made arrangements and paid for the funeral about 12 years prior to his passing. He made the arrangements through Colyer Funeral Home. Hunter at Colyer Funeral Home was outstanding to work with and made the arrangements very smooth. I could not recommend Colyer Funeral Home more. Thank you for the outstanding work during this difficult time.”
“Dear Stan and all the Staff, THANK-YOU for keeping me updated on the recent passing. AND for being their for me, when my husband Jack passed in 2012. Wishing One and All, A VERY BLESSED and Happy Christmas and a VERY Properous (sp) and BLESSED 2024. GOD BLESS, BE SAFE, SHOW KINDNESS, UNDERSTANDING and COMPASSION. BE HAPPY AND SMILE ☺.”
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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.
Begin Veteran Estate SettlementHow 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.