Veteran services at Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc.
Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc., located in Maynardville, TN, assists those who served and their families. Staff help families secure VA burial benefits, request military honors, and coordinate with national or state veterans cemeteries. Published pricing lists $3,495 for basic burial and $995 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, graveside service, and memorial service. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
Published pricing at Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc.: direct cremation from $995. That places direct cremation roughly 47% below the Tennessee median ($1,865). 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 East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery - Gov. John Sevier Hwy in TN, approximately 21 miles from Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc.. Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc. can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Tennessee has approximately 641 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc. is among them.
Frequently asked questions
What does a funeral at Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc. cost for veteran families?
From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $995. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.
Where is Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc. located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc. is located at 220 Highway 61E in Maynardville, TN. You can reach the home at (865) 992-5456. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc. offer veteran families?
Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc. provides immediate need, obituaries & tributes, pre-arrangement process, send flowers, cremation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc. help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Cooke-Campbell Mortuary, Inc. assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
- · Graveside Service
Cremation
- · Cremation
- · Ash Scattering
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · National Funeral Directors Association
- · Tennessee Funeral Directors Association
- · J.C. Baker Lodge 720
Specializations
- · Cremation Experts
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.