Cotner Funeral Home

Veteran services at Cotner Funeral Home

Cotner Funeral Home, located in Reynoldsburg, OH, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Cotner Funeral Home offers comprehensive veterans' services, including assistance with Social Security Benefits, securing Veterans Headstones, and obtaining Veterans Burial Flags." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,975 for basic burial and $1,475 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include veterans services, burial, cremation, memorial service, veterans headstones, and veterans burial flags. 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 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 Cotner Funeral Home: direct cremation from $1,475. That places direct cremation roughly 28% below the Ohio median ($2,050). 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 Dayton National Cemetery in OH, approximately 79 miles from Cotner Funeral Home. Cotner Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Ohio has approximately 1,266 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Cotner Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What does a funeral at Cotner Funeral Home cost for veteran families?

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $1,475. 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 Cotner Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Cotner Funeral Home is located at 7369 East Main Street in Reynoldsburg, OH. You can reach the home at (614) 866-6318. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Cotner Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Cotner Funeral Home provides pre-arrangements, grief support, veterans services, burial, cremation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Cotner Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Cotner Funeral Home offers comprehensive veterans' services, including assistance with Social Security Benefits, securing Veterans Headstones, and obtaining Veterans Burial Flags.

Which faith traditions does Cotner Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Nazarene, Presbyterian, Grace Brethren families, among others.

What sets Cotner Funeral Home apart

The facility is comprised of four separate homes built in the early 1900s and skillfully joined together.
A member of the Cotner family has continuously resided on the premises since its founding in 1972.
Offers a specialized Nepali Community Liaison to assist specific cultural needs.
Provides a year of daily grief support messages via email.
Actively involved in local community events and organizations, including supporting local schools and historical preservation.

Military & veteran services offered

★Veterans Services

★Memorial Service

★Veterans Headstones

★Veterans Burial Flags

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Funeral Home

· Chapel

· Viewing Rooms

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Reynoldsburg Chamber of Commerce
· Reynoldsburg-Pickerington Rotary Club
· Reynoldsburg Free and Accepted Masons
· Reynoldsburg Church of the Nazarene
· National Federation of Independent Business
· Ohio Funeral Directors Association
· Ohio Embalmers Association
· National Funeral Directors Association

Specializations

· Veterans Services
· Nepali Community Liaison
· Pre-Planning

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Nazarene, Presbyterian, Grace Brethren. Languages spoken at the home: Nepali.

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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.

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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.