Veteran services at Cotton-Parker Funeral Home
For veterans in Jersey City, NJ, Cotton-Parker Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. The team handles VA burial allowances, honor-guard coordination, and national-cemetery scheduling.
The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is St. Albans National Cemetery in NY, about 16 miles from Cotton-Parker 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.
Cotton-Parker Funeral Home lists these traditions and communities: Lgbtq Affirming. Military funeral honors can be part of a religious service; tell the director the order you want.
We list about 647 funeral homes in New Jersey. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.
Frequently asked questions
Does Cotton-Parker Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Cotton-Parker Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request, so call (201) 433-1000 and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Cotton-Parker Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Cotton-Parker Funeral Home is located at 37 Clinton Avenue in Jersey City, NJ. You can reach the home at (201) 433-1000. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Cotton-Parker Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Cotton-Parker Funeral Home 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.
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.