Veteran services at Cox Funeral Home Manchester
Cox Funeral Home Manchester is a funeral home in Manchester, GA that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
Published pricing at Cox Funeral Home Manchester: direct cremation from $2,885. 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 Fort Mitchell National Cemetery in AL, approximately 44 miles from Cox Funeral Home Manchester. Cox Funeral Home Manchester can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Cox Funeral Home Manchester holds a 4.1-star rating from 10 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used Cox Funeral Home Manchester. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“Sgt. Terry T. Jordan was eulagized. There 3 yrs ago and everything was beautiful . Terry was my husband 34 yrs and my children's Dad. We divorced in 2010 but he remained my best friend. Thank you for a very well planned and blessed service. At a time like this it helps so much have ppl that is known by the family to take care of the person that is so loved. Thank you for that!”
“We have used Cox Funeral Home for my grandfather and most recently my mother's passing, and they have always been very professional and easy to work with.”
“Very nice and respectful people. Have used them several times over the years. Very caring at the most sad times.”
“The staff at Cox Funeral Home went above and beyond for my family.”
“These rude people don’t even have the respect to let a family clear from under the tents before they start breaking the set up down”
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.