Crespo Funeral Home - Broadway

Veteran services at Crespo Funeral Home - Broadway

For veterans in Houston, TX, Crespo Funeral Home - Broadway coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "The funeral home offers Veterans Planning and can assist with Military Funeral Honors." On-site amenities include flexible chapel space, large-capacity chapel (up to 250), and large reception area, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,645 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, and veterans planning. 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 flexible chapel space, large-capacity chapel (up to 250), and gardens. 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.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Houston National Cemetery in TX, approximately 19 miles from Crespo Funeral Home - Broadway. Crespo Funeral Home - Broadway can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Texas has approximately 1,496 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Crespo Funeral Home - Broadway is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Crespo Funeral Home - Broadway apart

• Specialization in Multicultural Funerals and Hispanic Funeral Traditions, including Latin music selections and ritual washing.
• Large-capacity chapel accommodating up to 275 guests, providing ample space for gatherings.
• Affiliation with the Dignity Memorial network, offering exclusive benefits like relocation protection and a 24-hour grief management helpline.
• Comprehensive service offerings including event planning, funeral service video production, catered events, police escort, and black car service.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic Funeral Traditions, Hispanic Funeral Traditions, Asian Funeral Traditions, Buddhist Funeral Traditions, Hindu Funeral Traditions, Muslim Funeral Traditions, Christian Funeral Traditions, Jewish Funeral Traditions. Languages spoken at the home: Spanish/Español.

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.