Veteran services at Crestlawn Memorial Gardens
Veteran families in Marriottsville, MD can turn to Crestlawn Memorial Gardens for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Crestlawn Memorial Gardens features a dedicated Veterans cemetery section and offers specialized planning for veterans' funeral services, including military funeral honors." On-site amenities include chapel and reception room, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.
Veteran-related services offered include traditional burial, cremation, cremation niches, cremation gardens, cemetery flower arrangement delivery, 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 chapel, cremation gardens, columbarium, gardens, and veterans cemetery section. 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 Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery in MD, approximately 10 miles from Crestlawn Memorial Gardens. Crestlawn Memorial Gardens can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Maryland has approximately 313 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Crestlawn Memorial Gardens is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Crestlawn Memorial Gardens publish funeral prices?
Crestlawn Memorial Gardens has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (410) 442-5700, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Crestlawn Memorial Gardens located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Crestlawn Memorial Gardens is located at 2150 Mount View Road in Marriottsville, MD. You can reach the home at (410) 442-5700. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Crestlawn Memorial Gardens offer veteran families?
Crestlawn Memorial Gardens provides traditional burial, lawn crypts, mausoleum crypts, family estates, cremation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Crestlawn Memorial Gardens help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Crestlawn Memorial Gardens features a dedicated Veterans cemetery section and offers specialized planning for veterans' funeral services, including military funeral honors.
Which faith traditions does Crestlawn Memorial Gardens accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Asian Funeral Traditions, Buddhist Funeral Traditions, Catholic Funeral Traditions, Hispanic Funeral Traditions, Hindu Funeral Traditions families, among others.
What sets Crestlawn Memorial Gardens apart
- 110-acre property with 37 acres developed, allowing for future expansion.
- Offers a variety of burial options including traditional ground burials, lawn crypts, mausoleum crypts, and customizable family estates with features like stained glass and landscaping.
- Provides diverse cremation options, including cremation niches, cremation gardens, and mail delivery of ashes.
- Features a dedicated Veterans cemetery section and military funeral honors planning.
- Offers unique amenities such as catered events, in-home visitations, and cemetery flower arrangement delivery.
- Provides comprehensive support services including pre-planning, grief support, death certificate filing, permit securing, death insurance claims assistance, and Social Security survivors benefits information.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Traditional Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation
- · Cremation Niches
- · Cremation Gardens
- · Mail Delivery Of Ashes
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Religious & Cultural Funeral Services
- · Veterans Funeral Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Asian Funeral Traditions, Buddhist Funeral Traditions, Catholic Funeral Traditions, Hispanic Funeral Traditions, Hindu Funeral Traditions, Muslim Funeral Traditions, Christian Funeral Traditions, Jewish Funeral Traditions, Black Funeral Traditions, Qingming Festival, Chung Yeung Festival, Día de los Muertos. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.
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.