Cunningham Turch Funeral Home

Veteran services at Cunningham Turch Funeral Home

Cunningham Turch Funeral Home serves veteran families in Alexandria, VA with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Cunningham Turch Funeral Home specializes in veteran services, including assistance with eligibility, scheduling, and conducting services at Arlington National Cemetery, which is less than five miles away. They offer a specific Veterans Package for burial or cremated-remains interment at Arlington. The funeral home provides care for loved ones for up to three months while awaiting interment. Veterans or their spouses can lie in state for an hour in the Heroes Rotunda or the Life Immersion Video Chapel before the procession to Arlington." On-site amenities include video immersion chapel, spacious reception rooms, and on-site parking lot, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $2,880 for basic burial and $3,070 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include veterans funeral services, arlington national cemetery services, cremation services, virginia sea burial, complete cremation service, and immediate cremation service. 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 video immersion 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 Cunningham Turch Funeral Home: direct cremation from $3,070 and basic burial from $6,395. That places direct cremation roughly 26% above the Virginia median ($2,435). 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 Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery in MD, approximately 13 miles from Cunningham Turch Funeral Home. Cunningham Turch Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Virginia has approximately 579 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Cunningham Turch Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Cunningham Turch Funeral Home apart

• Over 100 years of continuous family ownership and operation.
• On-site private crematory with certified technicians and a 10-Point 'Positive Identification' Process.
• Life Immersion Video Chapel for personalized visual tributes.
• Heroes Rotunda dedicated to honoring service members.
• Specialized expertise in veteran services, particularly for Arlington National Cemetery, located under five miles away.
• Offers a unique Harley Davidson Hearse for funeral processions.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic.

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.