Veteran services at Davis Funeral Home, LLC
Davis Funeral Home, LLC serves veteran families in Nashua, NH with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Davis Funeral Home provides comprehensive military funeral services, ensuring veterans receive the honors they deserve. They assist families in determining eligibility for military death benefits, which can include a gravesite at a VA National Cemetery or state veteran cemetery, a headstone, marker, or medallion, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate. The funeral home coordinates military funeral honors, which, at a minimum, include an honor guard detail, the folding and presentation of the American flag to the next of kin, and the playing of Taps. They also help families obtain the necessary DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) and can facilitate additional honors such as horse-drawn limbers, aerial flyovers, and gun salutes based on the veteran's rank." On-site amenities include off-street parking, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,850 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include burial services, direct cremation, memorial service, military funeral services, veteran benefits, and online memorials. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Massachusetts State Veterans Cemetery - Winchendon in MA, approximately 28 miles from Davis Funeral Home, LLC. Davis Funeral Home, LLC can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
New Hampshire has approximately 108 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Davis Funeral Home, LLC is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Davis Funeral Home, LLC publish funeral prices?
Davis Funeral Home, LLC has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (603) 883-3401, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Davis Funeral Home, LLC located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Davis Funeral Home, LLC is located at 1 Lock Street in Nashua, NH. You can reach the home at (603) 883-3401. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Davis Funeral Home, LLC offer veteran families?
Davis Funeral Home, LLC provides burial services, traditional funeral services, direct cremation, memorial service, exhumation services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Davis Funeral Home, LLC help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Davis Funeral Home provides comprehensive military funeral services, ensuring veterans receive the honors they deserve. They assist families in determining eligibility for military death benefits, which can include a gravesite at a VA National Cemetery or state veteran cemetery, a headstone, marker, or medallion, and a Presidential Memorial Certificate. The funeral home coordinates military funeral honors, which, at a minimum, include an honor guard detail, the folding and presentation of the American flag to the next of kin, and the playing of Taps. They also help families obtain the necessary DD Form 214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) and can facilitate additional honors such as horse-drawn limbers, aerial flyovers, and gun salutes based on the veteran's rank.
Which faith traditions does Davis Funeral Home, LLC accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Christian (various denominations, including Catholic and UCC), Jewish families, among others.
What sets Davis Funeral Home, LLC apart
- Operating continuously since 1842, making it one of the oldest funeral homes in New Hampshire.
- Specialization in complex Exhumation Services, handling legal and logistical requirements for removal and re-interment, cremation, or repatriation of remains.
- Extensive experience with Repatriation Services, managing international transfers of deceased persons with awareness of country-specific documentation and permits.
- Dedicated Military Funeral Services, assisting families with veteran death benefits, military honors, flag folding, and the playing of Taps.
- Located in the historic Isaac Marshall House, offering a distinctive and established facility.
- Offers notary services for advance directives, providing practical assistance with legal planning documents.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial Services
- · Graveside Service
Cremation
- · Direct Cremation
- · Ash Scattering Ceremonies
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · National Funeral Directors Association
- · New Hampshire Funeral Directors Association
- · Nashua Rotary Club
Specializations
- · Exhumation Services
- · Repatriation Services
- · Military Funeral Services
- · Ash Scattering Ceremonies
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Christian (various denominations, including Catholic and UCC), Jewish. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.