Davison-Fulton-Woolsey Funeral Home

Veteran services at Davison-Fulton-Woolsey Funeral Home

For veterans in Glasford, IL, Davison-Fulton-Woolsey Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Davison-Fulton Woodland Chapel is a Level Four Founding Community Partner with We Honor Veterans, equipped to provide specialized care for veterans and their families. They host annual community events honoring veterans and collaborate with local veterans organizations. The on-site Parkview Cemetery features a Garden of Freedom with a veterans memorial displaying flags from all five U.S. military branches, and a Vietnam Garden." On-site amenities include chapel and reception space, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,000 for basic burial and $3,230 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation remembrance jewelry, cremation, veteran services, burial, and memorial keepsakes. 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 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.

Published pricing at Davison-Fulton-Woolsey Funeral Home: direct cremation from $1,750. That places direct cremation roughly 30% below the Illinois median ($2,495). 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 Camp Butler National Cemetery in IL, approximately 51 miles from Davison-Fulton-Woolsey Funeral Home. Davison-Fulton-Woolsey Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Illinois has approximately 1,192 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Davison-Fulton-Woolsey Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Davison-Fulton-Woolsey Funeral Home apart

• Offers a "100% service guarantee" for all details of their service.
• Ability to arrange highly personalized celebrations of life, including unique events like a procession of wreckers or a Ferris wheel.
• On-site Parkview Cemetery offering diverse burial and cremation memorialization options, including a dedicated veterans section.
• Extensive catering services with customizable menus, including the option to incorporate family recipes.
• Affiliation with the Dignity Memorial Network, providing unique benefits such as Relocation Protection, Family First Cost Coverage, Purchase Protection Plan, and Lifetime Flexibility for pre-arranged plans.
• Provides Celestis Memorial Spaceflight services for cremation ashes.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

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.

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.