Veteran services at Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax
Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax, located in Fairfax, VA, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Demaine Funeral Home – Fairfax is experienced in arranging and conducting military funerals and offers specific resources for veterans planning." On-site amenities include chapel and ample parking, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $3,295 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, veterans services, 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. 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 National Memorial Cemetery at Quantico in VA, approximately 20 miles from Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax. Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax 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. Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax publish funeral prices?
Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (703) 385-1110, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax is located at 10565 Main Street in Fairfax, VA. You can reach the home at (703) 385-1110. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax offer veteran families?
Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax provides pre-planning, grief support, celebration of life, funeral service, cremation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Demaine Funeral Home – Fairfax is experienced in arranging and conducting military funerals and offers specific resources for veterans planning.
Which faith traditions does Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax 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 Demaine Funeral Home - Fairfax apart
- Attention to detail like no other. GUARANTEED.
- 100% Service Guarantee for all aspects of service.
- Lifetime Flexibility for prepaid plans, allowing changes.
- Relocation Protection for prepaid plans, transferable across Dignity Memorial network.
- Experienced in arranging military funerals.
- Specialization in multicultural funerals and international return of loved ones.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Crematory
- · Funeral Home
- · Mortuary
Specializations
- · Multicultural Funerals
- · Military Funerals
- · International Return of Loved Ones
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. 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.