Veteran services at Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc.
For veterans in Moncks Corner, SC, Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc. coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Dial-Murray Funeral Home provides detailed information on veteran benefits, including eligibility for burial allowances, military funeral honors (flag, grave marker, two service persons for flag folding and Taps, with full military honors for retired veterans or honorably discharged Marines if personnel are available), and national cemetery benefits for honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, and dependent children (burial space, marker, government grave liner, opening/closing of plot, Presidential Memorial Certificate, perpetual care)." On-site amenities include chapel, additional parking, and st. stephen chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,875 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include simple cremation, memorial service, and veteran's benefits assistance. 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 st. stephen 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 Beaufort National Cemetery in SC, approximately 65 miles from Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc.. Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc. can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
South Carolina has approximately 460 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc. is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc. publish funeral prices?
Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc. has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (843) 761-8027, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc. located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc. is located at 300 West Main St. in Moncks Corner, SC. You can reach the home at (843) 761-8027. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc. offer veteran families?
Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc. provides simple cremation, funeral service, memorial service, pre-planning, grief support, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc. help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Dial-Murray Funeral Home provides detailed information on veteran benefits, including eligibility for burial allowances, military funeral honors (flag, grave marker, two service persons for flag folding and Taps, with full military honors for retired veterans or honorably discharged Marines if personnel are available), and national cemetery benefits for honorably discharged veterans, their spouses, and dependent children (burial space, marker, government grave liner, opening/closing of plot, Presidential Memorial Certificate, perpetual care).
Which faith traditions does Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc. accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal Holiness families, among others.
What sets Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc. apart
- Berkeley County's first funeral home, established in 1949.
- Operates a second chapel location in St. Stephen.
- Offers a Batesville Living Memorial Program, planting a tree seedling as a tribute with qualifying products.
- Provides an online Griefwords library with articles on coping with loss.
- Partners with Brown Memorials for custom monuments, headstones, and grave markers.
- Extensive facility renovations in 2003, including an enlarged chapel and new visitation rooms.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Simple Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · SC Funeral Director's Assoc.
- · National Funeral Director's Assoc.
- · Academy of Graduate Embalmers of Georgia
- · Brown Memorials
- · Batesville (Living Memorial Program)
- · Tukios
Specializations
- · Monuments
- · Custom Headstones
- · Grave Markers
- · Pre-Planning
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Baptist, Pentecostal Holiness.
Branches of service supported
Based on the home's stated services and specializations, Dial-Murray Funeral Home, Inc. has documented experience supporting the following branches:
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.