Dillard Memorial Funeral Home & Hillcrest Memorial Park

Veteran services at Dillard Memorial Funeral Home & Hillcrest Memorial Park

Dillard Memorial Funeral Home & Hillcrest Memorial Park in Pickens, SC supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "As a Level Two Founding Community Partner of the We Honor Veterans program, Dillard Memorial Funeral Home provides specialized services for veterans and their families, including a dedicated Garden of Honor within Hillcrest Memorial Park. They assist with military funeral honors and related planning." On-site amenities include large-capacity chapel, multiple chapels, and crematory chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,045 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, cemetery flower arrangement delivery, veterans planning, memorial keepsakes, and securing burial permits. 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 large-capacity chapel, veterans cemetery section, multiple chapels, crematory 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 Dillard Memorial Funeral Home & Hillcrest Memorial Park: direct cremation from $1,970. That places direct cremation roughly 10% above the South Carolina median ($1,795). 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 M.J. Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery in SC, approximately 27 miles from Dillard Memorial Funeral Home & Hillcrest Memorial Park. Dillard Memorial Funeral Home & Hillcrest Memorial Park 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. Dillard Memorial Funeral Home & Hillcrest Memorial Park is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Dillard Memorial Funeral Home & Hillcrest Memorial Park apart

• On-site crematory and crematory chapel, providing direct oversight of cremation processes.
• Adjacent Hillcrest Memorial Park, offering integrated funeral and cemetery services at one location.
• Large chapel with seating for 300 guests and flexible event spaces for personalized gatherings.
• Active community engagement through events like Easter sunrise services, Memorial Day flag placements, and a holiday candlelight ceremony.
• Sponsorship of the Pickens County Widowed Persons Organization, providing social support.
• We Honor Veterans Level Two Founding Community Partner status, with a dedicated Garden of Honor.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Asian Traditions, Buddhist, Catholic, Hispanic Traditions, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, Protestant. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish, French.

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.