Veteran services at Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc
Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc serves veteran families in Wethersfield, CT with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Military Honors Available" On-site amenities include large parking area, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,045 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include burial, graveside services, cremation services, and military honors. 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 Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in CT, approximately 11 miles from Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc. Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Connecticut has approximately 304 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc publish funeral prices?
Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (860) 956-1149, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc is located at 1276 Berlin Tpke in Wethersfield, CT. You can reach the home at (860) 956-1149. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc offer veteran families?
Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc provides traditional services, viewing, visitation, funeral services, church services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Military Honors Available
Which faith traditions does Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Episcopal, Evangelical Free Church, Lutheran, Conservative Judaism families, among others.
What sets Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home Inc apart
- Family-owned and operated since 1880, with a Baxter family member always available for service.
- Offers personal customization of services (music, photographs, caskets, urns) without significant additional costs.
- Purpose-built, single-level facility with handicap accessibility and large parking.
- Provides military honors for veterans.
- Offers extensive online grief resources through the Griefwords Online Library by Dr. Alan Wolfelt.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
- · Graveside Services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
- · Personalization of Caskets and Urns
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veteran services
- · Green burial
- · Cremation
- · Burial
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Episcopal, Evangelical Free Church, Lutheran, Conservative Judaism. Languages spoken at the home: Amharic, Arabic, Bengali, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Filipino, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi (Gurmukhi), Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Vietnamese.
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.