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Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home

1276 Berlin Turnpike · Wethersfield, CT 06109

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Veteran services at Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home

Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home is a funeral home in Wethersfield, CT that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.

Published pricing at Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,795. 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 Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in CT, approximately 13 miles from Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home. Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home holds a 4.7-star rating from 14 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.

What families have said

Recent reviews from families who used Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.

We want to thank everyone at Dillon-Baxter funeral home for the caring, consoling, compassionate and professional manner in which you handled the viewing and cremation service of my DAD, DEODAT RAI. It was an extremely difficult situation for us and we are still struggling in dealing with such a huge loss, but your entire staff did amazing job in working with my us . We are forever grateful. On behalf of the Rai family we want to express our most heartfelt thank you! We miss you so much Dad! You will forever be in our heart! ❤😭💔 #RIPDAD🙏🙏🙏🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️
Suneita Rai★★★★★8 months agoVet-related
I called the family run Dillon - Baxter Funeral Home recently to arrange my mother's funeral services. From the moment I heard Jerry Baxter Jr.'s calm and caring voice I knew we would be in great hands. At our initial meeting he immediately brought my brothers and I great comfort and eased our fears of getting through this emotional process. We knew as he began to guide us and handle the many details with great thought, care and attention that he and his staff would treat our Mom like his own and give her the service she deserved and that we envisioned for her. Jerry explained all service options, prices were reasonable and we never felt any pressure to choose something more expensive than we wanted. The night of the wake we could see the thought that went into arranging the room with her pictures, flowers, music and a video screen. We were especially pleased with how his staff captured my Mom's likeness from a photo we had given him. She looked beautiful. The funeral service was was carried out in the same fashion. Jerry Baxter Sr. has certainly instilled high service standards for his family of compassionate professionals. This was demonstrated by his son and another staff member we worked with, Sue, who was especially kind, helpful and patient with any questions and concerns we had. My family and I are so grateful to Jerry and the entire staff of Dillon-Baxter and would highly recommend them to anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. We know their commitment to outstanding service and caring ways will see them through a difficult time.
Linda Nagler★★★★★5 years agoVet-related
We want to thank everyone at Dillon-Baxter funeral home for the caring, consoling, compassionate and professional manner in which you handled the viewing and burial service of my Mom, Inocencia "Chany" Morales. It was an extremely difficult situation for us and we are still struggling in dealing with such a huge loss, but your entire staff did an exemplary job in working with my family and I through this difficult time. We are forever grateful and very appreciative of how much you and your staff cared. On behalf of the Morales family we want to express our most heartfelt thank you! I miss you so much Mom! You will forever be in my heart! ❤😭💔 #RIPMom 🙏🙏🙏
Angel Morales★★★★★5 years agoVet-related
I can not say enough about how amazing and professional all of the staff was at Dillon-Baxter. I was faced with an untimely death of a young person and had no experience in the process; all the staff were so compassionate, patient and helpful. They took care of all our requests with such ease and were beyond willing to help with any questions and referrals. Not only were they amazing with the actual arrangements, they were all so personally compassionate towards my family and I. My family member was prepared amazing on the day and everything was beautiful. Special mention to Nicole, she was more than spectacular during this process, so compassionate and relatable. I really thank them for making this difficult time a little less difficult.
Nicole Frazier★★★★★4 years ago
During a difficult time, the burden is eased when caring people help. Dillon-Baxter Funeral Home was so helpful with our family's loss. Helping my parents step by step through the process of burying a loved one, their kindness and compassion was amazing. Professionalism, as they were, is important but kindness is what is always remembered. A special thanks from our family for such wonderful care during our sad time!
Donna Hogan★★★★★3 years ago

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.

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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.

After the Service · Veteran Family

Estate settlement is the next chapter for veteran families.

DIC, survivor pension, and VA educational benefits run alongside probate, life-insurance claims, and account retitling. EverSettled guides veteran families through every step at no cost.

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