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Durst Funeral Home

57 Frost Ave. · Frostburg, MD 21532

Call (301) 689-8833Website ↗

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Veterans Military Honors

Veteran Services

From the home's own description

“Durst Funeral Home provides comprehensive support for veterans and their families, assisting with the completion of necessary forms to secure benefits from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. These benefits include VA burial allowances, memorial items, and military funeral honors. Military funeral honors typically involve the playing of “Taps,” a rifle detail, a color guard, and the presentation of the United States flag to the deceased's next of kin. Eligibility for VA burial benefits extends to veterans who did not receive a dishonorable discharge, service members who died while on active duty, and their spouses or minor children. The funeral home also helps families apply for non-service-connected burial allowances within two years of burial or cremation, with no time limit for service-connected allowances. They also assist with requesting headstones, grave markers, or niche markers from the VA.”

Veteran services at Durst Funeral Home

Durst Funeral Home serves veteran families in Frostburg, MD with military funeral planning. In its own description, the home mentions military funeral honors, flag presentation, VA benefits paperwork, and government headstones. On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,750 for basic burial and $2,200 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

The home lists these veteran-related services: cremation services, veterans services, memorial service, and graveside service. Ask the director which of them they arrange directly.

Facilities on site include chapel.

Published pricing at Durst Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,670. That places direct cremation roughly 16% above the Maryland median ($2,300). If the veteran qualifies for a VA burial allowance, the family claims it with VA Form 21P-530EZ. Ask whether the home will help you file it.

The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery in MD, about 16 miles from Durst Funeral Home. For a burial in a VA national cemetery, the funeral home or the family calls the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.

We list about 313 funeral homes in Maryland. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.

Frequently asked questions

What does a funeral at Durst Funeral Home cost for veteran families?

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $2,670. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.

Where is Durst Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Durst Funeral Home is located at 57 Frost Ave. in Frostburg, MD. You can reach the home at (301) 689-8833. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Durst Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Durst Funeral Home provides traditional funeral services, cremation services, preplanning services, shipping remains, veterans services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Durst Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

In its own description of its veteran services, Durst Funeral Home mentions military funeral honors, flag presentation, VA benefits paperwork, and government headstones. Ask the home how VA burial benefits apply to your family.

Which faith traditions does Durst Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Methodist, Catholic, Protestant (general) families, among others.

What sets Durst Funeral Home apart

  • Five generations of continuous family ownership and operation since 1904.
  • Preplanning services with the option to prepay and 'lock-in' prices.
  • Specialized assistance for veterans, including navigating VA burial benefits and military funeral honors.
  • Comprehensive personalization options for services, such as tribute videos, keepsakes, and live streaming.
  • Capability to handle shipping of remains to and from distant, including overseas, locations.
  • Offers a final expense life insurance plan with guaranteed premiums and an option for irrevocable assignment to the 'LCBA Memorial Trust'.

Military and veteran services listed

★Veterans Services
★Memorial Service

Burial and cremation services

Burial

  • · Graveside Service

Cremation

  • · Cremation Services

On-site facilities

· Chapel
· Showroom

Affiliations and specialties

Industry affiliations

  • · LCBA Memorial Trust

Specialties

  • · Final Expense Life Insurance
  • · Prepayment Options

Religious traditions and languages

Religious traditions served: Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Methodist, Catholic, Protestant (general). Languages spoken at the home: English.

How to request military funeral honors

By law (10 U.S.C. § 1491), an eligible veteran's funeral can include, on request, an honors detail of at least two service members who fold and present the U.S. flag to the family and play Taps. The funeral director usually makes the request and will need the veteran's DD214 or other discharge papers.

VA suggests asking at least 48 to 72 hours before the service. More on what honors include and how to request them.