Eastland Funeral Home

Veteran services at Eastland Funeral Home

Eastland Funeral Home in Nashville, TN supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "Forest Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens is a Level One Founding Community Partner with We Honor Veterans. Their staff is knowledgeable about benefits for veterans and their families and assists in creating memorial services that honor their life and sacrifice." Published pricing lists $3,365 for basic burial and $1,700 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include aboveground memorialization, cemetery property for ashes, cremation, in-ground lawn burial, traditional burial, and veteran's memorial service. 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 commonwealth estates garden of prayer, cremation garden, and forest lawn memorial gardens (cemetery). 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 Eastland Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,110. That places direct cremation roughly 13% above the Tennessee median ($1,865). 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 Nashville National Cemetery in TN, approximately 4 miles from Eastland Funeral Home. Eastland Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Tennessee has approximately 641 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Eastland Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Eastland Funeral Home apart

• Integrated funeral home and 55-acre memorial gardens on one property, simplifying arrangements.
• Specialization in personalized services that incorporate individual hobbies, passions, or life philosophies into tributes.
• On-site professional florist available.
• Offers a 24-hour Compassion Helpline® for grief support.
• Designated as a Level One Founding Community Partner with We Honor Veterans, providing specialized veteran services and benefits guidance.
• Part of the Dignity Memorial network, offering a 100% service guarantee.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Asian Funeral Traditions, Buddhist Funeral Traditions, Chinese Funeral Traditions, Hispanic Funeral Traditions, Hindu Funeral Traditions, Japanese Funeral Traditions, Jewish Funeral Traditions, Korean Funeral Traditions, Muslim Funeral Traditions, Protestant Funeral Traditions, Vietnamese Funeral Traditions. Languages spoken at the home: English, Français, Español.

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.