Edmond Fahey Funeral Home

Veteran services at Edmond Fahey Funeral Home

Veteran families in Bay Saint Louis, MS can turn to Edmond Fahey Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Edmond Fahey Funeral Home provides specialized services for veterans, including assistance with applying for VA burial benefits and memorial items. They help families determine eligibility for burial in a VA national cemetery and facilitate military funeral honors, which typically include the playing of 'Taps,' a rifle detail, a color guard, and the presentation of the United States flag to the next of kin. The funeral home also assists with completing necessary forms, such as VA Form 21P-530 for burial allowances and VA Form 10-1330 for requesting headstones or markers." On-site amenities include reception hall, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,871 for basic burial and $2,180 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, online memorials, burial, memorial markers, memorial benches, and graveside 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 gulf coast memorial 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 Edmond Fahey Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,180. That places direct cremation roughly 9% above the Mississippi median ($1,995). 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 Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in LA, approximately 28 miles from Edmond Fahey Funeral Home. Edmond Fahey Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Mississippi has approximately 385 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Edmond Fahey Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Edmond Fahey Funeral Home apart

• Over 125 years of continuous operation, established in 1895, reflecting a deep historical presence in Bay St. Louis.
• Locally owned and operated, now by the O'Keefe Family, maintaining a community-focused approach.
• Comprehensive veteran services, including assistance with VA benefits, military funeral honors, and headstone requests.
• On-site columbarium and mausoleum at the affiliated Gulf Coast Memorial Cemetery.
• Extensive personalization options for services, such as tribute videos, custom artwork displays, music, and poetry readings.
• Proactive grief support, offering a year of daily grief emails and a detailed online grief library with articles for all ages.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Episcopal, Baptist, Presbyterian. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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.