Families First Care

Veteran services at Families First Care

Families First Care in Savannah, GA supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "Families First Funeral Care & Cremation Center assists with funeral and cremation arrangements for veterans, as indicated by obituaries for military service members." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $2,630 for basic burial and $1,295 for direct cremation. The non-declinable service fee is $1,445. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, complete cremation, cremation followed by celebration service, simple cremation with private farewell, simple cremation, and simple graveside burial. 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 chapel. 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.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Beaufort National Cemetery in SC, approximately 40 miles from Families First Care. Families First Care can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Georgia has approximately 780 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Families First Care is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Families First Care apart

• Transparent pricing with all packages displayed online from lowest to highest cost.
• Arrangement options available online, by email, over the phone, or in the family's home.
• Streamlined paperwork process for at-need arrangements using online signature programs.
• Assistance with setting up insurance policies for pre-need arrangements.
• Chatham County Memorial Project, offering complete burial or cremation services, cemetery space, and memorialization for families with limited resources.
• Burial Society program, facilitating donated cemetery spaces for families in need.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Christian (various denominations), Non-denominational. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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.