Felty Funeral Home-Pc

Veteran services at Felty Funeral Home-Pc

For veterans in Carrier Mills, IL, Felty Funeral Home-Pc coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Felty Funeral Home P C offers specialized services for veterans." On-site amenities include ample parking, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,500 for basic burial and $2,750 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, traditional burial, memorial service, graveside service, and online memorials. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

Published pricing at Felty Funeral Home-Pc: direct cremation from $2,750. That places direct cremation roughly 10% above the Illinois median ($2,495). 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 Mound City National Cemetery in IL, approximately 49 miles from Felty Funeral Home-Pc. Felty Funeral Home-Pc can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Illinois has approximately 1,192 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Felty Funeral Home-Pc is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Felty Funeral Home-Pc apart

• Owns and operates its own crematory, ensuring continuous care for loved ones.
• Offers a '365 Days of Grief Support' program providing weekly messages for a year.
• Provides comprehensive online memorial features, including tribute videos, easy flower ordering, and sharing of service details.
• Long-standing presence in Carrier Mills since 1985, with owner Terry B. Felty as a licensed funeral director since then.
• Emphasizes personalized care and creating healing experiences for families.
• Offers pre-planning options that allow individuals to lock in today's prices for future funeral expenses.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: African Methodist Episcopal, Amish Mennonite, Baptist, Catholic, Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, Church of God, Church of the Nazarene, Methodist, Nondenominational, Pentecostal, Reformed.

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.