Veteran services at Fouts Funeral Home
Fouts Funeral Home, located in Woodbine, IA, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Fouts Funeral Home assists families with arranging military honors for veterans and helps with related paperwork and claims." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, traditional funeral service followed by cremation, memorial service, graveside service, and permanent memorialization. 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 on-site 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 Omaha National Cemetery in NE, approximately 48 miles from Fouts Funeral Home. Fouts Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Iowa has approximately 577 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Fouts Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Fouts Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Fouts Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (712) 647-2221, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Fouts Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Fouts Funeral Home is located at 501 Normal Street in Woodbine, IA. You can reach the home at (712) 647-2221. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Fouts Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Fouts Funeral Home provides cremation services, traditional funeral service followed by cremation, memorial service, graveside service, permanent memorialization, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Fouts Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Fouts Funeral Home assists families with arranging military honors for veterans and helps with related paperwork and claims.
Which faith traditions does Fouts Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Christian, Catholic, Lutheran (ELCA), Methodist (UMC), Assemblies of God families, among others.
What sets Fouts Funeral Home apart
- A structured philosophy for navigating grief, encouraging active participation in the healing process.
- Extensive personalization options, including custom videos, artwork integration, and specific musical selections, to create unique tributes.
- Proactive follow-up with families after services to check on their well-being and offer continued support.
- Assistance with comprehensive paperwork, including military honors and life insurance claims.
- Offers a year-long program of weekly grief messages for ongoing support.
- Operates two locations to serve families in both Dunlap and Woodbine, Iowa.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Graveside Service
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
- · Traditional Funeral Service Followed By Cremation
- · Placing Urn In Columbarium
- · Burying Urn
- · Scattering Ashes
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veteran services
- · Traditional services
- · Cremation services
- · Personalization
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Christian, Catholic, Lutheran (ELCA), Methodist (UMC), Assemblies of God.
EverSettled · After the Veteran Funeral
The veteran's spouse may qualify for VA Dependency & Indemnity Compensation.
DIC is a tax-free monthly benefit for surviving spouses, dependent children, and (in some cases) parents of veterans whose death is service-connected. EverSettled walks veteran families through DIC eligibility, survivor pension, life-insurance claims, probate, and the federal-account paperwork that follows.
Begin Veteran Estate SettlementHow 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.