Veteran services at Franklin & Downs Funeral Home
Franklin & Downs Funeral Home is a funeral home in Ceres, CA that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
Published pricing at Franklin & Downs Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,880. 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 San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in CA, approximately 31 miles from Franklin & Downs Funeral Home. Franklin & Downs Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used Franklin & Downs Funeral Home. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“We had a wonderful experience working with Franklin & Downs. They made a difficult process as convenient and easy as possible. Melissa was so kind and responsive and answered all of my many questions. They provided many options for making the services a beautiful celebration of our loved one's life. Their compassion and attention to detail was so appreciated.”
“Melissa made this difficult process as smooth as possible. She answered all of our questions ensured we had the space to make my father’s service as personal as possible. Christian was also amazing and very very helpful.”
“Melissa our funeral director and the staff at franklin and downs were amazing at times when your love ones pass and you view them for the first time its shocking at how they dont look like the person you remember not in this case my Mother looked beautiful and like herself I couldnt be more greatfull and the service was beautiful as well”
“My experience with Franklin and Downs has been a pleasant one. Dave has been friendly and pleasant to work with. He has taken care of all our needs. Thank you, Kathy”
“Everyone here was extremely professional, thoughtful, kind and seemed to truly care about my family. When you are facing such a difficult time and feeling a major loss from your loved ones death, it helped to have these amazing people by my side. Thank you to eveyone at Franklin & Downs.”
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.