Frurip-May Funeral Home

Veteran services at Frurip-May Funeral Home

For veterans in Lagrange, IN, Frurip-May Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Frurip-May Funeral Home offers services specifically for honoring veterans, though the website does not detail the specific types of veteran-focused ceremonies or benefits they assist with." Published pricing lists $5,395 for basic burial and $3,300 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include honoring veterans, cremation services, and memorial tree. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

Published pricing at Frurip-May Funeral Home: direct cremation from $3,300. That places direct cremation roughly 43% above the Indiana median ($2,300). 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 Fort Custer National Cemetery in MI, approximately 48 miles from Frurip-May Funeral Home. Frurip-May Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Indiana has approximately 779 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Frurip-May Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Frurip-May Funeral Home apart

• Over 120 years of continuous service to LaGrange County, with a detailed family-driven history dating back to 1904.
• Offers a 'Memorial Tree' program, allowing families to honor loved ones by planting trees to restore forests.
• Provides 'Life Tribute Videos' and a 'Tribute Wall' for personalized life celebrations, incorporating family photographs, music, and guest messages.
• Features a 'Have the Talk of a Lifetime' program with brochures and workbooks to facilitate meaningful conversations and preplanning discussions within families.
• Offers comprehensive preplanning services, including the ability to prepay into a transferable trust fund to protect against inflation and price changes.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, United Methodist, Lutheran (ELCA), Baptist, Church of God, Church of Christ. 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.