Veteran services at Gallant Funeral Home
Gallant Funeral Home serves veteran families in Waterville, ME with military funeral planning. The team handles VA burial allowances, honor-guard coordination, and national-cemetery scheduling.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Central Maine Veterans Cemetery - Civic Center Dr in ME, approximately 18 miles from Gallant Funeral Home. Gallant Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Maine has approximately 133 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Gallant Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Gallant Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Gallant Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (207) 873-3393, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Gallant Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Gallant Funeral Home is located at 10 Elm Street in Waterville, ME. You can reach the home at (207) 873-3393. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Gallant Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Gallant Funeral Home assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
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.