Garland Funeral Home

Veteran services at Garland Funeral Home

For veterans in Tampico, IL, Garland Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Garland Funeral Home provides specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining headstones and burial flags."

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

The nearest VA national cemetery is Rock Island National Cemetery in IL, approximately 39 miles from Garland Funeral Home. Garland Funeral Home 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. Garland Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Garland Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

Garland Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (815) 438-6165, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Garland Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Garland Funeral Home is located at 115 Main Street in Tampico, IL. You can reach the home at (815) 438-6165. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Garland Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Garland Funeral Home provides funeral service, memorial service, burial, cremation, visitation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Garland Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Garland Funeral Home provides specialized services for veterans, including assistance with obtaining headstones and burial flags.

Which faith traditions does Garland Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Evangelical Christian, Methodist families, among others.

What sets Garland Funeral Home apart

Provides individualized funeral services tailored to each family's specific needs.
Offers flexibility in service types, including traditional funerals, memorial services, burial, and cremation, with options for location and ceremony style.
Accommodates various cultural and religious funeral traditions.
Offers comprehensive support services beyond the immediate funeral, such as pre-arrangement planning, grief support, and guidance on social security benefits.
Specializes in veterans' services, assisting with headstones and burial flags.

Military & veteran services offered

★Memorial Service

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial
· Graveside Service
· Celebration Of The Mass Of Christian Burial

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Funeral Home

Affiliations & specializations

Specializations

· Grief Support
· Pre-Planning
· Veterans Services

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Evangelical Christian, Methodist. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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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.

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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.