Gilliam Funeral Home

Veteran services at Gilliam Funeral Home

Gilliam Funeral Home serves veteran families in Big Stone Gap, VA with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Gilliam Funeral Home & Crematory provides military graveside services and works with veteran organizations. Obituaries indicate services arranged with American Legion Post 3, 265 Honor Guard, and interments at Mountain Home National Cemetery in Mountain Home, TN, a United States National Cemetery for veterans." On-site amenities include parking lot, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,895 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, memorial services, burial, and monuments/grave markers. 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 Kentucky Veterans Cemetery - Southeast in KY, approximately 42 miles from Gilliam Funeral Home. Gilliam Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Virginia has approximately 579 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Gilliam Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Gilliam Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

Gilliam Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (276) 523-7000, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

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

Gilliam Funeral Home is located at 618 Wood Avenue West in Big Stone Gap, VA. You can reach the home at (276) 523-7000. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Gilliam Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Gilliam Funeral Home provides traditional services, cremation, memorial services, burial, pre-planning, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Gilliam Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Gilliam Funeral Home & Crematory provides military graveside services and works with veteran organizations. Obituaries indicate services arranged with American Legion Post 3, 265 Honor Guard, and interments at Mountain Home National Cemetery in Mountain Home, TN, a United States National Cemetery for veterans.

Which faith traditions does Gilliam Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Christian, Baptist, Jehovah's Witnesses, Methodist, Catholic families, among others.

What sets Gilliam Funeral Home apart

Exclusive "Cremation With Confidence" provider in Wise County, operating their own on-site crematory, GFH Crematory, Inc., ensuring loved ones never leave their care.
Directly handles the purchase, transport, and setting of monuments and grave markers from a family-owned company in Elberton, GA, avoiding third-party markups.
Facility is 100% handicap accessible, featuring no steps, ramps, or elevators for ease of access.
Provides a well-lit parking lot with approximately 100 spaces and a covered carport for family convenience during services.

Military & veteran services offered

★Memorial Services

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Handicap Accessible

· Parking Lot

· Covered Carport

· On-site Crematory

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Crematory
· Funeral Home

Specializations

· Cremation With Confidence

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Christian, Baptist, Jehovah's Witnesses, Methodist, Catholic, Episcopal. 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.