Graham-Hitch Mortuary

Veteran services at Graham-Hitch Mortuary

For veterans in Pleasanton, CA, Graham-Hitch Mortuary coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Graham-Hitch Mortuary provides comprehensive veteran services, assisting families in securing military burial benefits, including a gravesite in national or VA-funded state cemeteries, opening and closing of the grave, a government headstone or marker, perpetual care, a burial flag, and Presidential Memorial Certificates. They also offer special discounts for veterans and complete necessary paperwork for benefits." On-site amenities include chapel, parking lot, and reception room, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,350 for basic burial and $1,560 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include burial, cremation, direct cremation, immediate burial, use of equipment and staff at graveside, and use of facilities and staff for memorial service. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

On-site facilities of note include chapel. These spaces accommodate full military honors details, family gatherings before and after the service, and the placement of the United States flag during the visitation period.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in CA, approximately 53 miles from Graham-Hitch Mortuary. Graham-Hitch Mortuary can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

California has approximately 1,115 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Graham-Hitch Mortuary is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Graham-Hitch Mortuary publish funeral prices?

Graham-Hitch Mortuary has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (925) 846-5624, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Graham-Hitch Mortuary located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Graham-Hitch Mortuary is located at 4167 1St Street in Pleasanton, CA. You can reach the home at (925) 846-5624. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Graham-Hitch Mortuary offer veteran families?

Graham-Hitch Mortuary provides advanced planning, basic services of funeral director and staff, burial, casket price range, cremation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Graham-Hitch Mortuary help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Graham-Hitch Mortuary provides comprehensive veteran services, assisting families in securing military burial benefits, including a gravesite in national or VA-funded state cemeteries, opening and closing of the grave, a government headstone or marker, perpetual care, a burial flag, and Presidential Memorial Certificates. They also offer special discounts for veterans and complete necessary paperwork for benefits.

Which faith traditions does Graham-Hitch Mortuary accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Catholic families, among others.

What sets Graham-Hitch Mortuary apart

Over 125 years of continuous service in the Tri-Valley area, tracing back to 1891.
Direct management of the Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery, offering burial and cremation plots.
Specialization in personalized memorial and funeral services tailored to individual lives.
Guaranteed inflation protection for pre-funded funeral arrangements.
Portability of pre-arranged funeral plans for use at any funeral home nationwide.
Cremations performed by their own staff at their Castro Valley location, Jess C. Spencer Mortuary and Crematory.

Military & veteran services offered

★Use Of Facilities And Staff For Memorial Service

★Veterans Services

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial
· Immediate Burial
· Use Of Equipment And Staff At Graveside

Cremation

· Cremation
· Direct Cremation

On-site facilities

· Chapel

· Parking Lot

· Reception Room

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Association Of California Cremationists
· Pleasanton Chamber Of Commerce

Specializations

· Advanced Planning
· Military Honors
· Pre-Arrangement
· Pre-Funding
· Veterans Services

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic.

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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.