Greenwood Funeral Home

Veteran services at Greenwood Funeral Home

For veterans in New Orleans, LA, Greenwood Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Wood Funeral Home & Crematory offers specialized services for veterans, assisting families with necessary arrangements and paperwork, including military discharge papers. Testimonials indicate experience working with facilities such as the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Blackfoot." On-site amenities include historic chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,175 for basic burial and $2,475 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, burial services, traditional in-ground burial, in-ground burial of cremated remains, and green burial. 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 historic 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.

Published pricing at Greenwood Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,475. That places direct cremation roughly 13% above the Louisiana median ($2,195). 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 Southeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in LA, approximately 29 miles from Greenwood Funeral Home. Greenwood Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Greenwood Funeral Home also accommodates Catholic traditions for veterans whose religious or cultural observance shapes the service. Military honors can be integrated into the family's tradition with no conflict — the honor detail observes the family's pace.

Louisiana has approximately 373 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Greenwood Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Greenwood Funeral Home apart

• Over a century of continuous family ownership and operation since 1925, originally established in 1911.
• Two distinct facility locations in Idaho Falls and Ammon, providing broader access for Eastern Idaho families.
• Dedicated pre-planning and aftercare advisors (Amy Dahlke, Jennifer Howard, Haley Morley) offering personalized guidance for advance arrangements.
• Extensive grief support resources, including daily email messages, specialized information for children, and suicide prevention resources.
• Creation of online memorials and tribute videos to honor loved ones.
• Historical commitment to family records, with pre-1943 records donated to the local Family History Center.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 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.