Gross Funeral Home

Veteran services at Gross Funeral Home

For veterans in Hot Springs, AR, Gross Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Dignity Memorial provides comprehensive planning assistance for veterans, coordinating with honor guards and veterans cemeteries. They offer dignified military funerals and burials, including a Homeless Veterans Burial Program that provides no-cost services for eligible unhoused veterans. They also assist families in understanding and applying for VA burial benefits and offer special pricing and benefits to eligible veterans." On-site amenities include flexible chapel space, multiple chapels, and large-capacity chapel (up to 300), suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,495 for basic burial and $2,025 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include traditional burial, cremation, veterans planning, cremation remembrance jewelry, and private viewing before cremation. 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 flexible chapel space, multiple chapels, large-capacity chapel (up to 300), and reserved veteran parking. 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 Gross Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,025. That places direct cremation roughly 27% above the Arkansas median ($1,600). 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 Arkansas State Veterans Cemetery at North Little Rock in AR, approximately 53 miles from Gross Funeral Home. Gross Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Arkansas has approximately 385 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Gross Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Gross Funeral Home apart

• North America's largest network of funeral, cremation, and cemetery providers, with over 1,900 locations.
• Offers a 100% Service Guarantee on all aspects of their services.
• Specializes in highly personalized celebrations of life, tailoring services to reflect individual passions, hobbies, and personalities.
• Extensive experience and capability in accommodating diverse religious and cultural funeral traditions, including Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Black, Hispanic, Asian, and Buddhist customs.
• Provides dedicated programs for veterans and first responders, including no-cost services for eligible homeless veterans and fallen first responders.
• Offers comprehensive pre-planning options, allowing individuals to lock in current prices and transfer plans across their North American network.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Jewish, Protestant, Hindu, Muslim, Black (Cultural Traditions), Hispanic (Cultural Traditions), Asian (Cultural Traditions), Buddhist, Christian (General). Languages spoken at the home: English, Español, Français.

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.