Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home

Veteran services at Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home

Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home serves veteran families in Nicholasville, KY with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Hager and Cundiff Funeral Home offers dedicated Veteran Services and provides assistance with VA Burial Benefits." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,995 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, burial, graveside service, memorial service, and veteran services. 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.

Published pricing at Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,475. That places direct cremation roughly 24% above the Kentucky median ($1,995). 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 Camp Nelson National Cemetery in KY, approximately 7 miles from Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home. Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Kentucky has approximately 552 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Hager & Cundiff Funeral Home apart

• Over a century of continuous operation, established in 1921.
• Operates from a historic building (former Knights of Pythias lodge) with original architectural features.
• Offers bereavement counseling provided by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker on staff.
• Provides Life Celebrant services for personalized ceremonies.
• Explicitly lists pricing for burial and cremation packages on its website.
• Offers services in Spanish ("Se Habla Español").

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Languages spoken at the home: Spanish.

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.