Veteran services at Harris Funeral Home
Harris Funeral Home is a funeral home in Reading, PA that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in PA, approximately 33 miles from Harris Funeral Home. Harris Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Harris Funeral Home holds a 5.0-star rating from 16 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used Harris Funeral Home. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“I’m never one to leave a review, good or bad, but I have to leave one for Harris Funeral Home-especially Mr. Harris. If you’re in need of funeral services and want to ensure that you & your loved one will be taken care to the upmost standard, look no further. Death is a sensitive matter that puts many in a difficult position. Mr. Harris had the ability to make this tragic process light hearted. Every challenge I/we faced (and believe me there were MANY) planning my father’s funeral in a short amount of time Mr. Harris handled it beyond measure. I can’t thank Mr. Harris & Harris Funeral Home for their compassion, kindness, empathy, attention to detail, level of service, and dedication they demonstrated for me and my father’s service. They were able to display a service that left me with a beautiful everlasting remembrance of my father. Mr. Harris & Harris Funeral are miracle workers! It’s truly a one of kind establishments and you’ll be taken care as if you’re family.”
“Mr. and Mrs. Harris are amazing! They showed great respect and love for my son. Mr. Harris allowed me to vent my feelings to him well after the services were done. I lost my first born child and they did everything they could to make his arrangements as smooth as possible. They were very considerate and did a PHENOMENAL job making my boy look as natural as possible. Everyone in attendance said, “wow, he really looks as if he’s sleeping!” I will forever be grateful to the Harris’!”
“Mr. Harris is a phenomenal person. Very comforting, and patient while we were going through this process. Simply great at what he does. My brother looked amazing considering the circumstances of it being a death. Enjoyed a wonderful experience from the beginning to the end. The only black owned funeral home in the city at the time of me writing this review. Would highly recommend Harris Funeral Home to anyone! You will experience service that is second to none that will make this part of planning funeral services that much easier!”
“There’s no amount of words that I can ever say that will suffice the amount of gratitude I have for Mr and Mrs Harris ….. they are some exceptional and amazing human beings , from the intial meet and greet to the day of the service they did an extra ordinary job . They made my family and I feel so welcomed and their service is exceeded all my expectations. My mother looked beautiful they did such and amazing job with her and I can never thank them enough for making this process and transition all that much easier for our family . Mr and Mrs Harris thank you job well done . ❤️Highly recommend”
“Mr and Mrs Harris assisted me in the worst time in my life with compassion and professionalism. They also gave me a decent price as times are really tight financially. If God forbid you need a funeral home I highly recommend Harris Funeral Home. In my opinion is the best in the area. Thank you for your help with this!”
EverSettled · After the Veteran Funeral
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.
Begin Veteran Estate SettlementHow 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.