Harwood Home for Funerals

Veteran services at Harwood Home for Funerals

Veteran families in Black Mountain, NC can turn to Harwood Home for Funerals for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Harwood Home for Funerals assists families with Department of Veteran Affairs benefits and is located near the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery." Published pricing lists $2,295 for basic burial and $1,895 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, memorial service, traditional burial, burial services, veteran funeral services, and cemetery sales. 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 mountain view memorial park. 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 Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in NC, approximately 2 miles from Harwood Home for Funerals. Harwood Home for Funerals can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

North Carolina has approximately 845 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Harwood Home for Funerals is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Harwood Home for Funerals publish funeral prices?

Harwood Home for Funerals has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (828) 669-2977, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Harwood Home for Funerals located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Harwood Home for Funerals is located at 208 West State Street in Black Mountain, NC. You can reach the home at (828) 669-2977. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Harwood Home for Funerals offer veteran families?

Harwood Home for Funerals provides professional services, funeral services, cremation services, memorial service, specialty funeral services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Harwood Home for Funerals help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Harwood Home for Funerals assists families with Department of Veteran Affairs benefits and is located near the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery.

Which faith traditions does Harwood Home for Funerals accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Baptist, Methodist, Full Gospel, Presbyterian families, among others.

What sets Harwood Home for Funerals apart

Locally family-owned and operated, with multiple generations of the Harwood family actively involved in daily operations.
Offers a wide selection of personalized fingerprint memorial jewelry and keepsakes from Legacy Touch, with 24-hour turnaround available for many items.
Operates and is directly associated with Mountain View Memorial Park, Inc., providing integrated funeral and cemetery services.
Provides celebrant services, offering flexible options for personalized ceremonies.
Assists families with navigating veteran benefits through the Department of Veteran Affairs.

Military & veteran services offered

★Memorial Service

★Veteran Funeral Services

★Cemetery Sales

★Memorial Candles

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Traditional Burial
· Burial Services

Cremation

· Cremation Services
· Ash Scattering Services
· Alkaline Hydrolysis

On-site facilities

· Mountain View Memorial Park

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Crematory
· Funeral Home
· Columbarium
· Ground Burial

Specializations

· Pre-Planning
· Crematory Operator
· Cemetery Sales
· Monument Sales
· Celebrant Services
· Prearrangement Transfers

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist, Methodist, Full Gospel, Presbyterian.

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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.