Higginbotham Funeral Home

Veteran services at Higginbotham Funeral Home

Higginbotham Funeral Home serves veteran families in Cross Plains, TX with military funeral planning. In its own description, the home mentions VA benefits paperwork. On-site amenities include spacious chapel and reception hall, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,000 for basic burial and $1,995 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

The home lists these veteran-related services: burial, cremation, and graveside/committal service. Ask the director which of them they arrange directly.

Facilities on site include spacious chapel.

Published pricing at Higginbotham Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,200. That places direct cremation roughly 10% above the Texas median ($1,995). If the veteran qualifies for a VA burial allowance, the family claims it with VA Form 21P-530EZ. Ask whether the home will help you file it.

The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene in TX, about 44 miles from Higginbotham Funeral Home. For a burial in a VA national cemetery, the funeral home or the family calls the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.

We list about 1,496 funeral homes in Texas. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Higginbotham Funeral Home apart

• Over a century of continuous operation in Cross Plains, initially as an undertaking department within a general store.
• Part of a larger family corporation, Higginbotham Funeral Homes of Texas, Inc., serving Central Texas since 1881, with a fifth generation of family involvement.
• Provided the area's only 24-hour ambulance service until 1976.
• Offers specialized grief resources, including guidance for children experiencing loss.
• Staff members like Scarlett Harrell Russell have deep family ties to the funeral home's history in Cross Plains.

Burial and cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations and specialties

Religious traditions and languages

Religious traditions served: Baptist, Methodist, Church of Christ. Languages spoken at the home: English.

How to request military funeral honors

By law (10 U.S.C. § 1491), an eligible veteran's funeral can include, on request, an honors detail of at least two service members who fold and present the U.S. flag to the family and play Taps. The funeral director usually makes the request and will need the veteran's DD214 or other discharge papers.

VA suggests asking at least 48 to 72 hours before the service. More on what honors include and how to request them.