Holt Family Funeral Home

Veteran services at Holt Family Funeral Home

Holt Family Funeral Home in Canon City, CO supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "Holt Family Funeral Home offers assistance with obtaining veterans benefits and planning memorial services that include veterans honors." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,400 for basic burial and $2,045 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include memorial service, burial, cremation, graveside service, direct cremation, and registered mailing of cremated remains. 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 Holt Family Funeral Home: direct cremation from $1,395. That places direct cremation roughly 11% below the Colorado median ($1,570). 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 Pikes Peak National Cemetery in CO, approximately 40 miles from Holt Family Funeral Home. Holt Family Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Colorado has approximately 240 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Holt Family Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What does a funeral at Holt Family Funeral Home cost for veteran families?

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $1,395. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.

Where is Holt Family Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Holt Family Funeral Home is located at 806 Macon Ave. in Canon City, CO. You can reach the home at (719) 275-4113. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Holt Family Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Holt Family Funeral Home provides funeral service, memorial service, burial, cremation, basic professional services of the funeral director and staff, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Holt Family Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Holt Family Funeral Home offers assistance with obtaining veterans benefits and planning memorial services that include veterans honors.

Which faith traditions does Holt Family Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Protestant Christian denominations families, among others.

What sets Holt Family Funeral Home apart

Multi-generational family ownership since the early 1920s.
Historical air service for transporting human remains and scattering cremains.
Past contract to transport escapees for the State Penitentiary in Cañon City.
On-site crematory facilities.

Military & veteran services offered

★Memorial Service

★Assistance With Filing of Life Insurance, Veterans Benefits

★Planning of Memorial Service

★Staff and Equipment for Rural Cemetery Set-up

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial
· Graveside Service

Cremation

· Cremation
· Direct Cremation
· Registered Mailing of Cremated Remains
· Local Delivery of Cremated Remains

On-site facilities

· Chapel

· Family Room

· Casket Selection Room

· Urn Selection Display

· Vault Selection Display

· Headstone Selection Display

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Consolidated Funeral Services
· Tribute Technology

Specializations

· Air Charter Service
· Scattering Cremains By Air

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Protestant Christian denominations.

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.

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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.