Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Homes & Cremation Services

Veteran services at Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Homes & Cremation Services

For veterans in Cookeville, TN, Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Homes & Cremation Services coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Hooper, Huddleston & Horner Funeral Homes & Cremation Services provides specific arrangements for military services and offers assistance with VA insurance benefits. The funeral home has experience with burials in national cemeteries, as evidenced by an obituary mentioning burial at Arlington National Cemetery for a US Navy veteran." On-site amenities include cookeville chapel, baxter chapel, and dyer chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,100 for basic burial and $2,525 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, memorial service, graveside service, and burial. 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 cookeville chapel, baxter chapel, dyer chapel, and 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 Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Homes & Cremation Services: direct cremation from $2,525. That places direct cremation roughly 35% above the Tennessee median ($1,865). 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 Nashville National Cemetery in TN, approximately 69 miles from Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Homes & Cremation Services. Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Homes & Cremation Services can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Tennessee has approximately 641 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Homes & Cremation Services is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Homes & Cremation Services apart

• Over 80 years of continuous service in Putnam County, TN.
• Family-owned and operated by the Horner Family.
• Operates an on-site crematory at Cumberland Family Services in Algood.
• Offers specialized grief resources for 'Children & Grief' and 'Death Away From Home'.
• Provides assistance with Social Security and VA insurance benefits.
• Maintains multiple chapel locations across Cookeville, Baxter, and Monterey.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist, Catholic, Church of Christ, Free Will Baptist, Non-denominational. Languages spoken at the home: English.

Branches of service supported

Based on the home's stated services and specializations, Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Homes & Cremation Services has documented experience supporting the following branches:

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.