Horis A. Ward - Fairview Chapel

Veteran services at Horis A. Ward - Fairview Chapel

Veteran families in Stockbridge, GA can turn to Horis A. Ward - Fairview Chapel for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Horis A. Ward - Fairview Chapel specializes in veterans' burials and funerals, offering a dedicated Veterans Section within Fairview Memorial Gardens. They provide military burial services, including assistance with veteran burial flags." On-site amenities include chapel and reception room, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $6,545 for basic burial and $2,245 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, burial options, memorial services, veterans burials & funerals, and cemetery property. 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, gardens, columbarium, and veterans section. 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 Horis A. Ward - Fairview Chapel: direct cremation from $2,245. That places direct cremation roughly 18% above the Georgia median ($1,895). 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 Georgia National Cemetery in GA, approximately 47 miles from Horis A. Ward - Fairview Chapel. Horis A. Ward - Fairview Chapel can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Georgia has approximately 780 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Horis A. Ward - Fairview Chapel is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Horis A. Ward - Fairview Chapel apart

• 100% Service Guarantee, ensuring satisfaction with all service details.
• Relocation Protection, allowing prepaid plans to be transferred to any qualifying Dignity Memorial provider more than 75 miles away.
• Lifetime Flexibility, enabling clients to make changes to their pre-planned arrangements at any point.
• Purchase Protection Plan, which assists families with any remaining balance on purchased cemetery property if the purchaser passes away before full payment (under specific conditions).
• Family First Cost Protection, covering funeral, cremation, and interment rights for an unmarried child or grandchild under 21 if a family has an existing cemetery plan or funeral package.
• 24-hour Compassion Helpline, providing unlimited complimentary phone access to professional grief counselors for 13 months after services.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Buddhism, Catholicism, Greek Orthodoxy, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Protestantism. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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.