Houston Service Center

Veteran services at Houston Service Center

Veteran families in Houston, TX can turn to Houston Service Center for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Brookside Funeral Home offers Veterans Planning, a dedicated Veterans cemetery section within Brookside Memorial Park, and reserved veteran parking." On-site amenities include flexible chapel space, multiple chapels, and large-capacity chapel (up to 250), suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, veterans planning, cemetery flower arrangement delivery, traditional burial, and memorial service. 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 veterans cemetery section, flexible chapel space, multiple chapels, large-capacity chapel (up to 250), and reserved veteran parking. 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 Houston National Cemetery in TX, approximately 7 miles from Houston Service Center. Houston Service Center can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Texas has approximately 1,496 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Houston Service Center is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Houston Service Center publish funeral prices?

Houston Service Center has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (281) 449-6511, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Houston Service Center located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Houston Service Center is located at 1220 West 34Th Street in Houston, TX. You can reach the home at (281) 449-6511. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Houston Service Center offer veteran families?

Houston Service Center provides cremation, burial, funeral service, celebration of life, pre-planning, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Houston Service Center help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Brookside Funeral Home offers Veterans Planning, a dedicated Veterans cemetery section within Brookside Memorial Park, and reserved veteran parking.

Which faith traditions does Houston Service Center accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Non-denominational (serving all faiths) families, among others.

What sets Houston Service Center apart

Historic Chapel of Chimes, constructed from salvaged stone and featuring two chapels and a Columbarium Room.
First crematory in Houston, installed in 1944, and one of the first three in Texas.
290-acre memorial park with centuries-old oak and pine trees, offering diverse burial and cremation memorialization options.
Culturally inclusive services with staff speaking English, Spanish, and Vietnamese, accommodating various customs and traditions.
Offers Celestis Memorial Spaceflight for ash scattering.
Provides specialized services such as in-home visitations, black car service, and police escorts.

Military & veteran services offered

★Veterans Planning

★Cemetery Flower Arrangement Delivery

★Memorial Service

★Celestis Memorial Spaceflight

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial
· Traditional Burial

Cremation

· Cremation
· Ash Scattering Assistance

On-site facilities

· Veterans Cemetery Section

· Flexible Chapel Space

· Outdoor Pavilion

· Waterside Views

· Multiple Chapels

· Large-Capacity Chapel (Up To 250)

· Cemetery Spaces

· Custom Headstones And Markers

· Family Estate Lots

· Flat Markers

· Upright Headstones

· Mausoleums

· Reserved Veteran Parking

· Floral Shop On-site

· Coffee Lounge

· On-site Cemetery

· Cremation Niches

· Cremation Gardens

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Crematory
· Funeral Home
· Mortuary

Specializations

· Multicultural Funerals
· Latin Music Selections
· Catholic Cemetery Section
· Incense Burning
· Spanish Speaking Staff
· Vietnamese Speaking Staff
· Cremation Services

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Non-denominational (serving all faiths). Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish, Vietnamese.

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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.