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Jones Funeral Home

1055 North Schuyler Avenue · Kankakee, IL 60901

Call (815) 933-3641Website ↗

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Veteran Services

From the home's own description

“Jones Funeral Home provides full honor military funerals, which can include a 21 Gun Salute (depending on rank), the draping of the US Flag over the casket and its presentation to the next of kin, and the playing of Taps. They also assist families with applying for various VA benefits, such as Presidential Memorial Certificates, obtaining headstones or markers, arranging memorial plots, facilitating burial in a VA National Cemetery, and navigating reimbursement of burial expenses.”

Veteran services at Jones Funeral Home

Jones Funeral Home serves veteran families in Kankakee, IL with military funeral planning. In its own description, the home mentions military funeral honors, flag presentation, VA benefits paperwork, veterans cemetery burial, and government headstones. On-site amenities include reception hall, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,600 for basic burial and $2,800 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

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

Published pricing at Jones Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,250. That places direct cremation roughly 10% below the Illinois median ($2,495). 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 Mound City National Cemetery in IL, about 4 miles from Jones 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 1,192 funeral homes in Illinois. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.

Frequently asked questions

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

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $2,250. 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 Jones Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Jones Funeral Home is located at 1055 North Schuyler Avenue in Kankakee, IL. You can reach the home at (815) 933-3641. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Jones Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Jones Funeral Home provides customized services, life tribute videos, tribute wall, personalized printing, digital guestbook, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Jones Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

In its own description of its veteran services, Jones Funeral Home mentions military funeral honors, flag presentation, VA benefits paperwork, veterans cemetery burial, and government headstones. Ask the home how VA burial benefits apply to your family.

Which faith traditions does Jones Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Baptist families, among others.

What sets Jones Funeral Home apart

  • Oldest Black-owned business in Kankakee, Illinois, operating since 1956.
  • Offers extensive personalization options, including Life Tribute Videos, a permanent virtual Tribute Wall for condolences, and personalized printing with over 500 themes.
  • Provides a '365 Days of Healing' daily email support program for ongoing grief support.
  • Features third-generation family involvement in the business, with John 'Andre' Bowden continuing the family legacy.
  • Offers comprehensive veteran services, including coordination of full military honors and assistance with navigating VA benefits for Presidential Memorial Certificates, headstones, memorial plots, and burial expense reimbursement.

Military and veteran services listed

★Honoring Veterans

Burial and cremation services

Burial

  • · Burial
  • · Graveside/Committal Service

Cremation

  • · Cremation

On-site facilities

· Visitation Room
· Funeral Service Room
· Reception Hall

Affiliations and specialties

Industry affiliations

  • · Illinois Selected Morticians Association
  • · Illinois Funeral Directors Association
  • · National Funeral Directors Association

Specialties

  • · Honoring Veterans
  • · Oldest Minority Owned Business In Kankakee

Religious traditions and languages

Religious traditions served: Baptist. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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.