Kendrick McCartney Johnson Funeral Home

Veteran services at Kendrick McCartney Johnson Funeral Home

For veterans in Pawhuska, OK, Kendrick McCartney Johnson Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Kendrick McCartney Johnson Funeral Home provides information and assistance regarding benefits for eligible Veterans. This includes guidance on obtaining government-furnished headstones or markers for unmarked graves, as well as medallions for graves with privately purchased headstones. They also offer information on Veterans burial flags. Families are advised that while the headstone or marker itself is free, arrangements and setting fees in private cemeteries are the applicant's responsibility." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,900 for basic burial and $2,250 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include memorial service, burial, immediate burial, graveside service, cremation, and memorial markers. 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 Kendrick McCartney Johnson Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,250. That places direct cremation roughly 11% above the Oklahoma median ($2,027). 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 White Eagle Cemetery in OK, approximately 42 miles from Kendrick McCartney Johnson Funeral Home. Kendrick McCartney Johnson Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Oklahoma has approximately 415 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Kendrick McCartney Johnson Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Kendrick McCartney Johnson Funeral Home apart

• Offers the "Have the Talk of a Lifetime" program, encouraging families to discuss life stories and wishes for meaningful memorialization.
• Provides a detailed online pre-arrangement form for comprehensive planning of final arrangements.
• Features dedicated resources for Veterans' services, including information on government-furnished headstones, markers, and burial flags.
• Offers extensive online grief support resources and a year-long daily grief message service.
• Provides practical guidance on funeral etiquette, addressing common questions about visitations and services.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Assembly of God, Methodist, Catholic, Baptist. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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.