Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home

Veteran services at Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home

For veterans in Franklin, NY, Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Dignity Memorial offers no-cost burial and funeral services for eligible homeless veterans and first responders who have fallen in the line of duty. It also lists 'Veterans Burials' as a service and 'Veterans Services' as a specialization." On-site amenities include funeral chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $3,280 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, traditional burial, veterans burials, cemetery property, in-ground burial, and private estate 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 funeral chapel, memorial park, columbarium, and cremation garden. 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 Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home: direct cremation from $3,280. That places direct cremation roughly 43% above the New York median ($2,300). 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 Woodlawn National Cemetery in NY, approximately 86 miles from Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home. Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

New York has approximately 1,440 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home apart

• 100% Service Guarantee on all services.
• Purchase Protection Plan for cemetery property (assists with remaining balance if purchaser passes away before full payment, with restrictions).
• Family First Cost Coverage for eligible unmarried children or grandchildren under 21 (no-cost funeral and cemetery services).
• Specialized cremation options including Celestis Memorial Spaceflight and Neptune Memorial Reef.
• Extensive experience and specialization in diverse religious and cultural funeral traditions.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Asian Funeral Traditions, Buddhist Funeral Traditions, Hindu Funeral Traditions, Muslim Funeral Traditions, Jewish Funeral Traditions, Catholic Funeral Traditions, Protestant Funeral Traditions, Hispanic Funeral Traditions, Black Funeral Traditions. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish, French Canadian.

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.