Veteran services at Kilpatrick Funeral Homes
Kilpatrick Funeral Homes, located in Monroe, LA, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Kilpatrick Funeral Homes offers specialized services for veteran families, including assistance with options and necessary paperwork to ensure veteran loved ones receive all deserved benefits and honors." Published pricing lists $4,395 for basic burial and $2,395 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, and veterans services. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in LA, approximately 27 miles from Kilpatrick Funeral Homes. Kilpatrick Funeral Homes can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Louisiana has approximately 373 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Kilpatrick Funeral Homes is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Kilpatrick Funeral Homes publish funeral prices?
Kilpatrick Funeral Homes has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (318) 323-9614, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Kilpatrick Funeral Homes located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Kilpatrick Funeral Homes is located at 1321 North 7Th Street in Monroe, LA. You can reach the home at (318) 323-9614. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Kilpatrick Funeral Homes offer veteran families?
Kilpatrick Funeral Homes provides funerals, cremation, burial, personalization, veterans services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Kilpatrick Funeral Homes help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Kilpatrick Funeral Homes offers specialized services for veteran families, including assistance with options and necessary paperwork to ensure veteran loved ones receive all deserved benefits and honors.
Which faith traditions does Kilpatrick Funeral Homes accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Baptist, Methodist, Assembly of God, Church of Christ, Christian (general) families, among others.
What sets Kilpatrick Funeral Homes apart
- Effie Hicks Kilpatrick was one of Louisiana's first licensed female embalmers and funeral directors.
- Three generations of continuous family ownership and operation since 1927.
- Expansion to four funeral homes and two cemeteries.
- Recipient of the National Funeral Directors Association's "Best of the Best Award."
- Commitment to offering services and options at prices all families can afford.
- Specialized grief recovery programs, including art-based healing activities for children and teens.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
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Cremation
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On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Funeral Home
Specializations
- · Veterans
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist, Methodist, Assembly of God, Church of Christ, Christian (general). Languages spoken at the home: English.
EverSettled · After the Veteran Funeral
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.
Begin Veteran Estate SettlementHow 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.