Veteran services at Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc
Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc, located in Williamsport, PA, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "The funeral home provides specialized services for veterans, including assistance with headstones, burial flags, and navigating veterans' benefits." On-site amenities include chapel and off-street parking, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,195 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, veterans services, 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 chapel, columbarium, and urn 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.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Woodlawn National Cemetery in NY, approximately 61 miles from Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc. Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Pennsylvania has approximately 1,623 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc publish funeral prices?
Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (570) 323-7717, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc is located at 1914 Memorial Avenue in Williamsport, PA. You can reach the home at (570) 323-7717. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc offer veteran families?
Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc provides grief support, pre-planning, traditional services, cremation services, monument services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc help veterans with VA burial benefits?
The funeral home provides specialized services for veterans, including assistance with headstones, burial flags, and navigating veterans' benefits.
Which faith traditions does Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, Jewish families, among others.
What sets Knight-Confer Funeral Home Inc apart
- Established in 1879, providing over 145 years of continuous service.
- Operates High Monument Company on-site, offering a large display of customizable granite and bronze markers.
- Features an activities room with a game computer, games, toys, and books for children and youth.
- One of the first funeral homes in the area to include an on-site chapel, added in 1926.
- Staff includes a CANA Certified Crematory Operator for cremation services.
- Offers pre-need funeral insurance, with a licensed life insurance director on staff.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Central Penn Funeral Directors Association
Specializations
- · Monuments
- · Hebrew Monuments
- · Veterans Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, Jewish. 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.