Layton's Home for Funerals

Veteran services at Layton's Home for Funerals

Veteran families in Forked River, NJ can turn to Layton's Home for Funerals for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Assists families with filing necessary paperwork with the Veterans Administration to ensure receipt of benefits."

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, burial, and memorial service. 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 Brigadier General William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial Cemetery in NJ, approximately 19 miles from Layton's Home for Funerals. Layton's Home for Funerals can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

New Jersey has approximately 647 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Layton's Home for Funerals is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Layton's Home for Funerals publish funeral prices?

Layton's Home for Funerals has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (609) 971-6800, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Layton's Home for Funerals located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Layton's Home for Funerals is located at 250 Lacey Road in Forked River, NJ. You can reach the home at (609) 971-6800. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Layton's Home for Funerals offer veteran families?

Layton's Home for Funerals provides funeral services, cremation services, pre-planning, grief support, burial, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Layton's Home for Funerals help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Assists families with filing necessary paperwork with the Veterans Administration to ensure receipt of benefits.

Which faith traditions does Layton's Home for Funerals accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian families, among others.

What sets Layton's Home for Funerals apart

One of the few remaining family-owned and operated funeral homes in the Ocean County area.
Specialization in pet cremation products, offering prayer cards, keepsakes, and urns for memorializing pets.
Comprehensive online features including direct flower ordering, enhanced obituaries with guest books, email subscriptions for new notices, and an online payment center.
Extensive online grief support resources and a year-long daily grief message email service.

Military & veteran services offered

★Memorial Service

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial
· Interment

Cremation

· Cremation Services

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· New Jersey State Funeral Directors Association

Specializations

· Pet Cremation Products

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Methodist, Presbyterian. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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The veteran's spouse may qualify for VA Dependency & Indemnity Compensation.

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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.