Veteran services at Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home
For veterans in Paris, KY, Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Lusk-McFarland Funeral Homes offers specialized services to honor veterans, acknowledging their service and providing appropriate arrangements." On-site amenities include chapel and reception area, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,100 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include permanent memorialization, honoring veterans, immediate burial, graveside services, cremation services, and placing cremated remains in multiple urns. 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 and cremation niches. 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 Kentucky Veterans Cemetery - North in KY, approximately 33 miles from Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home. Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Kentucky has approximately 552 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (859) 987-2500, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home is located at 1120 Main St. in Paris, KY. You can reach the home at (859) 987-2500. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home provides funeral services, permanent memorialization, honoring veterans, pre planning, grief support, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Lusk-McFarland Funeral Homes offers specialized services to honor veterans, acknowledging their service and providing appropriate arrangements.
Which faith traditions does Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Baptist, Christian (Disciples of Christ), Episcopal, Methodist families, among others.
What sets Lusk-McFarland Funeral Home apart
- Oldest funeral home in Bourbon County (established 1831)
- Third oldest funeral home in Kentucky
- Locally owned and operated
- Offers "365 Days of Healing" daily email support for grief
- Provides an online memorial/urn store
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Immediate Burial
- · Graveside Services
- · Committal Services
- · Interment
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
- · Placing Cremated Remains In Multiple Urns
- · Urn Store
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Funeral Directors Association of Kentucky
Specializations
- · Honoring Veterans
- · Pre-Need Planning
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Baptist, Christian (Disciples of Christ), Episcopal, Methodist, Non-Denominational Christian.
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.