Malcom's Brower-Wann Funeral Home

Veteran services at Malcom's Brower-Wann Funeral Home

For veterans in Lewiston, ID, Malcom's Brower-Wann Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Malcom's Brower-Wann Funeral Home provides comprehensive assistance for honorably discharged veterans, including securing an American flag for ceremonial purposes, arranging for a headstone for unmarked graves, and coordinating military honors (flag folding, taps, and firing squads). They also assist with burial or interment in state or national veterans' cemeteries, such as the one in Medical Lake, Washington, or Boise, Idaho. Furthermore, the staff helps families process VA burial allowances, which offer partial reimbursements for service-related and non-service-related deaths, and assists with completing the necessary Veterans Administration forms." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,310 for basic burial and $1,795 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include burial services, cremation services, earth burial, green burial, natural burial, and military honors. 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 on-site chapel. 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 Malcom's Brower-Wann Funeral Home: direct cremation from $1,795. That places direct cremation roughly 5% above the Idaho median ($1,717). 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 Washington State Veterans Cemetery in Medical Lake in WA, approximately 88 miles from Malcom's Brower-Wann Funeral Home. Malcom's Brower-Wann Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Idaho has approximately 111 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Malcom's Brower-Wann Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Malcom's Brower-Wann Funeral Home apart

• Nearly a century of continuous operation in Lewiston, Idaho, since 1924.
• Modern facility equipped with state-of-the-art audio/video systems for personalized services.
• Offers green burial and natural burial options with biodegradable caskets.
• Provides pre-arranged funeral plans with a cost guarantee against inflation.
• Dedicated assistance with military benefits for honorably discharged veterans and their families.
• Assistance with Social Security Administration benefits processing.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

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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.