Meador Funeral Home

Veteran services at Meador Funeral Home

Meador Funeral Home, located in Gainesville, TX, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Meador Funeral Home, through its affiliation with Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow, offers resources related to Veterans Benefits and Military Funeral Honors." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $7,325 for basic burial and $2,970 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include memorial service, cremation service, direct cremation, graveside service, and burial. 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. 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 Meador Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,970. That places direct cremation roughly 49% above the Texas median ($1,995). 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 Seaman First Class Billy Turner Veterans Cemetery in OK, approximately 37 miles from Meador Funeral Home. Meador Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Texas has approximately 1,496 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Meador Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Meador Funeral Home apart

• Operates its own private, state-of-the-art crematory, ensuring loved ones remain in their care throughout the cremation process.
• Part of the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow family of local funeral homes, suggesting a broader network of support and resources.
• Long-standing history in Gainesville since 1922, with the current California Street location established as a landmark since 1928.
• Offers a private viewing room for visitations prior to cremation.
• Commits to returning 100% of recoverable ashes to families.
• Provides educational resources on its website, such as 'Talking With Children About Death' and 'Proper Funeral Etiquette'.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Christian denominations, Baptist, Methodist, Episcopal. Languages spoken at the home: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.

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.