Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc

Veteran services at Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc

Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc serves veteran families in Piqua, OH with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home offers specific personalization options to honor veterans, including military honors as part of their service customization. They also provide 'Honoring Veterans' as a service option." On-site amenities include chapel and reception area, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,520 for basic burial and $3,990 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, and honoring veterans. 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.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Dayton National Cemetery in OH, approximately 29 miles from Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc. Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Ohio has approximately 1,266 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc publish funeral prices?

Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (937) 773-1647, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc is located at 646 West High Street in Piqua, OH. You can reach the home at (937) 773-1647. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc offer veteran families?

Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc provides cremation, funeral service, burial, personalization, honoring veterans, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home offers specific personalization options to honor veterans, including military honors as part of their service customization. They also provide 'Honoring Veterans' as a service option.

Which faith traditions does Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Methodist families, among others.

What sets Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home Inc apart

Over 127 years of continuous operation, adapting services across generations.
Extensive personalization options, including photo boards, tribute videos, dove releases, and military honors, to reflect individual lives.
Dedicated Aftercare Program with a trained Grief Counselor (Steve Numbers holds a Master's in Counseling specializing in Crisis Response and Trauma).
Pet Services offered, acknowledging the importance of all family members.
Owners Jerry and Pam Sowers, and their son Brian A. Sowers, are directly involved in daily operations and service delivery.

Military & veteran services offered

★Honoring Veterans

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Chapel

· Coffee Lounge

· Restrooms

· Offices

· Handicap Accessible

· Reception Area

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Ohio Funeral Directors Assn.
· National Funeral Directors Association
· Selected Independent Funeral Homes
· Funeral Ethics Association

Specializations

· Honoring Veterans
· Pet Services
· Aftercare Program
· Preneed Specialist
· Aftercare Grief Counselor

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Methodist.

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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.

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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.