Meredith-Clark Funeral Home Cremation & Personalization Center

Veteran services at Meredith-Clark Funeral Home Cremation & Personalization Center

Veteran families in Morgantown, IN can turn to Meredith-Clark Funeral Home Cremation & Personalization Center for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Meredith-Clark Funeral Home offers veteran services, including military honors as a personalization option. Funeral Director Suzanne Moyer helps organize the annual Morgantown Memorial Day Parade & Remembrance Ceremony. East Hill Cemetery, a partner for green burials, also features a Veterans War Memorial. The funeral home assists with filing necessary paperwork for Veterans Administration benefits." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,220 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include green burial, cremation, direct cremation, memorial service, veterans services, and burial caskets. 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.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Crown Hill National Cemetery Annex in IN, approximately 33 miles from Meredith-Clark Funeral Home Cremation & Personalization Center. Meredith-Clark Funeral Home Cremation & Personalization Center can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Indiana has approximately 779 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Meredith-Clark Funeral Home Cremation & Personalization Center is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Meredith-Clark Funeral Home Cremation & Personalization Center apart

• Green Burial Provider, working with East Hill Cemetery for designated green burial areas
• Grief Therapy Dogs (Canine Grief Counselors: Bailey and Bella) available for comfort and support
• On-site Monument Company for direct selection and personalization of memorials
• Extensive personalization options, including unique tributes like incorporating motorcycles or lawn mowers
• Family-owned and operated for nearly nine decades, with a multi-generational involvement

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Methodist, Baptist, Assembly of God, Christian. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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.