Veteran services at Messinger Payson Funeral Home
For veterans in Payson, AZ, Messinger Payson Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. The team handles VA burial allowances, honor-guard coordination, and national-cemetery scheduling.
The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in AZ, about 52 miles from Messinger Payson Funeral Home. For a burial in a VA national cemetery, the funeral home or the family calls the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.
Messinger Payson Funeral Home lists these traditions and communities: Catholic. Military funeral honors can be part of a religious service; tell the director the order you want.
We list about 231 funeral homes in Arizona. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.
Frequently asked questions
Does Messinger Payson Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Messinger Payson Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request, so call (928) 474-2800 and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Messinger Payson Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Messinger Payson Funeral Home is located at 901 South Westerly Road in Payson, AZ. You can reach the home at (928) 474-2800. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Messinger Payson Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Messinger Payson Funeral Home assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
How to request military funeral honors
By law (10 U.S.C. § 1491), an eligible veteran's funeral can include, on request, an honors detail of at least two service members who fold and present the U.S. flag to the family and play Taps. The funeral director usually makes the request and will need the veteran's DD214 or other discharge papers.
VA suggests asking at least 48 to 72 hours before the service. More on what honors include and how to request them.