Veteran services at Milling Funeral Home
For veterans in Sebastopol, MS, Milling Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Milling Funeral Home provides professional care experts to guide families through all the benefits and services available for their veteran loved ones. This includes assistance with veteran-specific arrangements and understanding entitlements." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,200 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include veteran services, cremation services, traditional burial, memorial services, and memorialization. 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 Milling Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,200. That places direct cremation roughly 10% above the Mississippi 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 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery - Newton in MS, approximately 23 miles from Milling Funeral Home. Milling Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Mississippi has approximately 385 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Milling Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
What does a funeral at Milling Funeral Home cost for veteran families?
From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $2,200. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.
Where is Milling Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Milling Funeral Home is located at 1484 Highway 487 in Sebastopol, MS. You can reach the home at (601) 625-8922. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Milling Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Milling Funeral Home provides funeral planning, pre-planning, veteran services, grief support, cremation services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Milling Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Milling Funeral Home provides professional care experts to guide families through all the benefits and services available for their veteran loved ones. This includes assistance with veteran-specific arrangements and understanding entitlements.
Which faith traditions does Milling Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Baptist, Church of God, Presbyterian, Methodist families, among others.
What sets Milling Funeral Home apart
- Two handicap-accessible locations in Union and Sebastopol, Mississippi.
- Family-owned and operated business.
- Staff includes licensed funeral directors, embalmers, and pre-need consultants, with several actively involved in local church leadership and community roles (e.g., pastor, Justice Court Judge).
- Extensive online grief support resources through the "Griefwords Online Library" by Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D.
- Detailed guidance and options for personalizing funeral and cremation ceremonies, including unique ideas for music, readings, symbolic elements, and memory-sharing (e.g., memory baskets, DVDs, tables).
- Specific consultation on cremation caskets/containers and diverse memorialization options for cremated remains.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Traditional Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Mississippi Funeral Directors Association (MFDA)
Specializations
- · Veteran Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist, Church of God, Presbyterian, Methodist. Languages spoken at the home: English.
EverSettled · After the Veteran Funeral
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.
Begin Veteran Estate SettlementHow 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.