Veteran services at Mission Park Life Center at Stone Oak
Veteran families in San Antonio, TX can turn to Mission Park Life Center at Stone Oak for honors and benefit coordination. The team handles VA burial allowances, honor-guard coordination, and national-cemetery scheduling.
The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in TX, about 12 miles from Mission Park Life Center at Stone Oak. For a burial in a VA national cemetery, the funeral home or the family calls the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.
Mission Park Life Center at Stone Oak lists these traditions and communities: Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Secular Humanist, and Lgbtq Affirming. Military funeral honors can be part of a religious service; tell the director the order you want.
We list about 1,496 funeral homes in Texas. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.
Frequently asked questions
Does Mission Park Life Center at Stone Oak publish funeral prices?
Mission Park Life Center at Stone Oak has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request, so call (210) 576-3377 and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Mission Park Life Center at Stone Oak located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Mission Park Life Center at Stone Oak is located at 23755 US-281 in San Antonio, TX. You can reach the home at (210) 576-3377. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Mission Park Life Center at Stone Oak help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Mission Park Life Center at Stone Oak 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.