Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home Ltd.

Veteran services at Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home Ltd.

Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home Ltd. in Mattoon, IL supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. In their own words: "Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home provides comprehensive veteran's services. These include completing applications for all veterans’ benefits such as Military Honors, Presidential Memorial Certificates, and veteran memorial markers or headstones. They confirm and coordinate any existing paid pre-plan funding benefits that may cover expenses not eligible through the Veterans Administration. The funeral home also coordinates necessary documentation to request honors and works with national or state veterans’ cemeteries. Services provided encompass professional funeral director and support staff, transfer and professional care of the deceased, cremation services, use of mortuary facilities for visitations or gatherings, funeral or memorial ceremonies, use of automotive equipment, and an online interactive memorial website. Additional personalization options, like specialized engraving and tribute videos, are also available. Eligibility for these benefits generally requires the veteran to have been honorably discharged, including active duty members, Selected Reserve members, and former military members discharged due to service-related disabilities." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $3,500 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include burials, cremation, and veteran's services. 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 Danville National Cemetery in IL, approximately 60 miles from Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home Ltd.. Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home Ltd. can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Illinois has approximately 1,192 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home Ltd. is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Mitchell-Jerdan Funeral Home Ltd. apart

• Operates from a historic Queen Anne structure (built 1899) recognized on the Coles County Register of Significant Places.
• Multi-generational family ownership and operation, with the fourth generation preparing to continue the business.
• Specialized veteran's services, including comprehensive assistance with benefits, military honors, and cemetery coordination.
• Emphasis on designing personalized 'healing experiences' for families, extending beyond logistical arrangements.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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.