Veteran services at Moments Funeral Home - Leakesville
Moments Funeral Home - Leakesville in Leakesville, MS supports veteran families with military funeral arrangements. The team handles VA burial allowances, honor-guard coordination, and national-cemetery scheduling.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Alabama State Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Spanish Fort in AL, approximately 53 miles from Moments Funeral Home - Leakesville. Moments Funeral Home - Leakesville 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. Moments Funeral Home - Leakesville is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Moments Funeral Home - Leakesville publish funeral prices?
Moments Funeral Home - Leakesville has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (601) 394-2186, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Moments Funeral Home - Leakesville located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Moments Funeral Home - Leakesville is located at 1601 Lackey St. in Leakesville, MS. You can reach the home at (601) 394-2186. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Moments Funeral Home - Leakesville help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Moments Funeral Home - Leakesville 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.
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.