Veteran services at Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta
Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta, located in Augusta, KY, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Moore & Parker Funeral Homes assists families of veterans with information and arrangements for VA-provided headstones and markers, Presidential Memorial Certificates, and memorial plots in national, state, or military cemeteries. They also provide resources for honoring veterans and military funerals." Published pricing lists $3,825 for basic burial and $1,575 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Kentucky Veterans Cemetery - North in KY, approximately 33 miles from Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta. Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Kentucky has approximately 552 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta publish funeral prices?
Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (606) 756-2101, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta is located at 305 Elizabeth Street in Augusta, KY. You can reach the home at (606) 756-2101. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta offer veteran families?
Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta provides cremation services, preplanning, personal services, grief support, telling stories, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Moore & Parker Funeral Homes assists families of veterans with information and arrangements for VA-provided headstones and markers, Presidential Memorial Certificates, and memorial plots in national, state, or military cemeteries. They also provide resources for honoring veterans and military funerals.
Which faith traditions does Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist families, among others.
What sets Moore & Parker Funeral Homes - Augusta apart
- Nearly a century of continuous operation, founded in 1925.
- Multi-generational family involvement in leadership and operations.
- Multiple physical locations across Augusta, Brooksville, Germantown (as Palmer Funeral Home), and Maysville, Kentucky.
- Dedicated services for veterans, including assistance with headstones, Presidential Memorial Certificates, and memorial plots.
- Emphasis on personalized services and preplanning to tailor memorial experiences.
- Staffed by multiple licensed funeral directors and embalmers, including several members of the Parker family.
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Palmer Funeral Home
Specializations
- · Veteran Services
- · Personalization
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Lutheran, Baptist.
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.