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Mott & Henning Funeral Home

206 North Main St. · Athens, IL 62613

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Veteran services at Mott & Henning Funeral Home

Mott & Henning Funeral Home is a funeral home in Athens, IL that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.

Published pricing at Mott & Henning Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,375. 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 Camp Butler National Cemetery in IL, approximately 12 miles from Mott & Henning Funeral Home. Mott & Henning Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Mott & Henning Funeral Home holds a 5.0-star rating from 28 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.

What families have said

Recent reviews from families who used Mott & Henning Funeral Home. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.

From the moment we met with Rich & Karla at Mott & Henning Funeral Home, we knew we were in good hands. They handled every aspect with efficiency, respect, and genuine care. Rich was upfront about all costs, never pressured us, and offered helpful suggestions when asked. We felt completely supported and trusted their experience to manage every detail flawlessly. It's clear that Rich and Karla are genuinely compassionate people who understand the importance of honoring loved ones with dignity. Their professionalism and caring approach allowed our family to focus on grieving and remembering that we’ll be united with our loved one again because we are saved by faith in Jesus. We wholeheartedly recommend Mott & Henning Funeral Home. Thank you, Rich and Karla!
Tawn B.★★★★★11 months agoVet-related
This isn’t just a funeral home this is family they went above and beyond. With what we went through so unexpectedly with my mother in law and the way still till this day the funeral home has kept in contact with myself and my family to make sure we’re doing okay and if you we need anything rich and his family is always there. They answered all our questions even if we didn’t have any. I am 100% using them again and again when the time is needed for the simple act through this hard time they opened their arms and doors didn’t shut us out. I would 100% recommend Mott & Henning funeral home to anyone that went through what we did because Rich and his family are 100% helpful.
sami Davis★★★★★a week ago
Mott and Henning, wonderful! Rich and Karla make you feel like you are home. They know what you need and make sure to help you with it. I asked them to include my niece in making the arrangements, they made her feel included which meant the world to me. My mom needed to come from North Carolina, they kept me informed every step of the way. My Greatgrandparents, and Grandparents, aunt, uncle and now my mom all said their final goodbyes with Mott and Henning. We could not have been more blessed.
Vicki Jones★★★★★a month ago
Rich and Karla went above and beyond to help me with my mother's passing. Rich was able to answer questions and guide me each step of the way (from pickup of my mother to viewing to cremation to death certificate, etc). Karla was amazing in ensuring my mom looked beautiful and handled her with care. Rich and Karla handled every step of the process with true kindness, compassion, and care. I highly recommend Mott and Henning Funeral Home, Rich and Karla will treat you like family and ensure you and your loved ones are well taken care of.
Erika Brock★★★★★8 months ago
Rich and his family are absolutely amazing. My dad's funeral was absolutely beautiful. Losing your father is never easy, but Rich and his family made this experience so comforting. From the moment they took my dad into their care I knew he was in good hands. If they needed to do something or had a question they called to make sure it was ok with us before doing it. My dad looked like he did before he got sick. My son who has special needs was brought a wheel chair and was treated so kind. We weren't rushed and were allowed as much time as we needed with dad. After the funeral Rich helped me with a life insurance policy to make sure we got it. I can't say enough kind things about the Hennings. We have always went to them in these situations, and I will continue to go to them in the future. Thank you again for everything you did for my dad, my sister, and myself. There isn't enough stars to leave on this review of how happy we are with how things were done.
Dani Lee★★★★★12 months ago

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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.

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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.

After the Service · Veteran Family

Estate settlement is the next chapter for veteran families.

DIC, survivor pension, and VA educational benefits run alongside probate, life-insurance claims, and account retitling. EverSettled guides veteran families through every step at no cost.

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