Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home

Veteran services at Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home

Veteran families in Westminster, MD can turn to Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Myers-Durboraw Funeral Homes provides comprehensive veteran services, including coordination of military honors, assistance with veterans benefits, and guidance on burial allowances, cemetery plots, and headstones." On-site amenities include chapel area, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,615 for basic burial and $2,370 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include graveside service, cremation services, memorial service, green burial services, affordable cremation, and simple cremation. 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 area. 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.

Published pricing at Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,370. That places direct cremation roughly 3% above the Maryland median ($2,300). 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 Garrison Forest Veterans Cemetery in MD, approximately 15 miles from Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home. Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Maryland has approximately 313 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What does a funeral at Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home cost for veteran families?

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $2,370. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.

Where is Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home is located at 91 Willis Street in Westminster, MD. You can reach the home at (410) 848-3933. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home provides traditional funeral services, viewing, visitation, graveside service, cremation services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Myers-Durboraw Funeral Homes provides comprehensive veteran services, including coordination of military honors, assistance with veterans benefits, and guidance on burial allowances, cemetery plots, and headstones.

Which faith traditions does Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Episcopal, Church of God, United Church of Christ, Lutheran, United Methodist families, among others.

What sets Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home apart

Offers hand-blown glass angel ornaments as a gift to families served.
Operates three distinct locations in Westminster, Taneytown, and Emmitsburg, serving a wide area of Maryland.
Long operational history dating back to 1878 in Taneytown and 1936 in Westminster.
Provides green burial services as an environmentally conscious option.
Identifies as one of the largest burial, cremation, and memorial service providers in Maryland.

Military & veteran services offered

★Memorial Service

★Veterans Services

★Military Honors

★Online Memorial

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Graveside Service
· Green Burial Services

Cremation

· Cremation Services
· Affordable Cremation
· Simple Cremation

On-site facilities

· Chapel Area

· Visitation Area

· Office Space

· Restrooms

· Preparation Room

· Garage

· Handicapped Entrance

· Spacious Seating Arrangements

· State-of-the-Art Audio-Visual Equipment

· Serene Outdoor Spaces

· On-site Crematory

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Myers-Durboraw Funeral Homes, P.A.
· MacNabb Funeral Home, P.A.
· Cremation Society of Maryland, Inc.
· Metro Crematory, Inc.
· Tri-County Funeral Directors Association
· National Funeral Directors Association
· Maryland State Funeral Directors Association

Specializations

· Grief Counseling

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Episcopal, Church of God, United Church of Christ, Lutheran, United Methodist, Catholic. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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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.