Veteran services at Newcomb & Collins Funeral Home
Veteran families in Cambridge, MD can turn to Newcomb & Collins Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Newcomb and Collins Funeral Home facilitates services for veterans, including burials at the Maryland Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery in Hurlock, MD, as indicated by past obituaries." Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,995 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery in MD, approximately 16 miles from Newcomb & Collins Funeral Home. Newcomb & Collins 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. Newcomb & Collins Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Newcomb & Collins Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Newcomb & Collins Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (410) 228-2616, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Newcomb & Collins Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Newcomb & Collins Funeral Home is located at 308 High Street in Cambridge, MD. You can reach the home at (410) 228-2616. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Newcomb & Collins Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Newcomb & Collins Funeral Home provides traditional services, funeral planning, cremation arrangements, preplanning, grief support, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Newcomb & Collins Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Newcomb and Collins Funeral Home facilitates services for veterans, including burials at the Maryland Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery in Hurlock, MD, as indicated by past obituaries.
Which faith traditions does Newcomb & Collins Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, United Methodist families, among others.
What sets Newcomb & Collins Funeral Home apart
- Operates from a location with continuous funeral service history since 1930.
- Owned and operated by lifelong Dorchester County residents and licensed morticians, Gary R. Newcomb and Barbara Blake Collins.
- Offers a year of daily grief support emails, online memorials, and tribute videos.
- Provides family-friendly facilities including a respite and refreshment area and activities for children.
- Facilitates veteran burials, including at the Maryland Eastern Shore Veterans Cemetery.
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation Arrangements
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Delmarva Funeral Service Association
Specializations
- · Traditional Services
- · Cremation Services
- · Personalization
- · Veteran Services
- · Permanent Memorials
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, United Methodist. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.