Newcomer's White Chapel Funeral Home

Veteran services at Newcomer's White Chapel Funeral Home

For veterans in Gladstone, MO, Newcomer's White Chapel Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Newcomer's White Chapel Funeral Home participates in the Homeless Veterans Burial Program and the Public Servants Program, which extends to law enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency services personnel. They also offer general veterans planning services." On-site amenities include chapel, flexible chapel space, and large-capacity chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,445 for basic burial and $2,295 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include burial, cemetery flower arrangement delivery, cremation, memorial keepsakes, and veterans planning. 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, cremation gardens, cremation niches, flexible chapel space, and gardens. 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 Newcomer's White Chapel Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,295. That places direct cremation roughly 31% above the Missouri median ($1,750). 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 Leavenworth National Cemetery in KS, approximately 20 miles from Newcomer's White Chapel Funeral Home. Newcomer's White Chapel Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Missouri has approximately 607 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Newcomer's White Chapel Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Newcomer's White Chapel Funeral Home apart

• New 12,000 square foot building with modern amenities, including a large chapel with nine projectors and a 10-foot-wide fireplace.
• Co-located with Newcomer's White Chapel Cemetery, offering integrated funeral and burial/cremation services.
• Specialization in catered events with diverse menu options (breakfast, desserts, appetizers, light fare, full fare).
• Unique memorialization options like glass-front niches in Revelations mausoleum for displaying personal items.
• Participation in the Homeless Veterans Burial Program and Public Servants Program.
• Offers Celestis Memorial Spaceflight as a cremation option.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Christian (Protestant), Seventh-day Adventist, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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.