Nowlin Anders Funeral Home

Veteran services at Nowlin Anders Funeral Home

Veteran families in De Leon, TX can turn to Nowlin Anders Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Nowlin Anders Funeral Home provides or facilitates military honors, including United States Army Honors, for veteran services." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,310 for basic burial and $1,850 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include burial and 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 on-site chapel. 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.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene in TX, approximately 75 miles from Nowlin Anders Funeral Home. Nowlin Anders Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Texas has approximately 1,496 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Nowlin Anders Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Nowlin Anders Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

Nowlin Anders Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (254) 893-2021, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Nowlin Anders Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Nowlin Anders Funeral Home is located at 340 South Austin St. in De Leon, TX. You can reach the home at (254) 893-2021. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Nowlin Anders Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Nowlin Anders Funeral Home provides funeral service, visitation, burial, cremation, mausoleum entombment, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Nowlin Anders Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Nowlin Anders Funeral Home provides or facilitates military honors, including United States Army Honors, for veteran services.

Which faith traditions does Nowlin Anders Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Assembly of God, Church of Christ families, among others.

What sets Nowlin Anders Funeral Home apart

Family-owned and operated since 2010 by Todd C. and Angela Anders, providing continuity of local ownership.
Licensed Funeral Director Todd C. Anders has over 23 years of experience in funeral service.
Offers comprehensive pre-planning services to help families make arrangements in advance.
Provides an online Griefwords Online Library with extensive resources for grief support.
Facilitates military honors, as demonstrated by past services including United States Army Honors.

Military & veteran services offered

★Mausoleum Entombment

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial
· Committal

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· On-site Chapel

· Handicapped Accessible

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist, Methodist, Catholic, Assembly of God, Church of Christ, United Pentecostal. Languages spoken at the home: English.

Branches of service supported

Based on the home's stated services and specializations, Nowlin Anders Funeral Home has documented experience supporting the following branches:

Army

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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.