Veteran services at O'Bannon Funeral Home
For veterans in Luling, TX, O'Bannon Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "O'Bannon Funeral Home provides veteran services, including assistance with notifying the appropriate honor guard for the service and helping to facilitate the necessary documentation." On-site amenities include chapel and reception area, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,450 for basic burial and $2,300 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation service, memorial service, and veteran service. 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. 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 Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in TX, approximately 50 miles from O'Bannon Funeral Home. O'Bannon 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. O'Bannon Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does O'Bannon Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
O'Bannon Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (830) 875-5713, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is O'Bannon Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
O'Bannon Funeral Home is located at 210 South Laurel Avenue in Luling, TX. You can reach the home at (830) 875-5713. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does O'Bannon Funeral Home offer veteran families?
O'Bannon Funeral Home provides obituaries, send flowers, traditional service, cremation service, memorial service, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does O'Bannon Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
O'Bannon Funeral Home provides veteran services, including assistance with notifying the appropriate honor guard for the service and helping to facilitate the necessary documentation.
What sets O'Bannon Funeral Home apart
- Direct 24/7 access to a licensed funeral director for immediate assistance, not an answering machine or service.
- Emphasis on personalized options to create a unique and reflective end-of-life service.
- Extensive grief support resources, including daily and weekly email programs.
- Over a century of continuous service to the Luling community, established in 1918.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation Service
- · Ash Scattering Service
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veteran Service
- · Personalized Options
- · Grief Support
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.