Veteran services at O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC
O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC, located in Lillington, NC, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home assists families with veteran's benefits, securing veteran's headstones, and providing veteran's burial flags." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,715 for basic burial and $2,195 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include graveside services, memorial services, cremation, veteran's benefits, veterans headstones, and veterans burial flags. 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.
Published pricing at O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC: direct cremation from $2,895. That places direct cremation roughly 56% above the North Carolina median ($1,850). 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 Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in NC, approximately 18 miles from O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC. O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
North Carolina has approximately 845 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC is among them.
Frequently asked questions
What does a funeral at O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC cost for veteran families?
From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $2,895. 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 O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC is located at 1310 South Main St. in Lillington, NC. You can reach the home at (910) 893-3232. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC offer veteran families?
O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC provides traditional services, graveside services, memorial services, cremation, personalization, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC help veterans with VA burial benefits?
O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home assists families with veteran's benefits, securing veteran's headstones, and providing veteran's burial flags.
Which faith traditions does O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, Church of God families, among others.
What sets O'Quinn-Peebles-Phillips Funeral Home, LLC apart
- Over 90 years of continuous service since its founding in 1932.
- Features an on-site crematory (Harnett Crematory) for continuous care of loved ones.
- Provides a year of daily grief support messages via email after services.
- Specializes in assisting veterans with benefits, headstones, and burial flags.
- Family-operated history spanning generations, with current owner Paul Phillips joining in 2006.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Graveside Services
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veterans Benefits
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist, Church of God.
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.