Ott & Lee Funeral Homes - Brandon

Veteran services at Ott & Lee Funeral Homes - Brandon

Ott & Lee Funeral Homes - Brandon, located in Brandon, MS, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Ott & Lee Funeral Homes supports the "Journey to Serve" initiative, a campaign by the Funeral Service Foundation and the ICCFA Educational Foundation, aimed at engaging, recruiting, and hiring military veterans for careers in the funeral service profession. They provide resources for veterans interested in this field." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,775 for basic burial and $2,175 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, memorial services, veterans services, online memorial, digital memorialization, and graveside 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 lakeland place memorial park and 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 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Cemetery - Newton in MS, approximately 48 miles from Ott & Lee Funeral Homes - Brandon. Ott & Lee Funeral Homes - Brandon can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Mississippi has approximately 385 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Ott & Lee Funeral Homes - Brandon is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Ott & Lee Funeral Homes - Brandon apart

• Recipient of the Excellence in Customer Service Award from the Johnson Consulting Group for 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, based on family satisfaction surveys.
• Offers specialized assistance for deaths occurring away from home, including international repatriation.
• Partners with HeartLight Center to provide comprehensive grief support, including support groups and educational resources.
• Actively supports the "Journey to Serve" initiative, promoting careers in funeral service for military veterans.
• Long-standing history, established in 1934, with the Brandon location serving since 1953.
• Staff members, such as Operations Director Hugh Strebeck, have held leadership positions like Chairman of the Mississippi State Board of Funeral Service.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Christian (various denominations), Baptist. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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.