Veteran services at Paradis-Givner Funeral Home
Paradis-Givner Funeral Home, located in Oxford, MA, assists those who served and their families. The home assists with VA paperwork, honor-guard requests, and scheduling at veterans cemeteries. On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,600 for basic burial and $2,350 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, veterans services, graveside service, memorial service, and scattering of the cremated remains. 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 Massachusetts State Veterans Cemetery - Agawam in MA, approximately 39 miles from Paradis-Givner Funeral Home. Paradis-Givner Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Massachusetts has approximately 579 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Paradis-Givner Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Paradis-Givner Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Paradis-Givner Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (508) 987-2100, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Paradis-Givner Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Paradis-Givner Funeral Home is located at 357 Main St in Oxford, MA. You can reach the home at (508) 987-2100. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Paradis-Givner Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Paradis-Givner Funeral Home provides traditional services, cremation services, personalization, veterans services, visitation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Paradis-Givner Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Paradis-Givner Funeral Home assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
Which faith traditions does Paradis-Givner Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, United Church of Christ (Congregational), Baptist families, among others.
What sets Paradis-Givner Funeral Home apart
- Owner Bryan J. Givner, Sr. and his family reside on-site at the funeral home, offering a continuous presence.
- Offers a year of daily grief support emails to families.
- Provides creation of personalized online memorials for sharing obituaries, photos, and condolences.
- Produces custom tribute videos from family photographs for services and online viewing.
- Facilitates ordering flowers directly through their website via local florist partnerships.
- Features extensive online resources dedicated to understanding children's grief and the stages of the grieving process.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Graveside Service
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
- · Keeping An Urn At Home
- · Placing The Urn In A Columbarium
- · Burying The Urn
- · Scattering Of The Cremated Remains
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · Knights of Columbus Council 4241
Specializations
- · Veterans Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, United Church of Christ (Congregational), Baptist. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.