Veteran services at Paynic Home for Funerals
For veterans in East Alton, IL, Paynic Home for Funerals coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Paynic Home for Funerals provides specialized services for honorably discharged deceased veterans, including arranging Military Funeral Honors, securing a United States flag to drape the casket or accompany the urn, and assisting with applications for headstones or markers from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Families can also receive a Presidential Memorial Certificate signed by the current President. The home assists with arrangements for military funerals at private cemeteries, state veteran's cemeteries, or those part of the Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration. For soldiers who die on active duty, assistance with burial and interment allowances is available, and partial reimbursements may apply for non-service related deaths." Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,000 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include memorial service, graveside service, cremation services, and veteran's services. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in MO, approximately 29 miles from Paynic Home for Funerals. Paynic Home for Funerals can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Illinois has approximately 1,192 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Paynic Home for Funerals is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Paynic Home for Funerals publish funeral prices?
Paynic Home for Funerals has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (618) 259-5320, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Paynic Home for Funerals located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Paynic Home for Funerals is located at 618 East Airline Drive in East Alton, IL. You can reach the home at (618) 259-5320. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Paynic Home for Funerals offer veteran families?
Paynic Home for Funerals provides traditional funeral service, memorial service, graveside service, anatomical donation, cremation services, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Paynic Home for Funerals help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Paynic Home for Funerals provides specialized services for honorably discharged deceased veterans, including arranging Military Funeral Honors, securing a United States flag to drape the casket or accompany the urn, and assisting with applications for headstones or markers from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Families can also receive a Presidential Memorial Certificate signed by the current President. The home assists with arrangements for military funerals at private cemeteries, state veteran's cemeteries, or those part of the Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration. For soldiers who die on active duty, assistance with burial and interment allowances is available, and partial reimbursements may apply for non-service related deaths.
Which faith traditions does Paynic Home for Funerals accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Christian families, among others.
What sets Paynic Home for Funerals apart
- Family-owned and operated since 1955, with a continuous presence in the community.
- Features an on-site crematory for cremation services.
- Accepts the transfer of prearrangements from other funeral homes, both in-state and out-of-state.
- Specializes in veteran's services, assisting with military honors, flags, headstones, Presidential Memorial Certificates, and cemetery arrangements.
- Offers extensive grief resources, including an online library with articles adapted from Dr. Alan Wolfelt.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Graveside Service
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veteran's Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Christian.
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.