Veteran services at Peeples Family Funeral Homes
Veteran families in Jacksonville, FL can turn to Peeples Family Funeral Homes for honors and benefit coordination. The home assists with VA paperwork, honor-guard requests, and scheduling at veterans cemeteries.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Jacksonville National Cemetery in FL, approximately 5 miles from Peeples Family Funeral Homes. Peeples Family Funeral Homes can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Florida has approximately 1,014 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Peeples Family Funeral Homes is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Peeples Family Funeral Homes publish funeral prices?
Peeples Family Funeral Homes has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (904) 764-2542, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Peeples Family Funeral Homes located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Peeples Family Funeral Homes is located at 14165 North Main Street in Jacksonville, FL. You can reach the home at (904) 764-2542. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Peeples Family Funeral Homes help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Peeples Family Funeral Homes 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.
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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.