Veteran services at Petty Funeral Home
Petty Funeral Home serves veteran families in Landrum, SC with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Petty Funeral Home provides comprehensive veterans' services, including assistance with obtaining government headstones or markers for eligible veterans' graves, and information regarding burial flags. They also help families navigate Social Security and Veterans Administration benefits." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services and immediate burials. 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.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in NC, approximately 33 miles from Petty Funeral Home. Petty Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
South Carolina has approximately 460 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Petty Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Petty Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Petty Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (864) 457-3572, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Petty Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Petty Funeral Home is located at 124 North Trade Avenue in Landrum, SC. You can reach the home at (864) 457-3572. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Petty Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Petty Funeral Home provides funeral services, cremation services, immediate burials, forwarding remains, receiving remains, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Petty Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Petty Funeral Home provides comprehensive veterans' services, including assistance with obtaining government headstones or markers for eligible veterans' graves, and information regarding burial flags. They also help families navigate Social Security and Veterans Administration benefits.
Which faith traditions does Petty Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for All Faiths, Baptist, Methodist families, among others.
What sets Petty Funeral Home apart
- Four generations of continuous family ownership and operation, with licensed funeral directors and embalmers from the Petty family.
- On-site crematory, providing direct cremation services.
- Offers personalized online memorials with tribute videos, photo uploads, and condolence posting.
- Provides a year of complimentary daily grief support emails to families.
- Specialized assistance for veterans regarding headstones and burial flags.
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Immediate Burials
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Serving All Faiths
- · Veterans Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: All Faiths, Baptist, Methodist. 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.