Veteran services at Richard Boles Funeral Service
Veteran families in Laurinburg, NC can turn to Richard Boles Funeral Service for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Richard Boles Funeral Service provides assistance with Veteran's Benefits. They are affiliated with Scotland County Veterans Services. Additionally, Scotland Cemetery, a local cemetery, offers military burial services including veteran burial flags." On-site amenities include richard boles funeral service chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,995 for basic burial and $1,495 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, memorial service, direct cremation, and burial. 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 richard boles funeral service 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 Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in NC, approximately 40 miles from Richard Boles Funeral Service. Richard Boles Funeral Service can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
North Carolina has approximately 845 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Richard Boles Funeral Service is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Richard Boles Funeral Service publish funeral prices?
Richard Boles Funeral Service has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (910) 291-0066, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Richard Boles Funeral Service located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Richard Boles Funeral Service is located at 13640 Andrew Jackson Highway in Laurinburg, NC. You can reach the home at (910) 291-0066. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Richard Boles Funeral Service offer veteran families?
Richard Boles Funeral Service provides cremation services, personalization, aftercare program, advance planning, traditional funeral service, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Richard Boles Funeral Service help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Richard Boles Funeral Service provides assistance with Veteran's Benefits. They are affiliated with Scotland County Veterans Services. Additionally, Scotland Cemetery, a local cemetery, offers military burial services including veteran burial flags.
Which faith traditions does Richard Boles Funeral Service accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Baptist, Church of God, Methodist, International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Episcopal families, among others.
What sets Richard Boles Funeral Service apart
- Aftercare Support Program with monthly luncheons and group trips for surviving spouses, coordinated by Jeanne Ray Hardee, RN, BSN, BAP.
- Comprehensive online grief resources, including a year of daily grief support emails and links to external grief counseling websites.
- Detailed guidance on discussing death and grief with children of different age groups.
- Assistance with bereavement travel, veteran's benefits, and Social Security benefits.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
- · Direct Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · NCFDA
Specializations
- · Grief Support
- · Aftercare Support Program
- · Veteran's Benefits Assistance
- · Social Security Benefits Assistance
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist, Church of God, Methodist, International Pentecostal Holiness Church, Episcopal. 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.