Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home

Veteran services at Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home

For veterans in Jacksonville, FL, Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home offers dedicated veteran services, including assistance with veteran headstones and burial flags. The website provides an overview of veteran benefits and resources." On-site amenities include southside chapel and northside chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $2,495 for basic burial and $2,495 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include veteran service, memorial service, graveside service, direct burial service, cremation service, and cremation arrangement. 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 southside chapel and northside 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 Jacksonville National Cemetery in FL, approximately 11 miles from Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home. Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home 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. Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (904) 399-4150, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home is located at 2212 Emerson St. in Jacksonville, FL. You can reach the home at (904) 399-4150. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home provides traditional funeral service, humanistic funeral service, chapel service, veteran service, memorial service, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home offers dedicated veteran services, including assistance with veteran headstones and burial flags. The website provides an overview of veteran benefits and resources.

Which faith traditions does Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Christian families, among others.

What sets Sarah L. Carter's Funeral Home apart

Live Streaming Viewings/Funerals
Drive-Thru Viewings
International and Cultural Services, including domestic and international shipping arrangements
Pre-Need Burial Counseling and Arrangement services
Notary Public services available on staff

Military & veteran services offered

★Veteran Service

★Memorial Service

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Graveside Service
· Direct Burial Service
· Pre-Need Burial Counseling
· Pre-Need Burial Arrangement
· Burial Vaults

Cremation

· Cremation Service
· Cremation Arrangement
· Urns

On-site facilities

· Southside Chapel

· Northside Chapel

Affiliations & specializations

Specializations

· Veteran Services
· International and Cultural Services
· Pre-Need Burial Counseling
· Live Streaming Viewings/Funerals
· Drive-Thru Viewings

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Christian.

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How 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.