Sauls Funeral Home

Veteran services at Sauls Funeral Home

Sauls Funeral Home, located in Bluffton, SC, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Sauls Funeral Home honors military service, as evidenced by testimonials from families whose loved ones received military honors. L. Martin Sauls, III, the owner, is a US Navy veteran of Vietnam. [cite: Leslie Van testimonial in cleaned text]" On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $2,665 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services and memorial service. 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, memorial gardens, and columbariums. 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 Beaufort National Cemetery in SC, approximately 17 miles from Sauls Funeral Home. Sauls 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. Sauls Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Sauls Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

Sauls Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (843) 815-5535, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Sauls Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Sauls Funeral Home is located at 90 Simmonsville Road in Bluffton, SC. You can reach the home at (843) 815-5535. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Sauls Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Sauls Funeral Home provides personalized funeral services, cremation services, immediate need, plan ahead, send flowers, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Sauls Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Sauls Funeral Home honors military service, as evidenced by testimonials from families whose loved ones received military honors. L. Martin Sauls, III, the owner, is a US Navy veteran of Vietnam. [cite: Leslie Van testimonial in cleaned text]

Which faith traditions does Sauls Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Jewish (Reform-oriented), Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian families, among others.

What sets Sauls Funeral Home apart

Multi-generational family ownership and operation since 1938, with family involvement dating to the early 1900s.
Operates Lowcountry Memorial Gardens, a 30-acre perpetual care cemetery on the Bluffton premises.
Features a dedicated Jewish section, Oseh Shalom, within Lowcountry Memorial Gardens, in accordance with Jewish burial traditions and overseen by Temple Oseh Shalom.
L. Martin Sauls, III, the current owner, served as Jasper County Coroner for 40 years.
Offers an on-site crematorium at its Bluffton location.
Provides comprehensive grief resources on its website, including information on the grieving process and children & grief.

Military & veteran services offered

★Memorial Service

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Committal Service

Cremation

· Cremation Services

On-site facilities

· Chapel

· Crematorium

· Memorial Gardens

· Columbariums

· Mausoleums

· Dedicated Jewish Section (Oseh Shalom)

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· American Lodge #98
· Omar Shrine Temple
· Palmetto Electric PET Board
· Coastal Carolina Medical Center
· BJVIM
· Jasper County Chamber Of Commerce
· Morris Center Foundation
· Resource Foundation For Jasper County

Specializations

· Military Service
· Jewish Burial Traditions

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Jewish (Reform-oriented), Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian.

Branches of service supported

Based on the home's stated services and specializations, Sauls Funeral Home has documented experience supporting the following branches:

Navy

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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.