Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society

Veteran services at Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society

Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society, located in Memphis, TN, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Serenity Funeral Home offers specialized services for honoring veterans, assisting families with planning and coordinating military funeral ceremonial elements to celebrate their service and sacrifice." On-site amenities include reception facilities and two unique chapels, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $2,390 for basic burial and $1,395 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, permanent memorialization, honoring veterans, and traditional 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 indoor columbarium niches, outdoor columbarium niches, memorial garden, and two unique chapels. 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.

Published pricing at Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society: direct cremation from $870. That places direct cremation roughly 53% below the Tennessee median ($1,865). Veterans who served on active duty for at least 24 months may qualify for VA burial allowance to offset funeral costs — this home accepts assignment of those benefits where eligible.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Memphis National Cemetery in TN, approximately 4 miles from Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society. Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Tennessee has approximately 641 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What does a funeral at Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society cost for veteran families?

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $870. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.

Where is Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society is located at 1632 Sycamore View Road in Memphis, TN. You can reach the home at (901) 377-3543. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society offer veteran families?

Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society provides funeral services, cremation services, permanent memorialization, honoring veterans, receptions, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Serenity Funeral Home offers specialized services for honoring veterans, assisting families with planning and coordinating military funeral ceremonial elements to celebrate their service and sacrifice.

What sets Serenity Funeral Home & Cremation Society apart

Operates as a full-service bereavement care campus with multiple integrated facilities.
Features an in-house crematory with glass-fronted Family Witness Rooms for viewing the cremation process.
Offers extensive permanent memorialization options, including indoor and outdoor columbaria niches within a 4-acre memorial garden.
Provides on-site catering and reception facilities for post-service gatherings.
Founded by former U.S. Congressman Harold Ford Sr., bringing a legacy of funeral industry experience.
Specializes in Hispanic funeral services through Funeraria Garcia-Rodriguez.

Military & veteran services offered

★Permanent Memorialization

★Honoring Veterans

★Entombment

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Traditional Burial

Cremation

· Cremation Services
· Inurnment

On-site facilities

· Traditional Funeral Home

· Cremation Funeral Home

· Indoor Columbarium Niches

· Outdoor Columbarium Niches

· Catering Facilities

· Reception Facilities

· Memorial Garden

· Two Unique Chapels

· Viewing Rooms

· Crematory Room

· Family Witness Rooms

· Casket, Vault and Urn Showroom

· Scattered Ashes Sanctuary

Affiliations & specializations

Specializations

· Cremation Services
· Columbarium Services
· Veteran Services

Religious traditions & languages

Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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.

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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.