Shirley & Stout Funeral Home Jefferson St.

Veteran services at Shirley & Stout Funeral Home Jefferson St.

For veterans in Kokomo, IN, Shirley & Stout Funeral Home Jefferson St. coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Shirley & Stout Funeral Home offers specialized veteran services, including assistance with obtaining veteran headstones and burial flags." On-site amenities include chapels, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,075 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 cremation, memorial service, crematory, pet cremation services, veterans overview, and veterans headstones. 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 chapels and pet cremation scattering garden. 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 Marion National Cemetery in IN, approximately 26 miles from Shirley & Stout Funeral Home Jefferson St.. Shirley & Stout Funeral Home Jefferson St. can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Indiana has approximately 779 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Shirley & Stout Funeral Home Jefferson St. is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Shirley & Stout Funeral Home Jefferson St. apart

• Operates Howard County's first crematory, S & S Crematory Services, established in 2010, ensuring loved ones remain in their care for cremation.
• Provides on-site pet cremation services through Paws @ Rest, which began in 2005, including a dedicated scattering garden established in 2011.
• Offers webcasting and video recording services for funerals, allowing remote participation for family and friends.
• Provides a year of daily grief support messages via email to families.
• Maintains a multi-generational family business legacy in Howard County since 1890.
• Features a therapy dog, Finnegan Moreau Stout, as part of their staff.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Lutheran, Non-denominational Christian. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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.