Veteran services at Simons Mortuary
Veteran families in Peoria, IL can turn to Simons Mortuary for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Simons Mortuary provides specialized Veteran's Services, handling all necessary details to secure the benefits that eligible veterans are entitled to receive." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,995 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include honoring life, burials, cremation, veteran's services, and memorial websites. 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 on-site 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 Camp Butler National Cemetery in IL, approximately 59 miles from Simons Mortuary. Simons Mortuary can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Illinois has approximately 1,192 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Simons Mortuary is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Simons Mortuary publish funeral prices?
Simons Mortuary has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (309) 674-2638, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Simons Mortuary located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Simons Mortuary is located at 912 West John H Gwynn Jr Avenue in Peoria, IL. You can reach the home at (309) 674-2638. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Simons Mortuary offer veteran families?
Simons Mortuary provides honoring life, design a healing experience, funerals, burials, cremation, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Simons Mortuary help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Simons Mortuary provides specialized Veteran's Services, handling all necessary details to secure the benefits that eligible veterans are entitled to receive.
What sets Simons Mortuary apart
- Emphasis on designing 'healing experiences' beyond traditional funeral logistics.
- Role as a community gathering place, hosting events like the annual Holiday Gala.
- Comprehensive digital memorialization options including live funeral webcasting, personalized tribute videos, and interactive memorial websites.
- Extensive online grief support resources, including interactive videos with an Executive Counseling Director and daily email affirmations.
- Specialized Veteran's Services, handling all details for securing veteran benefits.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burials
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Specializations
- · Veteran's Services
- · Grief Support
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.