Veteran services at Sims Funeral Home Inc
For veterans in Douglas, GA, Sims Funeral Home Inc coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "Sims Funeral Home provides resources for veterans, including information on Veterans Overview, Veterans Headstones, and Veterans Burial Flags." Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $1,775 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery - Glennville in GA, approximately 63 miles from Sims Funeral Home Inc. Sims Funeral Home Inc can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Georgia has approximately 780 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Sims Funeral Home Inc is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Sims Funeral Home Inc publish funeral prices?
Sims Funeral Home Inc has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (912) 384-1234, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Sims Funeral Home Inc located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Sims Funeral Home Inc is located at 201 Peterson Avenue North in Douglas, GA. You can reach the home at (912) 384-1234. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Sims Funeral Home Inc offer veteran families?
Sims Funeral Home Inc provides personalized services, online memorials, tribute videos, funeral fund donations, ordering flowers, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Sims Funeral Home Inc help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Sims Funeral Home provides resources for veterans, including information on Veterans Overview, Veterans Headstones, and Veterans Burial Flags.
What sets Sims Funeral Home Inc apart
- Five generations of continuous family ownership and operation.
- Comprehensive digital memorialization services, including interactive online memorials, personalized tribute videos, and online funeral fund donations.
- Provision of a year of daily grief support emails to families.
- Dedicated resources and assistance for veterans regarding headstones, burial flags, and benefits overview.
Military & veteran services offered
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.