Veteran services at Skyway Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Services
Skyway Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Services is a funeral home in Palmetto, FL that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
Published pricing at Skyway Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Services: direct cremation from $1,545. 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 Bay Pines National Cemetery in FL, approximately 22 miles from Skyway Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Skyway Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Services can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Skyway Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Services holds a 4.8-star rating from 89 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used Skyway Memorial Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“This was my first experience having to bury someone. I called a few funeral homes and decided on Skyway mostly because Shawn & Greg were so helpful in honoring all of my mothers wishes and I am so grateful doing everything they could to stay within our budget. This has been the worst week of my life but Shawn & Greg made it a little bit better and I am very thankful. I understand now why so many of my family members have buried loved ones here.”
“Our pre-need arrangements were flawlessly carried out by Skyway. Scott spent extra time arranging for my husband's military honors. Our family appreciates the professional, caring, and thorough dedication shown by everyone with whom we interacted.”
“Always professional and caring. Skyway Memorial is the resting place for an entire generation of my family. Thank you for your service to the community!”
“I would like to give 10 stars! Our funeral director Scott Countryman went above and beyond to make sure that after my Mother’s passing everything went perfectly! Scott was accommodating, kind and professional!”
“This place has been paid in FULL a year ago when my brother passed away. Until now, a year later, my brother’s tombstone has NOT been placed! After repeated phone calls to them with them stating “we have this as a high priority”, I have yet to see the priority of my brother finally resting in peace when NO ONE can locate his burial site when visiting him. VERY, HUGELY UPSET about how this has been handled. Lesson: DO NOT pay them in FULL until the work has been completed!! If I could rate a zero which is NOt an option, that would be my rating!”
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.