Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc

Veteran services at Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc

For veterans in Chicago, IL, Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "The funeral home provides information and assistance for qualified veterans to receive burial or cremation assistance through the Veteran Assistance Commission of Cook County. They also work with Wilbert to offer customized burial vaults or urns for first responders who die in the line of duty."

Veteran-related services offered include burial, cremation, and memorial service. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

The nearest VA national cemetery is Fort Sheridan National Cemetery in IL, approximately 23 miles from Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc. Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc 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. Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc publish funeral prices?

Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (773) 261-1000, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc is located at 5708 West Madison Street in Chicago, IL. You can reach the home at (773) 261-1000. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc offer veteran families?

Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc provides burial, committal, cremation, family gathering, funeral planning, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc help veterans with VA burial benefits?

The funeral home provides information and assistance for qualified veterans to receive burial or cremation assistance through the Veteran Assistance Commission of Cook County. They also work with Wilbert to offer customized burial vaults or urns for first responders who die in the line of duty.

Which faith traditions does Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Pentecostal, Jehovah's Witness, Nondenominational Christian families, among others.

What sets Smith & Thomas Funeral Home Inc apart

Over thirty years of experience in funeral service.
Multiple accessible locations across Chicago (Madison, Division) and Maywood, Illinois.
Comprehensive service offerings including burial, cremation, mausoleum entombment, visitations, funeral services, committal, and family gatherings.
Extensive grief support resources through their Griefwords Online Library and 'Have the Talk of a Lifetime' initiative.
Assistance with navigating various benefit programs for funeral expenses, including FEMA, Illinois Department of Human Services, Catholic Charities, and the Veteran Assistance Commission of Cook County.
Partnership with Wilbert to provide customized burial vaults and urns for first responders who die in the line of duty.

Military & veteran services offered

★Mausoleum Entombment

★Memorial Service

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burial
· Committal

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Chicago - Madison Location

· Chicago - Division Location

· Maywood Location

· Handicapped Accessible

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· NFDA
· Wilbert
· Center for Loss and Life Transition

Specializations

· Traditional services
· Cremation services
· Personalization of services
· Veteran services
· Resomation (natural water cremation)

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Pentecostal, Jehovah's Witness, Nondenominational Christian.

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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.