Veteran services at South Green Memorial Home
Veteran families in Hartford, CT can turn to South Green Memorial Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Carmon Community Funeral Homes provides veteran funeral benefits and actively supports veterans' causes. This includes fundraising for the National World War II Memorial, coordinating bus trips for veterans to visit the Memorial, and being instrumental in bringing the largest traveling replica of the Vietnam Wall to the Northeast in 2006. John C. Carmon also serves as chairman of the Windsor Veterans Memorial Cemetery." Published pricing lists $4,090 for basic burial and $1,835 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs. A smaller but favorable set of 5 reviews averages 4.0 stars.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery in CT, approximately 13 miles from South Green Memorial Home. South Green Memorial Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Connecticut has approximately 304 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. South Green Memorial Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does South Green Memorial Home publish funeral prices?
South Green Memorial Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (860) 246-1413, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is South Green Memorial Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
South Green Memorial Home is located at 43 Wethersfield Avenue in Hartford, CT. You can reach the home at (860) 246-1413. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does South Green Memorial Home offer veteran families?
South Green Memorial Home provides traditional funeral, personalized service, cremation services, pre-planning, grief counseling, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does South Green Memorial Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Carmon Community Funeral Homes provides veteran funeral benefits and actively supports veterans' causes. This includes fundraising for the National World War II Memorial, coordinating bus trips for veterans to visit the Memorial, and being instrumental in bringing the largest traveling replica of the Vietnam Wall to the Northeast in 2006. John C. Carmon also serves as chairman of the Windsor Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Which faith traditions does South Green Memorial Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for All Faiths And Cultures, Baptist, Catholic, Orthodox, Christian (General) families, among others.
How do families rate South Green Memorial Home?
South Green Memorial Home holds a 4.0-star rating across 5 Google reviews from local families and veterans.
What sets South Green Memorial Home apart
- Employs a full-time professional grief counselor since 1994.
- Co-founded Mary’s Place, a dedicated center for grieving children and families.
- Instrumental in bringing the largest traveling replica of the Vietnam Wall to the Northeast in 2006.
- Operates its own on-site crematory.
- Offers specialized bereavement support groups, including for young widows/widowers and 'Begin Again' groups.
- Maintains a Resource Center and Library with materials on dying, death, and bereavement.
Burial & cremation services
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · National Funeral Directors Association
- · Connecticut Funeral Directors Association
- · Mary's Place, A Center for Grieving Children & Families
Specializations
- · Honoring All Faiths And Cultures
- · Veteran Funeral Benefits
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: All Faiths And Cultures, Baptist, Catholic, Orthodox, Christian (General). Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole.
Branches of service supported
Based on the home's stated services and specializations, South Green Memorial Home has documented experience supporting the following branches:
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used South Green Memorial Home. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“This was my first funeral service experience and no words could describe, the heart and passion that Frank and his staff provides for us during this very difficult sad moment of loosing my mom.”
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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.