Springfield Funeral Home & Cremation Center

Veteran services at Springfield Funeral Home & Cremation Center

Springfield Funeral Home & Cremation Center, located in Springfield, TN, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Springfield Memorial Gardens, Funeral Home & Cremation Center provides specialized support for veterans and is affiliated with the 'Journey to Serve' campaign, a collaborative effort by the Funeral Service Foundation and the ICCFA Educational Foundation to engage, recruit, and hire military veterans into the funeral service profession." On-site amenities include on-site chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $4,235 for basic burial and $2,595 for direct cremation. The non-declinable service fee is $2,995. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include traditional burial, cremation services, bronze memorials, memorial service, and graveside service. 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, cremation garden, columbariums, and niches. 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 Nashville National Cemetery in TN, approximately 22 miles from Springfield Funeral Home & Cremation Center. Springfield Funeral Home & Cremation Center can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Tennessee has approximately 641 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Springfield Funeral Home & Cremation Center is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Springfield Funeral Home & Cremation Center apart

• On-site Memorial Gardens and Cremation Center, offering integrated funeral, burial, and cremation services.
• All funeral directors are Certified Celebrants, providing personalized, non-traditional services tailored to individual lives and beliefs.
• Affiliation with the 'Journey to Serve' campaign, actively supporting and recruiting military veterans into funeral service.
• Offers a 110% Service Guarantee and Nationwide Transferability for cremation plans.
• Partnership with HeartLight Center for comprehensive grief support, including a year of weekly grief messages.
• Features unique cremation placement options such as boulders, benches, pedestals, and laser-etched designs within a cremation garden.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist (Grace Baptist Church mentioned by staff), Methodist (First United Methodist Church mentioned in obituary). Languages spoken at the home: English, Website content available via Google Translate in numerous languages..

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.