Stith Funeral Home of Danville

Veteran services at Stith Funeral Home of Danville

Stith Funeral Home of Danville serves veteran families in Danville, KY with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Stith Funeral Home provides comprehensive support for veterans and their families, ensuring they receive earned honors and benefits. Services include coordinating military honors such as flag presentations, two-man flag details for Taps, color guards, trumpeters, and 21-gun salutes (rifle volleys by American Legion Caswell-Saufley Post #18, if available). They assist with obtaining VA-provided stones for national or private cemeteries and help file for burial allowance benefits. The funeral home is familiar with benefits offered by Camp Nelson National Cemetery and other National Cemeteries, assisting with scheduling burials and all required Veterans Administration paperwork, including DD214 or other discharge documents." On-site amenities include chapel and reception center, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $2,595 for basic burial and $2,295 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, veteran services, green burial, personalized memorialization, life tribute memorial videos, and memorial webcasting. 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 chapel, urn garden, and columbarium 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 Camp Nelson National Cemetery in KY, approximately 15 miles from Stith Funeral Home of Danville. Stith Funeral Home of Danville can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Kentucky has approximately 552 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Stith Funeral Home of Danville is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Stith Funeral Home of Danville apart

• Nearly a century of continuous family ownership and operation since 1926.
• Extensive options for non-traditional services, including gatherings at golf courses, parks, or family homes.
• Certified Celebrant services for personalized, non-religious, or spiritual ceremonies.
• Unique memorialization options such as bagpiper services, wildflower keepsakes, and Parting Stones (solidified remains).
• Dedicated green burial services, including formaldehyde-free embalming, eco-friendly caskets, and burials without grave liners.
• Comprehensive veteran support, including full military honors and assistance with benefits and Camp Nelson National Cemetery arrangements.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Presbyterian, Baptist, Catholic, Christian (Non-denominational). Languages spoken at the home: English.

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.