Veteran services at Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc.
Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc. serves veteran families in San Antonio, TX with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary provides extensive services for veterans, including arranging standard and full military honors such as military chaplains, flag presentations, 21-gun salutes (depending on rank), and the playing of Taps. They also assist families with navigating benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which includes applying for Presidential Memorial Certificates, securing headstones or markers, arranging memorial plots, facilitating burial in a VA National Cemetery, and understanding potential reimbursement for burial expenses. Eligibility requires an honorable discharge." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $2,895 for basic burial and $1,595 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include memorial services, cremation services, immediate burial, graveside services, and veteran services. 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, cremation memorials, on-site cemetery (gates of heaven memorial garden), cremation niches, and urn garden. 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.
Published pricing at Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc.: direct cremation from $700. That places direct cremation roughly 65% below the Texas median ($1,995). 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 San Antonio National Cemetery in TX, approximately 4 miles from Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc.. Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc. can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Texas has approximately 1,496 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc. is among them.
Frequently asked questions
What does a funeral at Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc. cost for veteran families?
From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $700. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.
Where is Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc. located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc. is located at 320 South W.W White Road in San Antonio, TX. You can reach the home at (210) 359-6037. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc. offer veteran families?
Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc. provides funeral services, memorial services, cremation services, funeral celebrants, multicultural funerals, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc. help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary provides extensive services for veterans, including arranging standard and full military honors such as military chaplains, flag presentations, 21-gun salutes (depending on rank), and the playing of Taps. They also assist families with navigating benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which includes applying for Presidential Memorial Certificates, securing headstones or markers, arranging memorial plots, facilitating burial in a VA National Cemetery, and understanding potential reimbursement for burial expenses. Eligibility requires an honorable discharge.
Which faith traditions does Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc. accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Many faiths and customs, Catholic families, among others.
What sets Sutton-Sutton & Woodard's Mortuary, Inc. apart
- On-site cemetery: Gates of Heaven Memorial Garden, offering diverse burial and cremation memorialization options.
- Specialization in multicultural funerals, accommodating various faiths and customs.
- Comprehensive veteran services, including coordination of military honors and assistance with VA benefits.
- Advanced technological offerings such as live funeral webcasting, life tribute videos, digital guestbooks, and online tribute walls.
- Extensive personalization options for services, printing, and merchandise, including custom caskets and ceremonies.
- 24/7 availability for inquiries and support.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Immediate Burial
- · Graveside Services
- · Committal Services
- · Interment
Cremation
- · Cremation Services
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · BBB Accredited
- · National Funeral Directors' Association
- · Independent Funeral Directors' Association of Texas
Specializations
- · Multicultural Funerals
- · Veteran Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Many faiths and customs, Catholic. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.
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.