Veteran services at Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc
Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc serves veteran families in Scottsville, VA with military funeral planning. In their own words: "Thacker Brothers Funeral Home provides comprehensive services for veterans, including assistance with Veterans Overview, Veterans Headstones, and Veterans Burial Flags." On-site amenities include chapels, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,885 for basic burial and $1,820 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.
Veteran-related services offered include memorial service, burial, cremation, and veterans 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 chapels. 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 Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia in VA, approximately 40 miles from Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc. Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Virginia has approximately 579 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc publish funeral prices?
Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (434) 286-2791, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc is located at 650 Valley Street in Scottsville, VA. You can reach the home at (434) 286-2791. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc offer veteran families?
Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc provides funeral service, memorial service, burial, cremation, pre-planning, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Thacker Brothers Funeral Home provides comprehensive services for veterans, including assistance with Veterans Overview, Veterans Headstones, and Veterans Burial Flags.
Which faith traditions does Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Baptist families, among others.
What sets Thacker Bros Funeral Home Inc apart
- A long-standing history of service in the community, tracing back to 1922 and formally established as a funeral home in 1931.
- Operates two distinct locations, one in Scottsville and another in Palmyra (Lake Monticello), to serve a wider geographic area.
- Offers a year-long daily grief support email program, providing sustained assistance to bereaved individuals.
- Provides specialized services for veterans, including assistance with headstones and burial flags.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
Burial
- · Burial
Cremation
- · Cremation
On-site facilities
Affiliations & specializations
Industry affiliations
- · National Funeral Directors Association
Specializations
- · Veterans Services
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist. Languages spoken at the home: English.
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.