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Thompson Funeral Home

241 East Main St. · Hillsboro, OH 45133

Call (937) 393-2373Website ↗

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Veterans Military Honors

Veteran Services

From the home's own description

“Thompson Funeral Homes & Cremation Services provides comprehensive support for honoring veterans, including coordinating military funeral honors such as flag folding and presentation, the playing of Taps, and a three-volley rifle salute. They assist families with verifying eligibility using DD-214 discharge papers and navigating veteran benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This includes securing Presidential Memorial Certificates, arranging for headstones or markers, memorial plots, burial in VA national cemeteries, and understanding potential reimbursement for burial expenses.”

Veteran services at Thompson Funeral Home

For veterans in Hillsboro, OH, Thompson Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In its own description, the home mentions military funeral honors, flag presentation, VA benefits paperwork, veterans cemetery burial, and government headstones. On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,975 for basic burial and $2,090 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

The home lists these veteran-related services: cremation, memorial service, graveside service, and arrangements with cemetery or crematory. Ask the director which of them they arrange directly.

Facilities on site include chapel.

Published pricing at Thompson Funeral Home: direct cremation from $1,995. That places direct cremation roughly 3% below the Ohio median ($2,050). If the veteran qualifies for a VA burial allowance, the family claims it with VA Form 21P-530EZ. Ask whether the home will help you file it.

The nearest veterans cemetery that isn't listed as closed is Fort Custer National Cemetery in MI, about 60 miles from Thompson Funeral Home. For a burial in a VA national cemetery, the funeral home or the family calls the National Cemetery Scheduling Office at 800-535-1117.

We list about 1,266 funeral homes in Ohio. Only some of them name military funeral honors or VA benefits help among their services.

Frequently asked questions

What does a funeral at Thompson Funeral Home cost for veteran families?

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $1,995. 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 Thompson Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Thompson Funeral Home is located at 241 East Main St. in Hillsboro, OH. You can reach the home at (937) 393-2373. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Thompson Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Thompson Funeral Home provides traditional funeral service, cremation, pre-need arrangement planning, memorial service, graveside service, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Thompson Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

In its own description of its veteran services, Thompson Funeral Home mentions military funeral honors, flag presentation, VA benefits paperwork, veterans cemetery burial, and government headstones. Ask the home how VA burial benefits apply to your family.

Which faith traditions does Thompson Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Catholic, Wesleyan, Methodist, Lutheran (Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod) families, among others.

What sets Thompson Funeral Home apart

  • The only funeral home in the region to offer full-service on-site food catering and reception options directly within the facility.
  • Features the area's largest gathering space for memorial services and celebrations of life.
  • Chapel with seating for 200, equipped with a 70-inch LED viewing screen and theatre sound system for personalized tributes.
  • Privately owned and operated since 1993.
  • Offers on-site cremation services through its integrated Chippewa Valley Cremation Services.

Military and veteran services listed

★Memorial Service
★Arrangements With Cemetery Or Crematory

Burial and cremation services

Burial

  • · Graveside Service

Cremation

  • · Cremation
  • · Keeping An Urn At Home
  • · Placing Urn In Columbarium
  • · Burying Urn
  • · Scattering Ashes

On-site facilities

· On-site Crematory
· Chapel

Affiliations and specialties

Industry affiliations

  • · Wisconsin Funeral & Cremation Service Alliance (FSCA)
  • · Group Health Cooperative Board of Directors
  • · Eau Claire Noon Lions Club
  • · St. Olaf Catholic Parish in Eau Claire
  • · Bloomer Junior Achievement

Specialties

  • · Honoring Veterans
  • · Cremation Services

Religious traditions and languages

Religious traditions served: Catholic, Wesleyan, Methodist, Lutheran (Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod). Languages spoken at the home: English.

How to request military funeral honors

By law (10 U.S.C. § 1491), an eligible veteran's funeral can include, on request, an honors detail of at least two service members who fold and present the U.S. flag to the family and play Taps. The funeral director usually makes the request and will need the veteran's DD214 or other discharge papers.

VA suggests asking at least 48 to 72 hours before the service. More on what honors include and how to request them.