Thompson Funeral Home

Veteran services at Thompson Funeral Home

For veterans in Hillsboro, OH, Thompson Funeral Home coordinates military honors and burial benefits. In their own words: "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." 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.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, memorial service, graveside service, and arrangements with cemetery or crematory. 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. 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 Thompson Funeral Home: direct cremation from $1,995. That places direct cremation roughly 3% below the Ohio median ($2,050). 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 Fort Custer National Cemetery in MI, approximately 60 miles from Thompson Funeral Home. Thompson Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Ohio has approximately 1,266 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Thompson Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

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 & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic, Wesleyan, Methodist, Lutheran (Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod). 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.