Veteran services at Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home
Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home is a funeral home in Southaven, MS that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
Published pricing at Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,495 and basic burial from $6,610. 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 West Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in TN, approximately 14 miles from Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home. Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home holds a 4.3-star rating from 27 Google reviews, indicating consistent service quality reported by families who have used the home for veteran and non-veteran services alike.
What families have said
Recent reviews from families who used Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“I want to extend my deepest gratitude to Twin Oaks for the care, support, and professionalism you showed during the arrangements for my grandmothers memorial . Your guidance and attention to detail helped ease an incredibly difficult time for my family and me. Thank you for making everything possible and ensuring that each aspect was handled with such grace and respect. Your kindness and dedication did not go unnoticed, and we are truly appreciative of everything you did to honor her memory. Dylan and Mindy went above and beyond and we are forever grateful 💗”
“I am deeply moved by the exceptional service provided by the staff at Twin Oaks. Planning a funeral for a loved one is one of the most daunting tasks. They offered unwavering support and guidance throughout the entire process. The Moore family is profoundly grateful for the kindness and compassion shown to our family and friends. The Moore Family”
“I cannot express enough gratitude for the exceptional service provided by Twin Oaks during the most challenging time of my life. From the moment I reached out to them for assistance with my mother's arrangements, I was met with an unparalleled level of care, compassion, and professionalism. Dillon and the staff at Twin Oaks truly went above and beyond to ensure every detail was handled with the utmost respect and sensitivity. They provided a comforting presence and guided me through each step of the process, always ready to answer my questions and address my concerns with patience and understanding.”
“Twin Oaks Memorial Gardens is the most caring and dedicated place to be if you have loss a love one. My family has used a different funeral for the pass 80 years. But when I met Traci @ Twin Oaks her loving and caring heart made me want her to take care of my love ones. You see I loss my sister Feb.17, 2023 then a year to the day before I loss my daughter Feb.16, 2024. Traci was so kind and caring and she just understood what my pain & heart was going through. They will always have my business with my family. Thank you Twin Oaks for caring so much. Sincerely, Kathy Raby”
“We can not express the amount of gratitude to your firm for our loved one. Precise care, concern, empathy and sympathy was shown by all! Seanna and Tracy were lovely and our loved couldn’t have been treated any better. Dillon and Mr. Edward…we have no words for the compassion shown to our family and friends during one of the hardest times. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”
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.