Wallace Family Funeral Home

Veteran services at Wallace Family Funeral Home

Veteran families in Newton, IA can turn to Wallace Family Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory assists veterans and their families with obtaining government-furnished headstones or markers for unmarked graves, regardless of the date of death. For eligible veterans who died on or after November 1, 1990, they can also help secure a headstone or marker for graves already privately marked. They also provide assistance in applying for a United States flag to drape the casket or accompany the urn of a deceased veteran who served honorably in the U.S. Armed Forces. The funeral home helps families complete VA Form 27-2008 for flag applications and offers guidance on proper flag display." On-site amenities include large off-street parking, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,495 for basic burial and $3,620 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, veterans headstones, veterans burial flags, memorial service, and graveside service. Each service is coordinated with the family and, where applicable, with the deceased's last unit or branch honor detail.

Published pricing at Wallace Family Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,445. That places direct cremation roughly 16% below the Iowa median ($2,905). 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 Iowa Veterans Cemetery in IA, approximately 49 miles from Wallace Family Funeral Home. Wallace Family Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Iowa has approximately 577 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Wallace Family Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Wallace Family Funeral Home apart

• On-site crematory, providing families with a single location for both funeral services and cremation.
• Spacious social room with a kitchen and seating for 100, facilitating post-service gatherings.
• Extensive community resource list on their website, including local churches, hotels with bereavement rates, and grief support organizations.
• Long-standing family ownership and operation in Newton since 1963, with the current facility opened in 1999 and subsequently expanded.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist, Bible Missionary, Christian Reformed, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nazarene, Alliance, Congregational United Church of Christ, Assembly of God, Christian (Disciples of Christ), Presbyterian, United Methodist, Foursquare, Lutheran (ELCA), Lutheran (Wis Synod), Lutheran (Mo Synod), Immanuel Baptist (GARB), Jehovah’s Witnesses, Community of Christ, Catholic, Salvation Army, Seventh Day Adventist, Episcopal, United Pentecostal, Friends Church.

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.