Veteran services at Waters Funeral Home
Waters Funeral Home, located in Concord, NH, assists those who served and their families. The team handles VA burial allowances, honor-guard coordination, and national-cemetery scheduling. On-site amenities include large chapel and large parking lot, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies.
Veteran-related services offered include cremation, memorial service, and burial. 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 large 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.
The nearest VA national cemetery is New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery in NH, approximately 10 miles from Waters Funeral Home. Waters Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Waters Funeral Home also accommodates Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Secular Humanist, and Lgbtq Affirming traditions for veterans whose religious or cultural observance shapes the service. Military honors can be integrated into the family's tradition with no conflict — the honor detail observes the family's pace.
New Hampshire has approximately 108 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Waters Funeral Home is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Waters Funeral Home publish funeral prices?
Waters Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (603) 225-5707, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Waters Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Waters Funeral Home is located at 50 South Main St. in Concord, NH. You can reach the home at (603) 225-5707. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
What services does Waters Funeral Home offer veteran families?
Waters Funeral Home provides traditional funeral, cremation, memorial service, burial, pre-planning, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.
Does Waters Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Waters Funeral Home assists veteran families with VA burial benefits, military funeral honors, and coordination with national and state veterans cemeteries. Eligible veterans may receive a burial allowance and a free government headstone.
Which faith traditions does Waters Funeral Home accommodate?
Staff coordinate services for Catholic families, among others.
What sets Waters Funeral Home apart
- Concord, NH's only family-owned and operated funeral home.
- Over 140 years of continuous service since its founding in 1884.
- Current operations led by licensed funeral directors Shaun P. Clougherty and Joanna E. Clougherty, representing the second generation of Clougherty family ownership.
- Offers extensive grief support resources through the Griefwords Online Library.
- Facility is fully handicap accessible with a large parking lot and multiple spacious viewing areas.
- Demonstrates flexibility and adaptation to diverse community needs, religious practices, and changing customs.
Military & veteran services offered
Burial & cremation services
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On-site facilities
Religious traditions & languages
Religious traditions accommodated: Catholic.
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.