Watson-Hunt Funeral Home

Veteran services at Watson-Hunt Funeral Home

Watson-Hunt Funeral Home, located in Perry, GA, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Watson-Hunt Funeral Home provides comprehensive veteran services, including patriotic tributes with honor guards, flag folding, three-volley salute, and Taps. They assist families with burial arrangements in veterans' cemeteries and help secure earned veteran benefits." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $3,060 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include burials, cremation, and veteran's services. 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, memorial garden, perry memorial gardens (cemetery), and cremation niches. 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 Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery - Milledgeville in GA, approximately 51 miles from Watson-Hunt Funeral Home. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Georgia has approximately 780 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

Does Watson-Hunt Funeral Home publish funeral prices?

Watson-Hunt Funeral Home has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — call (478) 987-2423, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.

Where is Watson-Hunt Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Watson-Hunt Funeral Home is located at 1208 Main Street, P.O. Box 52 in Perry, GA. You can reach the home at (478) 987-2423. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Watson-Hunt Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Watson-Hunt Funeral Home provides funerals, burials, cremation, veteran's services, pre-planning, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Watson-Hunt Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Watson-Hunt Funeral Home provides comprehensive veteran services, including patriotic tributes with honor guards, flag folding, three-volley salute, and Taps. They assist families with burial arrangements in veterans' cemeteries and help secure earned veteran benefits.

Which faith traditions does Watson-Hunt Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Methodist families, among others.

What sets Watson-Hunt Funeral Home apart

Operating from a historic 1852 building, known as "The Palace Beautiful," which has been continuously renovated to blend historical charm with modern amenities.
Locally owned and managed since 1942, with current owner Lisa Hays continuing the tradition of community involvement.
Integrated funeral and cemetery services through its affiliation with the family-developed Perry Memorial Gardens, offering a single point of contact for all arrangements.
Extensive grief support resources, including interactive aftercare videos, daily email affirmations, a comprehensive grief support guide, and specific resources for children experiencing loss.
State-of-the-art audio-visual systems for personalized memorials and live streaming of services.
Bilingual services available to accommodate diverse families.

Military & veteran services offered

★Veteran's Services

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Burials

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Chapel

· Lounge

· Apartment

· New Restrooms

· Handicapped-Accessible Ramps

· Memorial Garden

· Walkways

· Benches

· Mausoleums

· Monuments

· Perry Memorial Gardens (Cemetery)

· Ground Spaces for Traditional Burials

· Cremation Niches

· Private Mausoleums

Affiliations & specializations

Industry affiliations

· Columbarium
· Funeral Home
· In-Ground Burial
· Mausoleum

Specializations

· Grief Support
· Pre-Planning

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Methodist. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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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.

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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.