Veteran services at Wharton Funeral Home
Wharton Funeral Home is a funeral home in Wharton, TX that accepts veteran families and provides military funeral honors coordination through the Department of Defense honors program.
Published pricing at Wharton Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,595. 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 Houston National Cemetery in TX, approximately 57 miles from Wharton Funeral Home. Wharton Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.
Wharton Funeral Home holds a 4.3-star rating from 11 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 Wharton Funeral Home. Reviews are sourced from Google Places and shown verbatim — we do not edit or filter for sentiment.
“I can't express with enough gratitude the wonderful service that Wharton Funereal Home provided for my late wife. What was easily the hardest time of my life was made bearable by the professionalism, kindness and consideration of Brad and Emma and their it staff. I highly recommend them to anyone in their time of need, and felt the genuine family atmosphere more than cordial. I can't thank them enough for putting my heart at ease in taking care of the most beloved person in my life.”
“Wharton Funeral Home is recommended highly by our family. From beginning arrangements for my husband to after the services, they were kind, respectful, knowledgeable, and did everything as well or better than expected. They still check in sending helpful information. Thank you everone at Wharton Funeral Home from the Britton family.”
“We met with Wharton funeral home because they are contracted with the medical examiner’s office who conducted my uncle’s autopsy. We ended up going with someone else who was more convenient to what we needed, but I would 100% recommend Brad and everyone at Wharton funeral home. they answered all of our questions And were extremely kind and respectful even after they knew we were not going to be using them. We felt as though they truly cared for our family during this hard time.”
“From my first call to Brad about my mother's inevitable passing, I knew I wanted Wharton Funeral Home to handle my mother's cremation. Brad's wife Ana was so kind and understanding and helped us make the necessary arrangements. They handled everything in a very professional manner.”
“Wharton Funeral Home is where I had both of my parents funeral my dad's during covid 19 in 2020 and now my mom's in 2024. Everyone at Wharton funeral home are very helpful, caring and understanding towards the family and respectful to our love ones wishes. Thank you all at Wharton funeral home for making this difficult time for me and my family a little more easy.”
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.