Veteran services at Wheeler Funeral & Cremation Services
Wheeler Funeral & Cremation Services serves veteran families in Covington, GA with military funeral planning. The team handles VA burial allowances, honor-guard coordination, and national-cemetery scheduling.
The nearest VA national cemetery is Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery - Milledgeville in GA, approximately 55 miles from Wheeler Funeral & Cremation Services. Wheeler Funeral & Cremation Services 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. Wheeler Funeral & Cremation Services is among them.
Frequently asked questions
Does Wheeler Funeral & Cremation Services publish funeral prices?
Wheeler Funeral & Cremation Services has not posted a full price list online. Under the FTC Funeral Rule it must provide itemized pricing on request — ask the home directly, and ask how VA burial benefits apply.
Where is Wheeler Funeral & Cremation Services located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?
Wheeler Funeral & Cremation Services is located at 11405 Brown Bridge Rd. in Covington, GA. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.
Does Wheeler Funeral & Cremation Services help veterans with VA burial benefits?
Wheeler Funeral & Cremation Services 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.
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.