White Funeral & Cremation Service

Veteran services at White Funeral & Cremation Service

White Funeral & Cremation Service, located in Shallotte, NC, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "White Funeral and Cremation Service provides military funerals and veteran services, ensuring all Veterans Affairs (VA) and military honors are discussed and arranged. They assist with arrangements in local Veteran cemeteries and offer reserved veteran parking." On-site amenities include flexible chapel space, chapel, and reserved veteran parking, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $5,795 for basic burial and $2,120 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, burial, military funerals, veteran services, securing burial permits, and private viewing before cremation. 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 flexible chapel space, chapel, reserved veteran parking, and gardens. 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.

Published pricing at White Funeral & Cremation Service: direct cremation from $2,120. That places direct cremation roughly 15% above the North Carolina median ($1,850). 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 Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in NC, approximately 69 miles from White Funeral & Cremation Service. White Funeral & Cremation Service can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

North Carolina has approximately 845 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. White Funeral & Cremation Service is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets White Funeral & Cremation Service apart

• Remodeled chapel seating 120 people with additional overflow areas.
• Dedicated special events and banquet room for receptions with catering.
• Offers in-home visitations and arrangements by phone or email.
• Provides black car service and police escort for funeral processions.
• Specializes in multicultural funerals, including Latin music selections, Shomer/Watcher availability, ritual washing, and Kosher catering.
• Pet-friendly facility.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Asian traditions, Buddhist, Catholic, Christian (Protestant), Hispanic traditions, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim. Languages spoken at the home: English, Spanish.

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.