Whites Funeral Home

Veteran services at Whites Funeral Home

Veteran families in Bellflower, CA can turn to Whites Funeral Home for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "White's Funeral Homes assists families of deceased veterans and service members in obtaining burial benefits from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. They help navigate eligibility requirements for burial in a VA national cemetery for veterans, service members, spouses, and dependents. Services include assistance with burial and funeral costs, plot or interment allowances, and transportation of remains. They also facilitate military funeral honors, which typically include the playing of “Taps,” a rifle detail, a color guard, and the folding and presentation of the United States flag to the next of kin. The funeral home provides guidance on applying for benefits online or by mail using VA Form 21P-530 and requesting headstones or markers with VA Form 10-1330." On-site amenities include on-site chapel and air-conditioned chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $2,205 for basic burial and $2,595 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

On-site facilities of note include on-site chapel and air-conditioned 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.

Published pricing at Whites Funeral Home: direct cremation from $2,190. That places direct cremation roughly 35% above the California median ($1,617). 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 Los Angeles National Cemetery Annex in CA, approximately 23 miles from Whites Funeral Home. Whites Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Whites Funeral Home also accommodates 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.

California has approximately 1,115 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Whites Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Whites Funeral Home apart

• Five generations of continuous family ownership and operation since 1908.
• Recipient of the Texas Treasure Business Award.
• Pioneered burial insurance in Texas with the W.A. White Burial Association (1940) and White's Service Insurance Company (1952).
• Introduced the first air-conditioned ambulances and chapel in Weatherford in the 1950s.
• Owns and operates East Greenwood Cemetery and Memory Gardens of the Valley Memorial Park.
• Bob White's leadership recognized with the Funeral Director of the Year award by the North Texas Funeral Director’s Association in 2012.

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Baptist, Catholic, Christian (general). Languages spoken at the home: English.

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.