Woody Funeral Home Huguenot Chapel

Veteran services at Woody Funeral Home Huguenot Chapel

Woody Funeral Home Huguenot Chapel, located in Midlothian, VA, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Woody Funeral Home Huguenot Chapel is a Level Three Founding Community Partner, offering veteran's memorial services that honor the life and sacrifice of service members. As part of the Dignity Memorial network, they also contribute to providing no-cost burial and funeral services for eligible homeless veterans and first responders who have died in the line of duty." On-site amenities include large-capacity chapel and reception room, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists a quoted rate for basic burial and $3,500 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation services, burial services, veterans planning, cremation remembrance jewelry, private viewing before cremation, and memorial keepsakes. 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 large-capacity chapel 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 Woody Funeral Home Huguenot Chapel: direct cremation from $3,500. That places direct cremation roughly 44% above the Virginia median ($2,435). 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 Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Amelia in VA, approximately 23 miles from Woody Funeral Home Huguenot Chapel. Woody Funeral Home Huguenot Chapel can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Virginia has approximately 579 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Woody Funeral Home Huguenot Chapel is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Woody Funeral Home Huguenot Chapel apart

• Attention to detail like no other. GUARANTEED.
• Member of Dignity Memorial network, North America's largest network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers.
• Historically, Richmond’s first garden-type funeral home and first crematory associated with a funeral home.
• Offers 24-hour Compassion Helpline® for grief support.
• Provides arrangements by phone or email, including electronic signature, for convenience.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Asian Funeral Traditions, Buddhist Funeral Traditions, Catholic Funeral Traditions, Hispanic Funeral Traditions, Hindu Funeral Traditions, Muslim Funeral Traditions, Christian Funeral Traditions, Jewish Funeral Traditions, Black Funeral Traditions. Languages spoken at the home: Cantonese, Spanish/Español, Vietnamese.

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.