Wright Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc.

Veteran services at Wright Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc.

Veteran families in Coatesville, PA can turn to Wright Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. for honors and benefit coordination. In their own words: "Offers Military Honors, Veterans Services, Veterans Headstones, and Veterans Burial Flags. Assists with Social Security Benefits for veterans." On-site amenities include chapels, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $2,135 for basic burial and $1,895 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include cremation, direct cremation, private farewell with cremation, cremation with memorial service, traditional funeral with viewing and cremation, and burial. 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 chapels. 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 Wright Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc.: direct cremation from $1,895. That places direct cremation roughly 20% below the Pennsylvania median ($2,375). 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 Finn's Point National Cemetery in NJ, approximately 30 miles from Wright Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc.. Wright Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Pennsylvania has approximately 1,623 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Wright Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What sets Wright Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. apart

• Owner Ventnor T. Wright's background as a licensed funeral director and former U.S. Postal Service supervisor.
• Specialization in serving the Latino and Hispanic community, with services available in Spanish.
• Specialization in providing Traditional Islamic Burials, including ceremonial ghusl and Salat al-Janazah.
• Active leadership and affiliation of the owner with local and national funeral director associations, including serving as president of the Chester County Funeral Directors Association and on the board of Fairview Cemetery Association.
• Provision of a year of daily grief support messages via email.
• Assistance with grave markers, gravestones, and monuments, including research into cemetery specifications.

Military & veteran services offered

Burial & cremation services

On-site facilities

Affiliations & specializations

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Christian, Islamic, Catholic. Languages spoken at the home: 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.