Young Funeral Home

Veteran services at Young Funeral Home

Young Funeral Home, located in Linden, TN, assists those who served and their families. In their own words: "Young Funeral Home offers specialized services for veterans, assisting with headstones and burial flags." On-site amenities include chapel, suited to flag presentation and honors ceremonies. Published pricing lists $3,750 for basic burial and $1,770 for direct cremation. Veterans may qualify for county or federal allowances toward these costs.

Veteran-related services offered include earth burial, cremation, veterans headstones, and veterans burial flags. 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 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 Young Funeral Home: direct cremation from $1,770. That places direct cremation roughly 5% below the Tennessee median ($1,865). 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 Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery at Parkers Crossroads in TN, approximately 35 miles from Young Funeral Home. Young Funeral Home can coordinate transport, scheduling with the cemetery's interment office, and the timing of military honors with the receiving committal shelter.

Tennessee has approximately 641 licensed funeral homes serving its population, of which a subset specifically lists military funeral honors and VA benefits assistance among their services. Young Funeral Home is among them.

Frequently asked questions

What does a funeral at Young Funeral Home cost for veteran families?

From its published general price list, direct cremation starts at $1,770. Eligible veterans can offset these costs with a VA burial allowance, and burial in a VA national cemetery is provided at no charge.

Where is Young Funeral Home located, and can it coordinate a veterans cemetery burial?

Young Funeral Home is located at 25 Buffalo River Road in Linden, TN. You can reach the home at (931) 589-3033. Staff can coordinate burial with nearby VA national and state veterans cemeteries.

What services does Young Funeral Home offer veteran families?

Young Funeral Home provides funeral service arrangements, pre-planning, grief support, ordering flowers, earth burial, and can arrange military funeral honors for eligible veterans.

Does Young Funeral Home help veterans with VA burial benefits?

Young Funeral Home offers specialized services for veterans, assisting with headstones and burial flags.

Which faith traditions does Young Funeral Home accommodate?

Staff coordinate services for Christian, Methodist, Baptist, Pentecostal, Church of Christ families, among others.

What sets Young Funeral Home apart

Direct flower ordering from local florists via their website, saving on wire service fees.
Enhanced obituaries with guest books and options for food gifts/sympathy cards.
Automatic email subscription for new death notices.
A year of daily grief support messages via email.
Specialization in Veterans Services (headstones, burial flags).
Online pre-arrangement form for detailed planning.

Military & veteran services offered

★Veterans Headstones

★Veterans Burial Flags

Burial & cremation services

Burial

· Earth Burial

Cremation

· Cremation

On-site facilities

· Funeral Home

· Viewing Rooms

· Chapel

Affiliations & specializations

Specializations

· Veterans Services

Religious traditions & languages

Religious traditions accommodated: Christian, Methodist, Baptist, Pentecostal, Church of Christ, African Methodist Episcopal, Latter-day Saints. Languages spoken at the home: English.

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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.

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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.