Military Funeral Services

At Jones Funeral Home, it is a major honor for us to pay tribute to veterans that have left us. We perform beautiful military funeral services that recognizes their bravery and sacrifice. Providing quality military funeral honors is our small way of thanking veterans for serving our country and fighting for our freedom. 

It is crucial that family members notify one of our funeral directors that their loved one was a member of the military. We can then contact the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the appropriate armed forces branch (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard) to see if your loved one is eligible to receive military death benefits. Below we have outlined some circumstances where your loved one would be eligible to receive military death benefits: 
  • Your loved one was a military member on active duty or was in the Selected Reserve.
  • Your loved one was a former military member who served on active duty and left the military under honorable conditions.
  • Your loved one completed at least one term of enlistment or a period of initial obligated service in the Selected Reserve and left under honorable conditions.
  • Your loved one was a former military member from the Selected Reserve that was discharged due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.
It would be ideal if you could provide us with your loved one’s DD From 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. Having this form will help expeite the application for obtaining military death benefits. You can obtain this form online from the National Archives. However, if you do not have the form we can obtain it on your behalf.

Becoming eligible for military death benefits can be complex, but that is what we are her for. We take care of the entire process, and will get the military death benefits that your loved one deserves.

Create a Beautiful Veteran Funeral Ceremony

Reach out to us so we can ensure your loved one receives the military funerals that he/she deserves.
Honor Your Veteran

What does a Veteran Funeral Ceremony Consist of?

On January 1, 2000, Section 578 of Public Law 106-65 of the National Defense Authorization Act was enacted. It became law that the United States Armed Forces must provide all eligible veterans with military funeral honors if requested by his or her family. There will be an honor guard detail of at least two members of the Armed Forces present for all military funerals. One member will be a representative of the branch of armed forces that the deceased veteran was a part of. At a minimum the honor guard detail will perform a ceremony that includes the folding and presenting of the American flag to the next of kin and the playing of Taps.

Playing of Taps

Military Death Benefits

When a loved one passes, there are many emotions to process. At Jones Family Mortuary we want to assure you that we are here to assist you and your family with planning a personalized and meaningful veterans funeral service for your loved one. To ease some of the difficult decisions when arranging for veterans' burial services, you can rely on us to complete all the necessary paperwork involved in obtaining the military death benefits and veteran’s burial benefits that are available. These can include:
Our Mooresville funeral home takes great pride in honoring veterans and has been providing veterans funeral services for many years. We will be there to guide your family through every step of the planning of veteran’s funeral services. We look after handling every detail of planning a veteran’s funeral service including answering any questions you and your family may have, ensuring that military protocol is followed, making sure that legal requirements are met, and providing beautiful and spacious facilities for the service to be held.
    At Jones Family Mortuary we are proud to serve Mooresville and area veterans and their families. We invite you to call us at (317) 831-0200 to learn how we can work together to plan a meaningful and honorable tribute to your veteran. We look forward to helping you plan a beautiful military funeral service for your loved one. Our team of compassionate and knowledgeable staff is here for your 24/7 and welcomes any questions you may have.
    Sources:
    1. Military.com. (2018). Military funeral honors. Retrieved from: https://www.military.com/benefits/burial-and-memorial/military-funeral-honors.html
    2. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2018). Burial Benefits. Retrieved from: https://www.cem.va.gov/cem/burial_benefits/index.asp
    3. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (2018). Military funeral honors. Retrieved from: https://www.cem.va.gov/military_funeral_honors.asp 
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