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.