Veterans Services
"We are Forever Grateful for the Sacrifices our Veterans Made in their Service to our Country"
The staff members of Farris Funeral Service are proud to be the exclusive provider of Veterans Funeral Care. Together we serve our veterans and their spouses with burial and cremation care in Southwest Virginia and North East Tennessee.
Several of our own family members are veterans, and the Farris family has long been a supporter of the military, veterans and their families. We have developed packages for services and merchandise that are designed exclusively for veterans and their spouses. We are confident these packages offer veterans the flexibility to plan services that best meet their individual needs.
Here is a brief summary of the benefits provided to veterans and their families. Should you have any questions, please call us directly at (276) 623-2700.
Cash Benefits for Veterans
Benefits for veterans who die at a Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital
- Gets $300 burial or cremation allowance.
- Gets $300 plot allowance if they don't use a National Cemetery.
- Gets transportation from VA hospital (our charges reimbursed).
- Gets transportation to place of interment or services (our charges reimbursed).
Benefits for veterans who die outside a VA Hospital
Scenario #1
You are receiving a VA service connected disability pension.
- VA service connected disability pension. Gets $300 burial/cremation allowance.
- Gets $300 plot allowance if they don't use a National Cemetery.
- If your disability is service connected, transportation will be paid only if buried in a National Cemetery.
Scenario #2
You're receiving VA assistance or a support pension:
- VA support pension. Gets $300 burial/cremation allowance.
- Gets $300 plot allowance if they don't use a National Cemetery.
- No transport money is allowed, ever.
Scenario #3
The 100% service-connected veteran:
- Just have died from service connection. If so, up to $2,000 is reimbursed to family for funeral/cremation costs.
Benefits for all Veterans and Spouses
- All Vets and their spouses with honorable discharge and with one day of active duty are entitled to free cemetery property, headstone, Opening & Closing, and perpetual care at any National Cemetery.
- Honorably discharged veteran serving any length of time before 9/7/80.
- Veterans entering service after this time must serve 24 months of continuous active duty or for the full time for which the person was called to active duty.
Veterans Honor Services 
Retired Military
Military honors are available to all veterans regardless of rank or location of burial. If you are retired military with 20 years or more of service, we will call and request an active duty honor guard from your branch of service. The ceremony will consist of a Chaplain to speak, flag folding and presentation to next of kin, rifle salute and the playing of TAPS. The military does not accept payment or gratuities for these services under any circumstance.
Honorably Discharged Veterans with less than 20 years
Currently, we call volunteer, local veterans groups for Military Honors requests. Typically these are retired veterans with incredible service histories. The ceremony will consist of a Chaplain to speak, flag folding, presentation and the playing of TAPS. Rifle Salute is not regulation but is often offered. Payment is not required but these groups accept donations.
Duplicate Medals
If you have the DD214 but have lost or misplaced medals such as a purple heart, a bronze star or a theatre ribbon, we can order it for you. Costs vary depending on each individual medal.
Wood Flag Cases
The Military provides a wood flag case for active duty deaths. For all other veterans, we stock wood flag cases.
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