Military Traditional Burial Packages
Patriotic Military Traditional Burial Package
A beautiful Batesville American-made 18-gauge sealer military casket with velvet interior and upgraded military book package.
$7500
**Casket emblems & colors available for Army, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard
Honor Our Veterans Economy Traditional Burial Package:
American-made 20-gauge non-sealer casket (choice of 5 colors) and a basic military book package.
$5000
These special veteran traditional burial packages include:
- Professional services of funeral director and staff
- Transfer of remains to funeral home from place of death (within 15-mile radius – additional mileage may apply)
- Embalming and other preparation of decedent
- Facilities and staff for visitation and funeral service at Walnut Lawn Funeral Home (Another location: $250 extra)
- Preparing veteran paperwork if applicable
- Assistance with writing of obituary and placement in newspaper(s) (additional cost for paid obituaries may apply)
- Life Tribute DVD Prep
- Music CD prep for funeral (3 songs max)
- Legacy Fingerprints
- Receiving flowers at funeral home, where pictures are taken and catalogued in the register book for the family
- Military memorial book package at noted with:
- 100 memorial folders with basic design and printing
- 50 thank you notes – (Upgrade themed book packages available)
- Committal service at cemetery with hearse
- Flower car and flower delivery to family home (within 5 miles of the funeral home)
- A full catered meal for 10 people in funeral home reception facility or family home, or reception for visitation.
- 1 Certified Death Certificate
- PLUS
- Flag
- Military honors
- Patriot Guard final salute and escort to cemetery
Packages DO NOT INCLUDE (you may add items of your choice): Sealed vault (non-sealer outer burial container provided at a military cemetery at no cost), spray/flowers, honorariums for officiant or musicians, paid obituary fees, or sales tax.
Veterans Cemetery Provides at No Additional Cost: Grave opening and closing, monument, cemetery lot, and outer burial container – concrete box.
There is no breaking of basic service package items due to significant discount savings EXCEPT deduction of $100 for meals/reception.
Package prices include visitations Monday-Friday 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM, funerals Monday-Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and either or on Saturdays 8:00 AM - 12:00 noon. Additional charges for services and/or visitation outside of these regular times. Military cemeteries do not do burials on holidays, evenings, or weekends.
Military Traditional Cremation Packages
(Over $1000 in savings with package)
All direct cremation, and basic cremation and memorial service package items listed PLUS:
- Visitation followed by a funeral service, then cremation
- Embalming and other preparation of the body
- Rental Casket -
- 20-gauge steel casket (included in price)
- $450 extra for rental wood casket
*Any wood casket in our display room may be purchased to be used for the service, then used to cremate deceased. A $400 credit will be applied towards the purchase of this casket from the basic rental price in package.
- Deduct $300 if no visitation
- Additional $450 for additional committal service (includes hearse and service at graveside – tent and chairs additional cost). No charge for a veteran to the Springfield Veterans Cemeteries.
(Over $875 in savings with package)
All direct cremation items listed PLUS:
- Cremation Process 2 hour visitation OR memorial service in our chapel
- Services of funeral director and cremation staff
- Basic Memorial Book Package with:
- 100 memorial folders with basic design and printing
- 50 thank you notes – (Upgrade themed book packages available)
- Tribute DVD Prep (up to 50 photos)
- Music prep for service (2-3 songs)
- Decorative urn choice allowance
- 1 Death Certificate
- Full meal for 10 people or refreshments at visitation
- Use of urn bier for service
- Basic identification viewing for 2 family members for 5 minutes with family safely in viewing room.
- Additional $400 for a 2-hr visitation night before or $300/hr before service added to a memorial service
- Additional $450 for additional committal service (includes hearse and service at graveside – tent and chairs additional cost). No charge for a veteran to the Springfield Veterans Cemeteries.
(Over $1000 in savings with package)
Includes all the direct cremation items listed PLUS:
MO Veterans Cemetery or Springfield National Cemetery in Springfield, MO
- Choice of Decorative Urn
- 1 Death Certificate
- Formal Processional to Cemetery
- Completion of Veteran Paperwork
- Plot, Opening and Closing, Monument/Marker
- Funeral Coach to Cemetery
- Urn Bier
- For Veterans Only: Military Honors- Final Salute, Flag Line, and Escort by Patriot Guard Riders - Flag
*Urn allowance in packages – Individuals and/or families may choose a personalized urn from our large selection of urns and jewelry available at the funeral home show room; may also review urn options under merchandise on our website.
