Loomis Family Funeral Home can help you honor a veteran’s life, we salute those who have served our country. We take great pride in recognizing those who have given up so much for our freedom, we work closely with Florida national cemetery and Cape Canaveral national cemetery. The funeral honors rendered to you or your veteran will be determined by the status of the veteran.
Who is eligible for Military Funeral Honors?
- Military members on active duty or in the Selected Reserve.
- Former military members who served on active duty and departed under conditions other than dishonorable.
- Former military members who completed at least one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service in the Selected Reserve and departed under conditions other than dishonorable.
- Former military members discharged from the Selected Reserve due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.
Who is not eligible for Military Funeral Honors?
- Any person separated from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions or whose character of service results in a bar to veteran’s benefits.
- Any person who was ordered to report to an induction station, but was not actually inducted into military service.
- Any person discharged from the Selected Reserve prior to completing one term of enlistment or period of initial obligated service for reasons other than a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.
- Any person convicted of a Federal or State capital crime sentenced to death or life imprisonment.
How do I establish veteran eligibility?
The preferred method is the DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. If the DD Form 214 is not available, any discharge document showing other than dishonorable service can be used. The DD Form 214 may be obtained by filling out a Standard Form 180 and sending it to:
National Personnel Records Center(NPRC)
9700 Page Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63132
The Standard Form 180 may be obtained from the National Records Center or via the following web site: http://www.archives.gov/research/order/standard-form-180.pdf
Items Provided to Veterans at no cost:
- Veteran's Burial SpaceVeteran's Burial Space
- Spouse's Burial SpaceSpouse's Burial Space
- Concrete Grave Liner
(Veteran & Spouse)Concrete Grave Liner
(Veteran & Spouse) - Opening and Closing
(Veteran & Spouse)Opening and Closing
(Veteran & Spouse) - Grave Markers
(Veteran & Spouse)Grave Markers
(Veteran & Spouse) - TOTAL VALUETOTAL VALUE
Average Cemetery Prices in Orange County:
- Veteran's Burial Space$675 - $4,000
- Spouse's Burial Space$675 - $4,000
- Concrete Grave Liner
(Veteran & Spouse)$1,000 - Opening and Closing
(Veteran & Spouse)$2,200 - Grave Markers
(Veteran & Spouse)$2,000 - TOTAL VALUE$6,200 - $12,500 (prices vary at individual cemeteries and are estimates)
This heritage started 67 years ago with Pastor Herbert F. Loomis, who founded the First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1934. In 1938 Francis E. Loomis, son of Pastor Herbert F. Loomis, received his license to practice Mortuary Science and in 1941 established Loomis Funeral Home of Winter Garden, FL. 
420 W Main St
Apopka, FL 32712-3452
