Barry County Burial Allowance

Michigan requires every county to pay toward the burial of a qualifying wartime veteran, or the veteran's spouse or surviving spouse, under MCL 35.801 (see the Michigan entry on the county burial allowance). Barry County's own page: "Burial benefits are available to honorably discharged Veterans and their un-remarried spouses." The application. The county's "Barry County Burial Application - Application for County Burial Allowance" carries the deceased's name, date of birth, address, residence at death, branch of service, enlistment and discharge dates, date of death and burial or cremation date and place; the funeral home's name, director, address and phone; the applicant's name, relationship and address; the surviving dependents with their relationship; and the itemized expenses - professional services, merchandise and cash advanced items, with the total and whether the bill has been paid in full. The applicant "states, under penalty of perjury, that he/she completed the foregoing Application for County Burial Allowance and that facts therein contained are true according to his/her best knowledge and belief." A footnote covers the spouse route: "*If this is a widowed spouse, provide the Veterans death certificate and marriage certificate." Where. The application goes to the Barry County Department of Veterans Affairs, 231 S. Broadway, Hastings, MI 49058 (269-945-1296); the county's page links the federal burial benefit, the Fort Custer Federal Burial Benefit, and the grave stone, medallion and presidential certificate routes alongside it.