Blair County Burial and Headstone Allowances

Blair County takes four applications through its Veterans Affairs office: the burial allowance for an honourably discharged wartime veteran, the burial allowance for a wartime veteran's widow, and the headstone placement and headstone lettering allowances for a wartime veteran.

Also called: burial allowance, death benefit, funeral, widow, headstone placement, headstone lettering, 16 Pa.C.S. 15509, 15513, Hollidaysburg.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Blair County, PACounty

The duties are the State's, under 16 Pa.C.S. Chapter 155; see the Pennsylvania entry on county burial and grave benefits, which gives the amounts and the one-year filing rule. Blair County's burial expense page: "Caution: There are four types of applications. Read descriptions below carefully to see which one you want. Burial Allowance Application - Wartime Veteran (Honorable); Burial Allowance Application - Widow of Wartime Veteran (Honorable); Headstone Placement Allowance Application - Wartime Veteran (Honorable); Headstone Lettering Allowance Application - Wartime Veteran (Honorable)." How. File with the Veterans Affairs office at the Courthouse, 814-693-3160; the page's contact block names "Director Eric Kay" while the office's own page names Director Michael Balmforth (hired May 2026), so ask for the current one (both read 2026-10-13).

Thresholds

Thresholds for Blair County Burial and Headstone Allowances
Gate	Rule
A deceased wartime veteran, or the widow of one, resident in the county	The county pays for a wartime veteran (or widow) whose legal residence was in the county, on application within the State filing period. No rating is needed.

Sources

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-13.

What changed then:

New official source added: “Blair County, Veterans Affairs”.
New official source added: “Blair County Commissioners, 2026 minutes and agendas (Director of Veterans Affairs hire, May 14, 2026)”.
Description reworded (1 passage).

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