Lycoming County Veterans Burial ($75) and Headstone ($100) Benefits

Lycoming County pays a $75 burial benefit for a deceased veteran or a veteran's unremarried spouse who lived in the county and a $100 headstone expense benefit toward a private headstone, lettering on an existing stone, or the base of a VA headstone, on the office's forms, usually filed by the funeral home.

Also called: burial allowance, death benefit, funeral, widow, headstone, grave marker, Williamsport, 16 Pa.C.S. 15509, 15513.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Lycoming County, PACounty

The duties are the State's, under 16 Pa.C.S. Chapter 155; see the Pennsylvania entry on county burial benefits. The Office of Veterans Affairs' forms page lists a "Headstone Expense Form ($100 benefit - for use by funeral homes)" and a "Veteran Burial Benefit ($75 benefit - for use by funeral homes)". The burial benefit. "Application for Burial Benefit ($75) for Deceased Veteran or Deceased Veteran's Spouse". It asks the veteran's service and discharge details, the legal residence and how long the decedent lived in the county, whether a surviving spouse remarried, and whether the funeral bill is paid in full; the next of kin or personal representative signs, and a representative of the Commissioners certifies entitlement. The headstone benefit. "Application for Headstone Expense Benefit ($100) for Deceased Veteran", "to be used for the purchase/erection of a private headstone, lettering on an existing headstone, or the base of a VA-provided military headstone", with the burial benefit application attached or already filed. How. File with the Lycoming County Office of Veterans Affairs, Williamsport, 570-327-2365, within the State's one-year limit. The office also takes requests to replace a missing grave flag or marker.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Lycoming County Veterans Burial ($75) and Headstone ($100) Benefits
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.

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Last updated 2026-10-09.

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