Schuylkill County Burial Allowance, Headstone Allowance and Grave Flags

The duties are the State's, under 16 Pa.C.S. Chapter 155; see the Pennsylvania entry on county burial and grave benefits for the statutory amounts, which may differ from the county page's. Burial. "Schuylkill County extends an allowance of $75 toward the funeral and burial of honorably discharged veterans who served during any war in which the United States has engaged, and whose legal residence at time of death was in Schuylkill County. One day's service during wartime fulfills time requirement for eligibility. Widows of eligible military personnel are entitled to $75 burial allowance." "Application for this benefit must be made within one year after the death of the veteran." The page lists the wartime periods from the Mexican Border service of 1916 to the Gulf War. Headstones. "Schuylkill County Commissioners will provide a $60.00 allowance to be used toward one of the following: (1) Purchase Headstone or Marker. (2) Inscription of presently owned headstone or marker. (3) Foundation and installation of government headstone/marker. Application must be made within one year of veteran death." Applications from the Department of Veterans Services at the Courthouse. Flags. "Schuylkill County provides flags and flag holders" for veterans' graves, given to veterans organisations to place and to families who ask. Ask which figure applies. The page's $75 and $60 sit below the amounts the State entry gives under 16 Pa.C.S. 15509 and 15513, so a family should ask the office, 570-628-1400, which amount it pays.