Lycoming County Veterans Affairs

Lycoming County Veterans Benefits

o   Registration of Military Discharge (DD 214)

All veterans are encouraged to record their discharge documents - free of charge - at the Register and Recorders Office, which is located on the first floor of the Lycoming County Courthouse, 48 West Third Street, Williamsport. Also, all veterans can obtain a free certified copy of his or her own DD 214.

o   Burial Expenses        

County burial allowances are provided to veterans and spouses of deceased veterans as indicated in the County Code. A burial benefit of $75.00 is payable towards the funeral expense of an honorably discharged veteran. The veteran must be a legal resident of Lycoming County at the time of his or her death. The widow or widower is also entitled to a $75.00 burial benefit if a resident of Lycoming County. Application for the burial allowance must be made within one year after the date of his or her death and the application is usually initiated by the funeral home director. An additional benefit of $100 is available for the purchase of a headstone or the cost of engraving or installation of a headstone for a deceased veteran.

o   Grave Markers/Flag Holders          

A county grave marker is provided to deceased veterans as indicated in the County Code. The initial grave marker is provided free of charge by the county in which the deceased service person had legal residence at the time of death, whether or not the veteran died in the county or was buried in the county. Our office is notified either by the family of the veteran or  local funeral home personnel.

Revolutionary War Marker	Spanish American War Marker
G.A.R. Marker (with flag and closeup)
WWI Marker	WWII Marker
Korean War Marker	Vietnam War Marker
Gulf War (8/2/90 - 9/10/01) Marker	War on Terrorism (9/11/01 - Present) Marker
Peace Time Marker

o   Grave Registration

Our office maintains a record of all veterans buried in 141 cemeteries within Lycoming County.

The following is a breakdown of veteran burials within Lycoming County recorded in our office as of January 2010:

For a list of Lycoming County cemeteries with veterans graves, click here.

o   Maintenance of Graves

An amount of $3.00 per veteran grave is paid annually to cemeteries and individuals for the maintenance of graves not covered by perpetual care, care and paid for on a yearly basis and cared for by relatives or friends.

o   Assist Funeral Home Directors

The Veterans Affairs Office assists local funeral homes in the payment of burial allowances for eligible veterans and their families.

For a list of Lycoming County funeral homes, click here.

o   To secure a DEERS Rapid ID card, you may contact Ronald D. Curley at 570-322-4696 ext. 213 at the Lycoming Memorial Army Reserves Center, 1605 Four Mile Drive, Williamsport, PA 17701 (Across from Tebbs Farm).