The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 1191 held its monthly meeting at the Grand Ennis Buffet in Ennis on Tues., 13 June 2017.
The guest speakers were Nimchie Alce, Veterans Service Officer in Ennis, accompanied by Ellsworth Huling IV, Veterans Service Officer in Waxahachie. This program was very appropriate for the NARFE group which has a significant number of prior military service members.
Programs such as Veteran’s Pensions, Disability Compensation, Survivors Pension Benefits, Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, Burial Benefits, general information on Texas state benefits for disabled veterans and eligible survivors, Aid and Attendance and Housebound, and assistance with records and dealing with the VA were discussed with a question and answer session following the presentation.
Each program has eligibility requirements including disability and health status, military service history, age, income, net worth, and dependency status.
The importance of providing proper records was emphasized, such as appropriate medical records, discharge or separation papers such as the DD 214, or equivalent, marriage records and birth certificates and information on income and net worth.
The Ennis office is located at 207 S. Sonoma Trail, Ennis, TX 75119, ph. 972-825-5328. The Waxahachie office is in the Basement of the Historic Courthouse, 101 W. Main St., Waxahachie, TX 75165, ph. 972-825-5099.
The Ellis County Veterans Service office website is: http://www.co.ellis.tx.us/index.aspx?NID=103 and the Facebook page is at: https://www.facebook.com/Ellis-County-Veterans-Service-1152614868138426/
NARFE Chap. 1191 covers Ellis, Navarro and adjacent parts of the surrounding counties. Membership in NARFE is open to all active and retired federal employees and their spouses, former federal employees, and former spouses who are entitled to a federal survivor annuity.
For more information, please call Midlothian at 972-268-5793 or 972-775-2463, Waxahachie – 469-939-8102, Ennis – 214-949-6197, Red Oak – 412-722-6307, or Corsicana – 903-874-3092.
You may also go to www.narfe.org or http://www.dfwnarfe.net/Chapter1191/ChapterPage.html or see NARFE Chapter 1191 on Facebook.
