Missouri has five state veterans cemeteries providing burial for veterans and their eligible family members: Bloomfield, Fort Leonard Wood in Waynesville, Higginsville, Jacksonville and Springfield. Each provides opening and closing of the grave, a concrete grave liner if your family does not buy a vault, an upright granite headstone or columbarium niche cover, and perpetual care, all at no cost. There is no residency requirement.
Complete the online Missouri Veterans Cemetery pre-certification application, or the hard copy version, to establish eligibility before there is a need. At the time of need, the funeral home contacts the cemetery.
Your DD214 or other discharge paperwork, and a marriage certificate or dependent documentation for family members.
