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Seaman First Class Billy Turner Oklahoma Veterans Cemetery

Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA)
No cost burial, headstone, committal service and perpetual care

Oklahoma's state veterans cemetery in Ardmore provides burial for veterans, their spouse and dependent children at no charge, including a gravesite or columbarium niche, a pre-placed grave liner, opening and closing of the gravesite, a headstone, niche cover or memorial plaque, a committal service and perpetual care. Oklahoma also has two tribal veterans cemeteries, the Seminole Nation and Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Wewoka and White Eagle Cemetery in Ponca City.

Check eligibility

How to apply

Complete the pre-certification eligibility application before there is a need. For information, contact the cemetery at 1555 Myall Street, Ardmore, OK 73401, phone 580-490-6489, fax 405-930-4078, or email ArdmoreCemetery@odva.ok.gov.

What you'll need

A copy of the official military discharge document bearing an official seal, or a DD214. A spouse or child also needs a marriage certificate or proof of dependency.

Eligibility

  • You were discharged from active duty under conditions other than dishonorable, died while serving on active duty, served at least 20 years in the National Guard or U.S. Armed Forces Reserves and are eligible for military retired pay, or were a reserve component member activated for federal service
  • Your spouse and children qualify through you, with dependent children limited to unmarried children under 21, under 23 if a full-time student at an approved institution, or a child who developed a lifelong disability before age 21

Source

Official source