Missouri State Veterans Cemetery - Fort Leonard Wood

Missouri State Veterans Cemetery - Fort Leonard Wood is a VA grant-funded veterans cemetery in Waynesville, Missouri. VA lists it as open for burials.

We don't have a history, notable burials or grounds rules for this cemetery from the National Cemetery Administration. This page covers the burial basics. For anything else, contact the cemetery directly.

Who can be buried at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery - Fort Leonard Wood?

Missouri State Veterans Cemetery - Fort Leonard Wood is run by a state or local veterans authority, not by VA's National Cemetery Administration, and sets its own eligibility rules. Call the cemetery at 573-774-3496 to confirm eligibility, any fees, and how its pre-need program works.

How do you schedule a burial at Missouri State Veterans Cemetery - Fort Leonard Wood?

VA's scheduling office handles national cemeteries only. For Missouri State Veterans Cemetery - Fort Leonard Wood, you or the funeral director contact the cemetery directly at 573-774-3496 to schedule. VA's daily burial schedule also covers VA grant-funded cemeteries like this one, for burials the family agreed to publish.

Headstone, flag and burial allowance

• Government headstone or marker: request it with VA Form 40-1330.
• Burial flag: VA Form 27-2008.
• Burial allowance: For a non-service-connected death on or after October 1, 2026, VA pays up to $1,032 toward burial and funeral costs and $1,032 for a plot; for a service-connected death on or after September 11, 2001, the burial allowance is up to $2,000. Claim it with VA Form 21P-530EZ. All benefits

After the funeral: survivor benefits and the estate

A surviving spouse, child or parent may qualify for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC), a tax-free monthly VA benefit, for example when the death was service connected (VA Form 21P-534EZ). The veteran's estate is settled under Missouri law; our sister site ProbateUS explains how probate works in Missouri and lists each county's probate court. For the rest of the paperwork, from Social Security to bank accounts, DeathUS has a step-by-step checklist of what to do when someone dies.

Nearest cemeteries

The three veterans cemeteries closest to Missouri State Veterans Cemetery - Fort Leonard Wood, by straight-line distance:

• Jefferson City National Cemetery, Jefferson City, MO: 54 mi, closed to new in-ground burials
• Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, MO: 72 mi, status not listed
• Missouri State Veterans Cemetery - Springfield, Springfield, MO: 73 mi, open for burials