Missouri Veteran's Cemetery - Higginsville
Honoring veterans and families with dignity and compassion
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Autumn will be upon us in just a few days, and it's already beginning to feel that way with the cooler mornings lately. This was taken here at the cemetery grounds a few days ago in the early morning fog.
Photo credit to Diane Hoeflicker.
Reminder!!
We are asking for any willing volunteers for helping with beautification of the cemetery grounds on Monday, September the 11th 2023 at 10:00am, in honor of the National Day of Service. Volunteers would aid in cleaning headstones, picking up limbs or debris around the grounds or planting flowers. All necessary tools would be provided. Thank you in advance!!
Join us on September 11 for a National Day of Service in honor of the Veterans, service members, law enforcement personnel, firefighters, and other first responders who served and sacrificed for our nation on and after Sept. 11, 2001. We will begin the day at 10:00 a.m. with any and all willing volunteers aiding us in spending the day beautifying the cemetery. Any questions, please contact our office at (660)-584-4830/
The Cemetery offices will be closed today for mandatory staff training. If you need assistance with any service related questions or scheduling, please leave a message on our answering system. The gates and grounds remain fully open for visitors and everyone is welcome on the grounds as usual. Normal office operations will resume tomorrow at 8:00am. Thank you for your understanding!
Foggy, humid and sticky Missouri morning! If you are out and about, coming for a service or just visiting the grounds, please be careful in the extreme heat this week and bring plenty of water.
Wreaths Across America will be here again before we know it. The date is set for Saturday, December 16, 2023. Any wreaths that are purchased between now and January 15, 2023 are 2 for 1. That means if you purchase 1 wreath for a loved ones gravesite, the cemetery will get another 1 free. Let us get all the gravesites covered again in 2023. Click the link below to purchase 1 today!
https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/159184/Overview/?relatedId=16578&modSw=donate
Missouri Veterans Cemetery is Higginsville would like to wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR! Our office will be closed today, January 2, 2023. As always, the cemetery is open from sunrise to sunset everyday of the year so you can come to visit your loved ones gravesite.
The Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville would like to wish you Happy New Year! As always, the cemetery is open from sunrise to sunset everyday of the year so that you can come anytime to visit your loved ones.
The snow is melting, but it did look pretty with the wreaths placed at every gravesite.
The Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville would like to wish you a Happy Holiday! Our office will be closed Monday, December 26, 2022 and Monday, January 2, 2023. As always, the cemetery is open everyday of the year from sunrise to sunset so you can visit your loved ones at any time.
Happy Holidays! The Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville would like to wish you Happy Holidays! As always, the cemetery is open from sunrise to sunset everyday of the year so that you can come anytime to visit your loved ones.
UPDATE: The website is back-up:
veteranbenefits.mo.gov/office-closures/
The winter weather is taking its toll on technology today. Our Office Closure web page is currently offline. We will continue to update Facebook as office closures happen. Stay Safe!
The following offices are closed:
10:30 am
Branson
Nevada
Joplin
Mt. Vernon
Missouri Veterans Cemetery Springfield
Missouri Veterans Cemetery-Higginsville- Closing after 2pm service
Missouri Veterans Cemetery-Bloomfield
Missouri Veterans Cemetery - Fort Leonard Wood
10:00 am
Rolla
St. James
Arnold
CLOSING AT NOON: Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff, & Sikeston
9:30am
Hannibal
Osage Beach
Missouri Veterans Cemetery Jacksonville - Business Office
9:00am
Jefferson City
Columbia
Kirksville
Mexico
Lebanon
West Plains
Sedalia
As inclement weather hits across Missouri, VSO offices may have to close. Remember to call before you leave for your appointment. VSOs with closed offices are available via the phone for appointments.
THANK YOU to everyone who came out in the cold on Saturday to place wreaths. We appreciate all the volunteers!
THANK YOU!!!!! Thank you to all the volunteers who came out today in the cold, to help place wreaths at the Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville. We appreciate all the help! THANK YOU to all the families, individuals, and groups that have purchased wreaths. Once again this year we were able to have a wreath on every upright headstone. More pictures to follow on Monday, so keep watching our page.
Wreaths Across America is today, Saturday, December 17th. We will have a short program beginning at 11am, and then we will begin to place the wreaths after. Thanks to all the donations from families, other individuals, and groups, we have enough wreaths to cover every upright headstone.
Wreaths Across America is tomorrow! Attend the program in the Committal Shelter Plaza Area at 11am. Wreath laying takes place AFTER the program and families will be released first to lay their loved one's wreath...Volunteers are welcome.
Thank you!
THE WREATHS HAVE ARRIVED!!
Wreaths Across America Ceremony is this Saturday, December 17th. The program will begin at 11am, then we will place the wreaths, after we allow some time for families (who purchased wreaths) to lay their loved one's grave specific wreaths first. Please remember to dress warm it is going to be cold.
Thanks to the Higginsville staff for getting the 390 boxes unloaded. We have 3,510 wreaths to place Saturday morning. All volunteers are welcome.
Don't forget Saturday, December 17th we will be participating in Wreaths Across America. The program will begin at 11am, and we will place wreaths as soon as it is over. Dress warm!!! Looking forward to seeing everyone.
Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday, December 17th at 11am for Wreaths Across America Day!
The 10 day countdown to National Wreaths Across America Day is on!
The Higginsville Veterans Cemetery would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Please remember that our office will be closed today, November 24th and tomorrow November 25th. As always the cemetery is open everyday of the year from sunrise to sunset and you are welcome to visit anytime.
Missouri Veterans Cemetery will participate in Wreaths Across American on December 17, 2022. Click the link to purchase a wreath for your loved ones gravesite.
https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/16578/Overview/?relatedId=159184
The Higginsville Missouri Veterans Cemetery is participating in Wreaths Across America on December 17, 2022. You can purchase a wreath at the following link for your loved ones gravesite. https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/16578/Overview/?relatedId=159184
National Wreaths Across America Day is on Saturday, December 17! Find a participating location near you and : buff.ly/1wYtP5z
Missouri Veterans Cemetery - Higginsville would like to thank all of our men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Past, present, and future, today and always we honor you!
Our offices are closed today in observance of the holiday. Resources are available 24/7 by visiting https://veteranbenefits.mo.gov/
Our offices are closed in observation of the holiday.
Resources are available 24/7 by visiting veteranbenefits.mo.gov/
❗️❗️❗️ SCAM ALERT❗️❗️❗️
Someone is calling Veterans and their families pretending to be with Missouri Veterans Cemetery-Higginsville and asking set up a time to visit their residence to talk about future burial arrangements. Missouri Veterans Cemeteries WILL NOT make a call like this. If you receive a call like this DO NOT give out any personal information over the phone or allow someone into your home. If you have questions, please contact the cemetery directly at 660-584-4830.
SCAM ALERT........... The Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Higginsville received a phone call today from a concerned family member. That family member stated that someone from the cemetery called and wanted to set up a time to come to their residence to talk about their future burial at the cemetery. The Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Higginsville WILL NOT MAKE A CALL like this. Please be aware and DO NOT GIVE OUT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION OVER THE PHONE, or allow someone to come to your home. Please call the cemetery at 660-584-4830 if you have any questions. Thank you!
We are hiring!
We have openings at our cemeteries for our grounds crew.
Laborer at Missouri Veterans Cemetery - Bloomfield https://bit.ly/3O05wiU
Maintenance/Grounds at Missouri Veterans Cemetery - Bloomfield https://bit.ly/3OnVTuo
Maintenance/Grounds at Missouri Veterans Cemetery - Higginsville https://bit.ly/3tImUke
The Annual Memorial Day Program will be on Monday, May 30, 2022 beginning at 1pm. Please remember to bring your lawn chair, umbrella (to shade you from the sun), and some water. Looking forward to seeing everyone!
The annual Memorial Day Program will be held on Monday, May 30, 2022 at 1pm in the committal shelter area at the cemetery. Remember to bring your lawn chair, umbrella (to shade yourself from the sun), and water. Looking forward to seeing you!
The annual Memorial Day Program will be held on Monday, May 30, 2022 at 1pm in the committal shelter area at the cemetery. Remember to bring your lawn chair, umbrella (to shade yourself from the sun), and water. Looking forward to seeing you!
Thank you to all the volunteers who came out this afternoon, in the rain, to help place flags on every gravesite for Memorial Day. Your kindness is much appreciated!!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. We will be placing flags on all grave sites on Thursday, May 26, 2022 beginning at 3pm. Please meet at the office area, and we will give instructions. THANK YOU!!!
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Navy Seaman 1st Class Wilbur F. Newton, 29, of San Leandro, California, killed during World War II, was accounted for on Oct. 12,
The annual Memorial Day Program will be held on Monday, May 30, 2022 at 1pm in the committal shelter area at the cemetery. Our keynote speaker will be Col. (Ret.) Paul Kirchhoff, Executive Director of the Missouri Veterans Commission. Looking forward to seeing you.
Special THANKS to the 131st Bomb Wing, 509th CPTS, 509th Security Forces, 509th Bomb Wing, 442nd Fighter Wing Maintenance Group, all from Whiteman Air Force Base, American Legion Riders Post #131, and VFW Post #2513 from Warrensburg, Triad AFJROTC out of K**b Noster, with students from K**b Noster, Warrensburg, Crest Ridge, and LaMonte, and Scout Troop 400 from Warrensburg for coming out to the cemetery today and washing headstone. We appreciate all your hard work helping to make the cemetery look wonderful. Your hard work and dedication does not go unnoticed by the families that we serve. THANKS AGAIN!!!
Another beautiful spring day at the Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville!
CEMETERY AND FLORAL REGULATIONS:
In order to assist the cemetery staff in maintaining the cemetery appearance in an appropriate manner, we ask that you review and follow the cemetery regulations. Please contact our office if you have any questions regarding these policies.
Flowers and Flower Containers: Fresh cut flowers may be placed on graves at any time. Flower vases for the display of flowers can be found throughout the cemetery in wooden "vase" boxes located in section "B", "G", and "C". Cemetery personnel will remove and dispose of flowers that have become withered, faded, or otherwise unsightly and during regular maintenance or mowing. The Cemetery is not responsible for lost or damaged containers. The use of glass containers is prohibited.
Artificial Flowers: Artificial flowers are only permitted on graves from October 15 through April 15 and from the Thursday before until Tuesday after Memorial Day. Potted plants will be permitted on graves 3 days before and 3 days after Easter Sunday only.
Christmas Season: Christmas wreaths and floral grave blankets will be permitted from December 1 through January 15.
Unauthorized Decorations: Permanent plantings, statues, pictures, balloons, vigil lights, breakable items of any kind, and similar commemorative items are not permitted on graves, markers or niche covers. Upright metal grave markers (flag holders) are not permitted. Unauthorized items will be removed and disposed of by cemetery personnel.
Memorial Day: Graves will be decorated prior to Memorial Day with small flags by cemetery personnel. These flags will be removed immediately after Memorial Day and are not permitted on graves at any other time. Only one flag per grave is permitted. (See also Artificial Flowers)
Prohibited Activities: Littering, cutting of trees, shrubs, grass, or other plantings. Pets are not allowed in the grave site area. Out of respect for those buried here, recreational activities such as jogging, skating, bicycling, etc. or public gatherings of a partisan nature. Please do not sit on markers.
Visiting Hours: The cemetery is open to the public for visitation from
Sunrise until Sunset daily. The cemetery office is open from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.
A little early morning fog for a Tuesday at the cemetery.
Something to think about....learn to really listen!
In 1942, while attending college at the University of Illinois, Charles McGee was awaiting the draft board when he learned of a program for African American aircraft mechanics. The program meant McGee would have the opportunity to become a pilot. At that time, because of segregation African Americans were not allowed to work on aircraft unless the pilot was the same color. Once trained, McGee soon found himself serving in the Mediterranean theater in WWII with fellow Tuskegee Airman. He continued his career and served in the Korean and Vietnam wars, flying in over 400 combat missions. McGee earned the rank of Colonel in U.S. Air Force and, in 2007, was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Col. McGee passed away on Jan. 18, 2022, with his right hand over his heart and a smile on his face. To learn more about this amazing patriot and the astounding work of the Tuskegee Airman visit defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2902500/tuskegee-airman-charles-mcgee-dies-at-102/
20109 Business Highway 13
Higginsville, MO
64037
| Monday | 8am - 4:30pm |
| Tuesday | 8am - 4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 4:30pm |
| Friday | 8am - 4:30pm |
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Memorial Day Program
Due to COVID, we were unable to have our Wreaths Across America program on Saturday, December 19th. We would like to thank the Higginsville FFA who particapted in the placing of the 7 ceremonial wreaths. Also thank you to the Higginsville Veterans Cemetery staff for placing the wreaths on all the gravesites. And one final thank you those who purchased wreaths for their loved ones gravesite and all those who purchased extra wreaths in order for every gravesite to be covered. REMEMBER our fallen U.S. Veterans. HONOR those who serve. TEACH your children the value of freedom.
On this Memorial Day, remember the fallen, honor their service and sacrifice, and rejoice in your freedom. Memorial Day looks different this year due to COVID-19, and the cemetery not being able to have a public ceremony, but the Higginsville Veterans Cemetery has not forgotten our veterans. We don’t know them all but we owe them all.
Wreaths have arrived. We have 1,000 to place tomorrow (Saturday) morning starting at 8am. Volunteers needed!
Higginsville Fire Protection District
W 19th Street
Higginsville Habilitation Center - MO Dept of
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