Missouri Veterans Cemetery-Higginsville

08/21/2026

The Missouri Veterans Cemetery - Higginsville will have an information booth for explaining benefits and pre-certifying any veterans and spouses that are interested in burial at the Cemetery. Stop by and visit us!

08/19/2026

Come out and honor our Veterans at the Waverly Apple Jubilee! If you are a veteran or active duty military member, please let us honor you by riding in the parade and being officially recognized for your service! 🎉🇺🇲

08/18/2026

EDIT!!!!! We mistakenly posted a 2:00 p.m. service time on the earlier post. Service is at 1:00 p.m!!! If you shared the earlier post before the edit, please share this so that folks have the right time. Sorry for any confusion!

he Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville is once again asking for anyone with a few minutes of free time to spare to come and honor a veteran that has passed with no known family. We would like to have a few folks come show support and act as interim "family and friends" for Richard Powell Jr, an Air Force veteran from the Vietnam era. The service is scheduled for Thursday, August 20th at 1:00PM. Thank you in advance if you are able to attend.

08/04/2026

Happy Birthday to the US Coast Guard. SEMPER PARATUS!!

08/04/2026

The ladies at the VFW Post 1000 Auxiliary graciously donated several hundred flags for use in our annual Memorial Day ceremony for decorating each veteran's grave. These will be a welcome addition to our supply, which has a continued need for support as our numbers grow with each passing year. Thank you again ladies, you are the best!!

Pictured are Auxiliary 1000 members: Shelby and Carol delivering the flags we donated to the Veterans Memorial Cemetery located in Higgingsville Missouri.

07/24/2026

07/22/2026

Tomorrow (July 23rd) we are holding a committal service here at the Veterans Cemetery for a veteran that passed away with no known family. We are conducting an honors service for him at noon, but would like to see a few folks come out to help honor his service by providing a small audience for him as stand-by "family and friends". Anyone that could spare a half hour to honor one of America's heroes, it would be greatly appreciated. Please be here at 11:45 if you would like to attend and gather at the parking lot outside our administration building. THANK YOU!

05/18/2026

Our annual Memorial Day Ceremony honoring our fallen veterans will be held on Monday, May 25th beginning at 9:00 am. Please plan accordingly as parking will fill in quickly, so a slightly earlier arrival would be recommended. Also, please bring a lawn chair if you are not wanting to stand, as we have limited seating available for folks with disabilities. Also, an umbrella might be needed as the current forecast shows a chance of rain the morning hours.

05/15/2026

We would like to invite the public out to the Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Higginsville on Thursday, May 21st at 9:00am to assist in placing flags for our annual Memorial Day observance. We will be placing a flag at every grave, so we appreciate any help volunteers might be willing to give! If you want to bring a small screwdriver or device to push a hole into the ground, it helps for getting the flags set with less effort. If not, we have extras here to hand out to those who would like one. Thank you in advance!!

05/07/2026

The Administrative Offices of the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville will be closed in observance of the Truman holiday on Friday May the 8th. The offices will also be closed for Staff Training on Monday, May 11th. Please note that the Cemetery grounds remain open for visitation from sunrise to sunset even on days when the offices are closed. Have a blessed weekend!!