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Burial at the Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery

A veteran's burial at the state cemetery in Dunbar costs nothing — gravesite or niche, opening and closing, a pre-set crypt, headstone or niche cover, perpetual care and a Presidential Memorial Certificate. Eligibility follows the federal national-cemetery rules; a spouse or eligible family member is interred for a $780 fee.

Verified August 27, 2026

What this benefit is

A veteran's burial at the state cemetery in Dunbar costs nothing — gravesite or niche, opening and closing, a pre-set crypt, headstone or niche cover, perpetual care and a Presidential Memorial Certificate. Eligibility follows the federal national-cemetery rules; a spouse or eligible family member is interred for a $780 fee.

Who is entitled to it

  • Your discharge was under conditions other than dishonorable.
  • You are connected to this state.

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How to claim it

  1. 1Eligibility tracks the federal National Cemetery Administration rules: veterans discharged under conditions other than dishonorable or who died on active duty, their spouses — including a spouse who remarried after the veteran's death — and minor children.
  2. 2The veteran's interment is free and includes the gravesite or niche, opening and closing, a pre-set crypt, the headstone or niche cover, perpetual care and a Presidential Memorial Certificate.
  3. 3A spouse or eligible family member is interred for a $780 fee, payable by card through the State Treasurer's secure system.
Form
Interment arrangement through the cemetery office
File with
The cemetery administration at Dunbar (130 Academy Drive), run by the Department of Veterans Assistance
Documents you will need
dd214
No renewal
Once granted it does not need renewing.
Worth knowingBecause the cemetery applies the federal standard rather than a state-written one, a family already found eligible for a national cemetery should expect the same answer here — the state adds the place, not a different test.

Sources

Why only one source type: The department's own cemetery page states the eligibility standard, the no-cost rule for veterans, the $780 family fee and everything the interment includes.

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