SC State Veterans Cemetery
M.J. "Dolly" Cooper Veterans Cemetery
140 Inway Drive
Anderson, SC 29621
(864) 332-8022
Cemetery Superintendent - Mr. Larry Montandon
Welcome to the M. J. “Dolly” Cooper Veterans Cemetery web site! The cemetery began operations on Friday, December 14, 2007, and at the end of September 2009, 331 veterans, spouses and dependents, have been buried with another 1,650 registered (pre-certified) with the cemetery for burials in the future. “Pre-certified” means the cemetery has determined eligibility after receiving and reviewing copies of a veteran’s DD-214 or discharge document and marriage certificate on file so when there is a need, scheduling a burial can be done without delay. For eligibility information and a Pre-Certification Application form, click on the links on this page.
The State of South Carolina through the National Cemetery Administration State Cemetery Grant Program received a grant to build and initially equip this cemetery. Upon completion, operating and maintaining the cemetery was turned over to the State of South Carolina, as part of the South Carolina Office of Veterans Affairs.
Phase I of cemetery construction consisted of 30 acres with an administration office building, a Committal Shelter, Flag Plaza, Memorial Walk, four Columbarium Walls, maintenance bays and buildings with approximately 23 acres designated for over 16,000 burials or cremation interments. Phase II construction, to be started 3 years prior to reaching capacity in Phase I, will expand the burial acreage by another 29 acres.
It is the policy of cemetery administration to assist every veteran and her/his family in any way that we can to include verifying service records, determining eligibility, helping obtain service records from the National Personnel Records Center and providing names and phone numbers of other veteran agencies who provide other services (health, death benefits, etc.)
Cemetery office hours are Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. except on Federal or State holiday; however, the cemetery is open 7 days a week year round. We encourage personal visits to the cemetery but welcome phone calls, faxes and e-mail communications, too.
The following pictures provide visual context of our facility:
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