Seaman First Class Billy Turner Veterans Cemetery

02/17/2026

We are grateful to have received a procession vehicle to provide a dignified and honorable transport for our veterans on their final journey home.

12/25/2025

With greatest appreciation for all those who have served.

12/13/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out today to participate in the Wreaths Across America program.

And special thanks to the Ardmore Chapter of DAR for sponsoring the majority of our wreaths and conducting the ceremony. We are honored that you so generously support our veterans and their families.

12/12/2025

Join us - Saturday, December 13, 2025
Ceremony starts at 12:00 with the wreath laying to follow.
The public is invited to attend.

12/10/2025

A H-U-G-E thank you to the Carter County Home & Community Education’s Healthy Living Committee for sponsoring snacks for our Honor Guard room!

The young men and women on the Honor Guard teams travel multiple hours to provide military honors as our veterans are laid to rest. They are always so appreciative of the creature comforts offered to them at our location.

Being part of a funeral detail isn’t an easy job but it’s an honorable one. Letting them know that members of the community are thinking of them helps to lift their spirits and focus on the task at hand.

12/09/2025

Thanks to DAR Ardmore Chapter and volunteer truck driver, Rowdy, we have a wreath for every veteran. We are very fortunate to be the recipient of such generosity on behalf of our veterans and their families.
We hope you will all join us for the ceremony and wreath laying this Saturday, December 13, 2025 at noon.

12/08/2025

https://www.kxii.com/2025/12/08/seaman-first-class-billy-turner-veterans-cemetery-hosts-ceremony-honoring-pearl-harbor-victims/

Service members, families and citizens gathered Sunday to honor the 2,403 lives lost in the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941.

12/08/2025

https://www.kten.com/news/ardmore-cemetery-hosts-memorial-for-pearl-harbor-memorial/video_eee16556-4b00-588a-ba6e-6d720ed5656d.html

Click here to view this video from KTEN.com.

12/08/2025

ARDMORE, Okla. (KTEN) - People gathered at the Seaman First Class Billy Turner Veterans Cemetery in remembrance of those who served aboard the USS Oklahoma, Sunday.

12/07/2025

Thank you to all who joined us in remembrance of those lost 84 years ago at Pearl Harbor.
We were especially honored to once again have members of Seaman First Class Billy Turner’s family in attendance to place the ceremonial lei.

12/05/2025

The floral and ceremonial leis for our Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony have made it from Hawaii!

Leis presented during the ceremony will include:
Ceremonial Lei:
Ti Leaves - Strength & protection for the deceased and their family
Orchid Blooms - Honor & an eternal connection

Condolence Leis:
Kukui Nut - Shows respect or appreciation
Koa Seeds - Signify a brave, bold, and fearless warrior
Mongo Shells - Connection to the ocean’s spiritual power
Purple Orchids - Honor & an eternal connection
Tuberose - For remembrance

12/04/2025

The Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs (ODVA) will host a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day ceremony on Sunday, December 7, 2025, at 12:00 PM at the Seaman First Class Billy Turner Veterans Cemetery, located at 1555 Myall Street, Ardmore, OK.

The ceremony will recognize the sacrifice of the USS Oklahoma and her crew, whose ship capsized within 13 minutes after the first torpedo hit. The ceremony will be 13 minutes long, reflecting the speed with which the events of that morning unfolded.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend. A special announcement will be made at the ceremony regarding a year-long time capsule initiative, which will be sealed on the 85th anniversary of Pearl Harbor in 2026 and opened on the 100th anniversary in 2041.