The Fayette County Veteran Services office, County Service Officer Alexander C. Jones, 16265 Hwy 64, P.O. Box 863, Somerville (901-465-5256, fax 901-465-5075), Monday and Tuesday by appointment 8:30 to 6, files compensation, pension, burial, education and insurance claims and orders replacement discharge papers, military records and service medical records.
Also called: veterans services, VSO, Alexander C. Jones, County Service Officer, claims, compensation, pension, burial, 901-465-5256, 16265 Hwy 64, Somerville, TCA 58-3-109, Somerville, Oakland, Rossville, Piperton, Hickory Withe, Gallaway, Braden, Williston, La Grange, Moscow.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
Tennessee counties appoint veterans service officers under T.C.A. 58-3-109 (see the Tennessee entry); Fayette's is a county office with its own site section.
The mission, from the office's page: "The mission of the Veterans Services Office is to assist Veterans and their dependents in filing applications for: Service Connected Disability Compensation; Improved Pension Program with Housebound/Aid and Attendance; Health Benefits Enrollment; Burial Benefits, Flags, Headstones, Markers and Military Honors; Order Replacement Copies of Discharge Papers, Military Records and Service Medical Records; GI Bill, Vocational Rehabilitation and Dependents Educational Assistance; VA Insurance Programs; File Notice of Disagreements and Appeals for Denied Claims." And: "We provide information to Veterans and families on all federal and state benefits earned by Veterans in their service to their country."
Where and when. "County Service Officer: Alexander C. Jones. 16265 Hwy 64, P.O. Box 863, Somerville, TN 38068. Phn: 901-465-5256. Fax: 901-465-5075. Email: [email protected]. Monday - Tuesday by Appointment Only 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m." The office's resources list runs from the Tennessee Department of Veteran Services and the Memphis VA clinics (Covington North 901-261-4500, Nonconnah Boulevard South 901-271-4900), the Women Veterans Call Center 855-829-6636 and VA Education 888-442-4551, to the West Tennessee Veterans Home, ESGR, the Tennessee Veteran Business Association and Military One Source 800-342-9647; its "Documents Used to Assist with the Application Process" lists the DD-214 or equivalent, Social Security numbers and dates of birth, the marriage certificate for all marriages, and divorce papers or death certificates.
The county's record. The Commission's nine posted sets of minutes of October 2025 through September 2026 carry no veteran item; the office itself is the county's veteran presence.
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