Jones County (Mississippi) Veterans Service Office

Jones County's Veterans Service Office, at 695 County Home Road, Ellisville (601-428-0467), helps veterans and their dependents file service-connected disability and pension claims and VA health benefit applications, and obtains DD-214s, military and medical service records, and grave markers, free; George "Jeff" Barnett is the VSO and Sara Buchanan the VSO Assistant.

Also called: veterans service office, VSO, claims, compensation, pension, widows, widowers, DD-214, SRB, grave markers, medallions, Jeff Barnett, George Barnett, Sara Buchanan, 601-428-0467, 695 County Home Road, Laurel, Ellisville, Soso, Sandersville, Moselle, Ovett, Sharon, Pleasant Ridge.

For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Jones County, MSCounty

Mississippi counties may employ a certified county veterans service officer under Section 35-3-3; see the Mississippi entries. Jones County's Veterans Service Office page: "Our Mission: To honor Veterans and their dependents through superior service." What it does. "Listed below are services we offer: Assist with filing claims for service-connected disability, and pension for veterans/widows/widowers. Assist with filing applications for VA Health Benefits. Assist with obtaining DD214, military service records (SRB), medical records. Assist with the obtaining of grave markers, and medallions for veterans' graves. Provide information to assist veterans and locate services available to them." Who and where. George "Jeff" Barnett, VSO, and Sara Buchanan, VSO Assistant, 695 County Home Road, Ellisville, Mississippi 39437; phone 601-428-0467. Mississippi Veterans Affairs' county list gives the same office as "695 County Home Road, Suite 1, Ellisville, MS 39347, Office (601) 428-0467, Fax (601) 283-3289, Alternate Fax (601) 425-7191"; the county's page and the State list disagree on the ZIP code. The 18th Circuit's intervention court coordinator keeps an office in the same building. No hours are posted; call before going.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Jones County (Mississippi) Veterans Service Office
Gate	Rule
Jones County veterans, widows and widowers	Free claims help; no rating is needed to ask.

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Last updated 2026-10-25.

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