Wichita County: Transport to Fort Sill National Cemetery for Indigent Veterans

Wichita County's contract for disposing of indigent remains, with TexLine Mortuary Services, was amended on March 10, 2026 to carry qualified veterans to Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, Oklahoma, up to 69 miles at $2 a mile and no more than $138, paid from the county's charity fund.

Also called: indigent burial, pauper burial, county burial, national cemetery, Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, TexLine Mortuary, charity fund, Wichita Falls.

For: Veteran or service member, survivor.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Wichita County, TXCounty

Texas counties must dispose of the bodies of people who die without the means to pay for it. Wichita County contracts the work: in 2026 the Commissioners Court awarded the indigent disposition of remains and mortuary transport bids to TexLine Mortuary Services. The veteran amendment. On March 10, 2026 the Court authorised the County Judge "to sign an amendment to the contract with TexLine Mortuary for Transport Services to include transport to Fort Sill Cemetery in Elgin, Oklahoma for qualified veterans for up to 69 miles at $2.00 per mile, not to exceed $138.00 to be paid from Fund 656 (Charity)." Fort Sill National Cemetery is the VA cemetery nearest Wichita Falls, where an eligible veteran's grave, liner, opening and closing and marker are free. How. A family or funeral home handling the death of a veteran without means should ask the county's indigent services about the indigent burial programme and the VA's eligibility for burial at Fort Sill; the Veterans Office, (940) 716-8599, can help with the VA side, including the burial allowance.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Wichita County: Transport to Fort Sill National Cemetery for Indigent Veterans
Gate	Rule
Qualified veteran handled as an indigent burial	For a veteran eligible for burial in a national cemetery whose remains the county handles as indigent. No rating is needed.

Sources

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Last updated 2026-10-09.

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