Where is the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery?

It has sites in Bear and Millsboro.

Do Quaker burial grounds allow headstones?

Many favour simple, modest stones; ask about their rules.

Do you deliver to Wilmington and Dover?

Yes, door-to-door under DAP terms.

Headstones in Delaware: Wilmington & Dover

Delaware's cemeteries include Wilmington's historic Wilmington and Brandywine Cemetery, church and Quaker burial grounds, and coastal Sussex County cemeteries. Veterans may be buried at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, with sites in Bear and Millsboro.

Historic and church cemeteries

Older church and Quaker burial grounds may favour simple, modest stones. Ask about rules before designing.

Salt air

Sea air carries salt that can stain and wear softer stones. Dense, polished granite with deep-cut lettering resists it best. See best headstones for coastal cemeteries.

Winter and freeze-thaw

Cold winters and repeated freeze-thaw are hard on stone. Dense, polished granite with deep-cut lettering, on a foundation built to the cemetery's specification, lasts best, and most cemeteries install from spring to late autumn. See protecting a headstone in winter.

Cemetery rules

In the United States, cemeteries are regulated state by state, and every cemetery — municipal, religious, nonprofit or private — sets its own rules on memorial sizes, materials, foundations and installation. Before you order:

Ask the cemetery for its rules and fee schedule in writing (foundation, setting and any permit fees).
Confirm who installs — cemetery staff or an approved monument company.
Submit the design for approval before production.

Our cemetery headstone rules guide has a full checklist, and headstone setting fees explained covers the extra costs.

Veterans

Eligible veterans can receive a government headstone, marker or medallion, and families can also choose a private granite monument that includes service details. See veteran headstones and VA rules, the VA medallion and military inscriptions.

Factory-direct to Delaware

Marwaa Memorials manufactures in our own factory and delivers door-to-door across the USA under DAP terms, with freight, customs and duties included in the quote. Plan the design in our Design Studio, request a quote, or call our US team via the contact page. Read how DAP delivery works.

Local pages: our Delaware headstone guide. See also our Philadelphia and South Jersey guides.