Memory Stones Headstones & Memorials in Iowa

Memory Stones serves families across Iowa with in-stock granite headstones, monuments, and grave markers. We deliver memorials in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, Iowa City, and to cemeteries statewide, with installation available as a separate service.

While our nearest showroom is in Plainfield, IL, every memorial is personalized with you remotely and delivered anywhere in Iowa — no travel required. Our specialists help you choose the granite color, size, shape, and engraving that honors your loved one's unique story.

Nearest Memory Stones showroom to Des Moines: Plainfield, IL, about 280 miles away (straight-line distance).

Our memorials are finished from premium natural granite and held in stock so you can confirm availability and price up front. We arrange delivery to cemeteries throughout Iowa for each order.

The VA lists 3 national cemeteries in Iowa (2 not marked closed to new burials), plus 1 state, territory or tribal Veterans cemetery built with VA grants and run by the state or tribe.

In national, state Veterans and military post cemeteries, the cemetery orders the government headstone or marker. A headstone from Memory Stones is privately purchased: in a private cemetery the cemetery officials must permit the style, and setting fees are a private cost. For a Veteran who served on or after April 6, 1917 and has a privately purchased headstone, the VA offers a medallion to attach to it. See our Veteran headstone and VA benefits guide and cemetery headstone rules guide.