Search Obituary, Death and Burial Records by Name
Enter the person’s first name, last name and last known state to prepare an obituary, death, burial, cemetery, memorial and related public-record search.
Find Richmond Times-Dispatch Recent Obituaries, Funeral Notices & Local Records
Use the live Richmond Times-Dispatch obituary pages for current notices, then verify funeral, visitation, cemetery and livestream details through the handling funeral home. For legal proof of death, use Richmond City Health Department or Virginia Vital Records instead of an obituary.
Quick Answer: Which Source Should You Use?
Today’s notices
Use the Richmond Times-Dispatch “Today” obituary page for newly published notices.
Search a name
Use the newspaper obituary search when you know the person’s first or last name.
Funeral details
Use the handling funeral home for final visitation, service, burial and livestream information.
Legal record
Use Virginia Vital Records or a local health department when you need a certified death certificate.
Where to Find Richmond Times-Dispatch Recent Obituaries
The Richmond Times-Dispatch obituary directory lets readers browse current notices by publish date and filter by location, funeral home, school, college and result type.
Today
Use the newspaper’s Today page when you want the newest published obituaries and death notices.
Browse recent dates
Use the full browse page to move through yesterday and prior publication dates.
Search filters
Use location, funeral home and other filters when the person’s name is common.
How to Search Richmond Times-Dispatch Obituaries by Name
For broader techniques, see our obituary search and recent notices guide.
Confirm the Correct Person Before Sharing a Notice
| Check | Why it matters | Pause when… |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richmond has many multi-generation families with repeated names. | Middle name or suffix differs. |
| Age / dates | Separates a recent death from an older obituary or memoriam. | Age or date does not fit. |
| Relatives | Spouse, parents, children and siblings are strong identity clues. | No close family names match. |
| Community | Richmond-area notices can involve Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover, Goochland and nearby cities. | There is no known Central Virginia connection. |
| Funeral home | The handling provider is a first-party source for current arrangements. | The provider is unrelated to the family or location. |
| Result type | Obituary and memoriam are different result types. | The page is an anniversary memoriam rather than a recent death notice. |
Funeral Homes Commonly Appearing in Richmond Times-Dispatch Obituaries
The newspaper directory currently surfaces multiple Richmond-area funeral providers with published obituaries. Use the provider listed on the individual person’s notice rather than choosing a funeral home from this list.
Bliley’s Funeral Homes
Richmond-area notices can appear from Central, Staples Mill and Chippenham locations.
March Funeral Homes
The Laburnum-area location appears among funeral homes publishing Times-Dispatch notices.
Morrissett Funeral & Cremation Service
Another Richmond-area provider that appears in the newspaper obituary directory.
Cremation Society of Virginia
Richmond notices can also come through cremation-service providers.
Other local providers
The directory contains many additional funeral homes across Richmond and surrounding counties.
Use the person’s notice
The obituary itself is the safest way to identify which funeral home is actually handling that family’s arrangements.
Verify Funeral, Visitation and Burial Details
Time
Visitation, funeral, memorial and graveside service can have separate times.
Address
The funeral home, church, reception and cemetery can be at different locations.
Public or private
Do not assume every service is open to the public.
Livestream
Use only a link supplied by the funeral home, church or authorized memorial.
Flowers
Follow the family’s current instructions before sending flowers or gifts.
Donations
Verify any charity on its official website before entering payment details.
How to Submit an Obituary to Richmond Times-Dispatch
The Richmond Times-Dispatch obituary publishing route currently uses Legacy’s obituary-submission system. The live intake page shows the current publication price, deadlines and required information.
Prepare before opening the form
- Full legal and preferred name.
- Birth and death dates.
- Richmond-area community.
- Family-approved obituary text.
- Photo you have permission to publish.
- Funeral-home information.
- Service and cemetery information.
- Memorial or charity instructions.
- Billing contact.
How to Get a Richmond Death Certificate
Richmond City Health Department Vital Records issues death certificates and other vital records for Richmond City residents. Virginia also has a statewide Office of Vital Records.
Current fee
Virginia’s certified vital-record fee is currently $15 per copy or record search.
Richmond City office
Richmond City Vital Records is located at 400 E. Cary Street, Room 126, Richmond.
State office
Virginia’s main Vital Records customer lobby is at 8701 Park Central Drive, Suite 100, Richmond.
Richmond City Vital Records
Vital Records Department, Room 126
400 East Cary Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Phone: 804-205-3911
Current listed hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Virginia Office of Vital Records
8701 Park Central Drive, Suite 100
Richmond, VA 23227
Customer Care: 804-662-6200
Current walk-in hours: Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Who can obtain a restricted Virginia record?
Virginia currently limits non-public vital records to qualifying immediate family members and other legally authorized requesters. Valid identification is required.
- Mother or father.
- Current spouse.
- Adult child.
- Brother or sister.
- Grandparent.
- Other authorized requester when Virginia law allows.
Virginia Death Certificate Processing Options
| Method | Current guidance | Useful when |
|---|---|---|
| Online application | VDH currently lists about 5 business days for complete online applications. | You want tracking updates and electronic submission. |
| Mail application | VDH currently lists about 8 business days after a complete paper application is received. | You prefer paper documentation. |
| Richmond walk-in | Main Vital Records lobby is open weekday daytime hours. | You are local and want an in-person route. |
| Local health district | Virginia local health districts can issue certified vital records, subject to local service availability. | You live outside Richmond or want a closer office. |
How to Find Older Richmond Times-Dispatch Obituaries
For older notices, library newspaper databases and Virginia archival records are often more effective than repeatedly searching the open web.
Henrico County Public Library
Henrico County Public Library currently provides a Richmond Times-Dispatch NewsBank database among its popular research resources.
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia holds surviving public Virginia birth and death records from 1853–1896 and provides broader historical and genealogy resources.
Public death indexes
Virginia makes qualifying older death records public after the statutory public-access period.
Richmond-area clues
Old notices may reference church, neighborhood, employer, cemetery, lodge, military unit or relatives instead of modern keywords.
Microsteps for historical obituary research
- Write the full surname and alternate spellings.
- Estimate the year of death or publication.
- Search Richmond Times-Dispatch NewsBank access through a participating library.
- Try spouse, parent, neighborhood, employer or church as secondary terms.
- Check Virginia public death indexes when the exact obituary date is unknown.
- Use Library of Virginia genealogy holdings for much older Virginia deaths.
Verify a Richmond Funeral Home or Funeral Professional
Virginia funeral directors, embalmers and funeral establishments are regulated by the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers within the Department of Health Professions.
Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Perimeter Center
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, VA 23233-1463
Board: 804-367-4479
Complaints: 800-533-1560
How to Confirm a Richmond Cemetery or Grave Location
Richmond-area obituaries can involve municipal, private, church, historic and Veterans cemeteries. Use the cemetery named on the obituary, then confirm exact grave details directly.
Veteran Cemeteries and Burial Benefits Near Richmond
Richmond National Cemetery
1701 Williamsburg Road
Richmond, VA 23231
Phone: 804-795-2031
The cemetery is currently closed to routine new interments, with limited exceptions such as eligible subsequent interments in existing gravesites.
Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia
10300 Pridesville Road
Amelia Court House, VA 23002
Phone: 855-482-8387
Veterans may apply before death for an eligibility determination.
Virginia state cemetery benefits
- One eligible grave or cremation site at no cemetery charge.
- Opening and closing of the grave at no cemetery charge.
- Government memorial headstone or marker.
- Perpetual gravesite care.
- Eligible spouse/dependent burial under current eligibility rules.
- Military honors and U.S. burial flag coordination when eligible.
Funeral and Cemetery Consumer Rights
Ask for funeral prices
Use the FTC Funeral Rule when comparing funeral providers and requesting itemized pricing.
Keep the General Price List
Ask for the current General Price List when discussing arrangements in person.
Check cemetery contracts
Virginia advises consumers to obtain cemetery rules, ask about opening/closing charges and keep detailed written contracts.
Pre-need cemetery cancellation
Virginia’s cemetery consumer guidance describes a three-day cancellation right for qualifying pre-need cemetery contracts.
Flowers, Donations, Guestbooks and Livestream Safety
Flowers
Confirm the correct person and funeral-home delivery location before ordering.
Memorial donations
Verify a charity through its official website before entering card information.
Guestbooks
Avoid addresses, financial details, account numbers, private medical claims and family disputes.
Livestream links
Use only links supplied by the funeral home, church or authorized memorial page.
Correcting an Obituary vs. Correcting a Virginia Death Record
Contact the submitter or publisher
Save the obituary URL, identify the exact incorrect text and contact the funeral home or newspaper submission route.
Use Virginia Vital Records
A newspaper correction does not change a certified death certificate. Vital-record amendments are handled through Virginia’s official process.
After You Find the Obituary
Save both links
Keep the Richmond Times-Dispatch obituary and funeral-home memorial separately.
Confirm service addresses
Write down funeral, church and cemetery locations separately.
Ask about Social Security
Ask the funeral director whether the death was reported to Social Security.
Order needed certificates
Ask banks, insurers, courts and benefit offices whether a certified copy is actually required.
Check Veteran benefits
Locate the DD-214 or equivalent military records early when service applies.
Protect identity information
Keep Social Security numbers, account information and certified certificates off public memorial pages.
Common Richmond Times-Dispatch Obituary Search Mistakes
Searching only “Richmond obituary”
Add Times-Dispatch or the funeral-home name when you want a specific publication.
Confusing obituary and memoriam
A memoriam can commemorate an older death and should not be treated automatically as a recent obituary.
Searching Richmond City only
Many Richmond-area families live in Henrico, Chesterfield, Hanover and nearby localities.
Using newspaper date as death date
Publication can occur after the date of death.
Ordering from the wrong record office
Use Virginia or the appropriate local health district rather than relying on the newspaper’s city.
Travelling from an old notice
Always recheck current service details with the funeral home before a long trip.
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Funeral Costs & Consumer Rights
Review price lists, outside charges and consumer protections.
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After-Death Notification Checklist
Organize records, government notices, banking, insurance and other next steps.
Primary and Official Sources Used
Richmond Times-Dispatch — Today’s Obituaries Current newspaper-specific featured obituaries and death notices. Richmond Times-Dispatch — Browse Obituaries Recent notices, locations, funeral-home filters and publication dates. Richmond Times-Dispatch — Name Search First-name and last-name obituary search. Richmond Times-Dispatch — Obituary Submission Current pricing, deadlines, submission and verification workflow. Richmond City Health Department — Vital Records Local certificate fee, contact, address and application information. Virginia Office of Vital Records Statewide certificate fees, ordering, eligibility and public-record rules. Henrico County Public Library — Research Databases Richmond Times-Dispatch NewsBank research access. Virginia Vital Records — Genealogy Historical public-record rules and Library of Virginia research guidance. Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers License lookup, complaints, laws and public resources. Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia Eligibility, pre-application, contact and cemetery information. Richmond National Cemetery VA cemetery status, contact, visitation hours and burial eligibility.Richmond Times-Dispatch Recent Obituaries FAQs
Where can I find Richmond Times-Dispatch recent obituaries?
Use the Richmond Times-Dispatch obituary page on Legacy. The Today page shows newly featured notices, while the Browse page provides recent publication dates and filters.
How do I search Richmond Times-Dispatch obituaries by name?
Use the newspaper-specific obituary search and enter the first and last name. If needed, try surname only, nearby locality or the handling funeral home.
What is the difference between an obituary and a memoriam?
An obituary generally announces a death and related information. A memoriam is a remembrance that may be published months or years after the death.
How do I find today’s Richmond Times-Dispatch obituaries?
Open the newspaper’s Today obituary page. For additional recent notices, use the full Browse page and move through recent publication dates.
How do I confirm a Richmond funeral time?
Open the full obituary, identify the handling funeral home and use the funeral home’s own website or phone number to confirm the final time and address.
How much is a Virginia death certificate?
Effective July 1, 2026, Virginia charges $15 per certified vital-record copy or record search.
Can I get a death certificate from Richmond City Health Department?
Yes. Richmond City Health Department Vital Records issues vital records and currently lists a $15 fee per certificate. Its Vital Records office is at 400 East Cary Street in Richmond.
Where is the Virginia Office of Vital Records?
The main walk-in office is at 8701 Park Central Drive, Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23227.
Who can request a restricted Virginia death certificate?
Virginia generally restricts non-public vital records to qualifying immediate family members and other legally authorized requesters, with valid identification required.
When do Virginia death records become public?
Virginia death, marriage and divorce records become public information 25 years after the event. Birth records become public after 100 years.
How can I find older Richmond Times-Dispatch obituaries?
Henrico County Public Library provides Richmond Times-Dispatch NewsBank access among its research databases. Older Virginia death research can also use Library of Virginia and Virginia genealogy resources.
How can I verify a Richmond funeral home license?
Use the Virginia Department of Health Professions License Lookup and the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers public resources.
How do I file a complaint about a Virginia funeral establishment?
The Virginia Department of Health Professions Enforcement Division receives complaints involving regulated funeral establishments and professionals. Its complaint line is 800-533-1560.
Is Richmond National Cemetery open for new burials?
Richmond National Cemetery is currently closed to routine new interments. Limited eligible subsequent interments in existing gravesites and rare newly available spaces may occur.
What is a nearby Virginia state Veterans cemetery?
Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia is at 10300 Pridesville Road, Amelia Court House, Virginia. Veterans can apply before death for an eligibility determination.
Are Virginia state Veterans cemetery services free?
Virginia currently lists the gravesite or cremation site, opening and closing, government marker, qualifying outer burial receptacle and perpetual care among no-cost cemetery benefits for eligible Veterans and qualifying dependents.
How do I submit an obituary to Richmond Times-Dispatch?
Use the Richmond Times-Dispatch obituary intake page, prepare the approved text and photo, review the live quote and deadline, complete any required verification and save the submission confirmation.
Does correcting an obituary change a Virginia death certificate?
No. A newspaper obituary and a government death certificate are separate records. Official certificate amendments must go through Virginia Vital Records.
Before You Share, Travel or Pay
- Use the live Richmond Times-Dispatch obituary directory for current notices.
- Confirm the correct person using name, dates, relatives and location.
- Distinguish recent obituaries from anniversary Memoriams.
- Use the handling funeral home for final service information.
- Use Richmond City or Virginia Vital Records for certified death certificates.
- Use library newspaper databases and genealogy resources for older notices.
- Verify funeral professionals through Virginia DHP when needed.
- Check Veteran cemetery eligibility before assuming a Richmond national cemetery can accept a new interment.
- Ask for itemized funeral and cemetery prices before committing to payment.
- Keep private financial, identity and medical information out of public guestbooks.
RecentObituaries.info is an independent source-navigation guide. It is not Richmond Times-Dispatch, Legacy, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond City Health Department, a funeral home, cemetery, library or Veterans agency. Verify final obituary, service, fee, record and benefit information with the organization responsible for it.