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Find Recent Anniston Star Obituaries, Funeral Notices & Alabama Records
Looking for a recent Anniston Star obituary? Start with The Anniston Star’s dedicated obituary pages, search the person’s name, then use the handling funeral home for current visitation, funeral, cemetery and memorial details. Use Alabama Vital Records when you need a certified death certificate instead of a public obituary.
Quick Answer: Start With the Source That Matches Your Need
Newest obituary
Use The Anniston Star “Today” page for recently published public notices.
Find one person
Use the dedicated first-name and last-name search, then add location or date filters if needed.
Funeral details
Use the handling funeral home for current service, livestream, cemetery, flowers and donation information.
Legal proof
Use Alabama Vital Records when an estate, bank, insurer, pension office or agency needs a certified death certificate.
How to Check Today’s Anniston Star Obituaries
The Anniston Star obituary pages are available through Legacy. Use the newspaper-specific Today page first when you want newly published notices.
Search The Anniston Star by First and Last Name
The newspaper’s obituary search page supports first-name and last-name searching. Results can then be narrowed by publish date, result type, location and newspaper.
Full name known
Search the complete first and last name before adding several extra clues.
Only surname known
Search the last name, then compare Anniston-area towns, relatives, funeral homes and dates.
Name spelling uncertain
Try nickname, middle initial, maiden name, previous surname or surname plus spouse.
Search Anniston and Nearby East Alabama Communities
A person may live in one town, use a funeral home in another and be buried in a third. Search the wider Calhoun County area when “Anniston” alone does not find the notice.
Anniston, Saks & Hobson City
Try city, neighborhood, church, school and funeral-home clues.
Oxford & Eastaboga
Search both Anniston and Oxford when the person had connections to both communities.
Jacksonville & Weaver
Jacksonville State University, local high schools and funeral homes can be useful identity clues.
Piedmont & White Plains
Try the funeral-home city when an Anniston newspaper notice is difficult to locate.
Alexandria & Ohatchee
Use church, cemetery, school and family clues where town names are less consistent.
Cleburne, Talladega & Etowah connections
Search neighboring counties when the deceased lived, died or was buried outside Calhoun County.
Confirm the Correct Person Before Sharing the Obituary
| Compare | Why it helps | Reason to pause |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Separates people with the same surname. | Middle name or nickname does not fit. |
| Age / birth year | Distinguishes current notices from older people with similar names. | The age differs substantially. |
| Family | Spouse, children, parents and siblings are strong identity clues. | No close relatives match. |
| Town | Confirms Anniston, Oxford, Jacksonville or another local connection. | There is no known East Alabama connection. |
| Funeral home | Provides a first-party source for current arrangements. | The provider is in an unrelated region. |
| School / college | The Anniston Star obituary pages use school and college associations. | Education details clearly belong to someone else. |
See our obituary verification methodology for the source order used on this site.
Verify Funeral, Visitation and Burial Details Before Travelling
Time
Visitation, funeral, memorial, graveside service and burial may have different start times.
Address
The funeral home, church, cemetery and reception may be separate locations.
Public or private
Do not assume every service is open to the public.
Livestream
Use only a stream linked by the funeral home, church or family-authorized memorial.
Flowers or charity
Follow the family’s exact memorial instructions before spending money.
Changes
Call before travelling when the service is soon, weather is poor or two sources disagree.
How to Submit an Obituary to The Anniston Star
The Anniston Star obituary pages include a Submit an Obituary option. A funeral home can also help a family prepare and place a notice.
Prepare before opening the submission flow
- Full legal and preferred name.
- Birth and death dates.
- City or community.
- Approved obituary text.
- Photo you have permission to publish.
- Surviving and predeceased family names.
- Visitation, funeral and burial details.
- Flower, charity or memorial preference.
- Billing contact.
Search The Anniston Star Archive: 1987 to Current
The Anniston Star’s NewsBank archive currently contains newspaper articles from 1987 to the present. It also includes several related East Alabama titles.
Anniston Star
Archive coverage: 1987 to current.
Other regional titles
The archive also lists titles such as The Daily Home, Cleburne News, Jacksonville News, Piedmont Journal and St. Clair Times for covered years.
Archive search microsteps
- Open The Anniston Star archive.
- Search the surname first.
- Add first name only when results are too broad.
- Enter a date range around the expected death or funeral.
- Select Anniston Star, The when you want only that newspaper.
- Try spouse, church, school, cemetery or funeral-home name when the person’s name was misspelled or abbreviated.
Find Older Anniston and Calhoun County Obituaries
The Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County has a major local-history resource that is especially useful when an obituary is older than the online newspaper archive.
Alabama Room
The library’s historical and genealogical collection focuses on Anniston, Calhoun County, nearby counties and Alabama.
Calhoun newspapers: 1827-present
The Alabama Room reports holdings of Calhoun County newspapers from 1827 to the present, along with cemetery, court and family-history records.
More than 10,000 microfilm rolls
The collection includes extensive newspaper, census, military, court and genealogy material.
Digital collections
The library is digitizing manuscript, photograph and fragile-document collections, including materials related to early Anniston and The Anniston Star.
Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County
108 East 10th Street
Anniston, AL 36201
Phone: 256-237-8501
Alabama Department of Archives and History newspaper database
For additional historical newspapers, the Alabama Department of Archives and History provides a database showing original and microfilmed newspaper holdings. The database identifies available titles; it does not mean every issue is available online.
How to Order an Alabama Death Certificate
Alabama Department of Public Health has filed death certificates for people who died in Alabama since 1908.
| Alabama death record | Current fee | Important detail |
|---|---|---|
| First certified copy / search | $15 | Includes one certified copy if located, or a Certificate of Failure to Find. |
| Additional same record | $6 each | Must be ordered at the same time. |
| Expedited request | +$15 | Additional state expedite fee. |
| Online / telephone | Extra vendor fees | Alabama uses VitalChek for card-based online or telephone ordering. |
Who can get a recent Alabama death certificate?
For the first 25 years after death, Alabama restricts access. Current eligible categories include:
- Mother or father.
- Husband or wife.
- Son or daughter.
- Sister or brother.
- An eligible grandchild who demonstrates entitlement.
- Legal representative of the family or estate.
- The informant listed on the death certificate.
Calhoun County local option
Calhoun County Health Department
3400 McClellan Boulevard
Anniston, AL 36201
Phone: 256-237-7523
The Calhoun County Health Department can issue certified Alabama vital records. Alabama also allows customers to use other county health departments in the state for most Alabama certificates.
Microsteps before ordering
Find a Burial in Anniston City Cemeteries
The City of Anniston says it owns and manages two municipal cemeteries:
Edgemont Cemetery
City-owned cemetery. Contact the City cemetery staff for burial-location help or lot information.
Hillside Cemetery
City-owned cemetery. The same cemetery office can help locate an existing burial.
Anniston cemetery contact:
256-419-4833 or
256-419-3606
Public Works office:
256-231-7746
Verify an Alabama Funeral Home or File a Complaint
The Alabama Board of Funeral Service regulates funeral-service licensees and establishments and provides consumer tools for license verification and complaints.
Find a licensed business
Use the Board’s license-verification system when an unfamiliar funeral establishment needs to be checked.
Check an individual
The same Board regulates licensed funeral directors, embalmers and other covered professionals.
File a complaint
The Board provides an online complaint route for licensed individuals or businesses.
Microsteps before paying an unfamiliar provider
- Open the Alabama Board of Funeral Service consumer page.
- Choose Find a Business or Find a Licensee.
- Search the exact establishment or person name.
- Compare the location with the provider shown on the obituary.
- If a serious issue remains, use the Board’s complaint route.
Prepaid funeral plans
The Board also provides preneed consumer information. If you are dealing with a prepaid funeral contract, verify the licensed provider and review the contract before making another payment or assuming the plan covers every current expense.
Local Financial and Family Help Worth Checking
Crime-victim funeral expenses
The Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission may cover eligible funeral expenses when a death resulted from a qualifying crime and program rules are met.
The Commission currently states a maximum overall award of $15,000, with limits on individual expense categories and reductions for payments from other sources.
Veteran burial allowance
Eligible families may qualify for VA burial, funeral, plot or transportation allowances depending on the Veteran’s circumstances.
Free city cemetery location help
If the person is buried in Edgemont or Hillside Cemetery, the City of Anniston can use cemetery records to help locate the burial.
Library research help
The Alabama Room can help with historical newspaper, cemetery, court and family research when a notice is not easy to find online.
Anniston-Area Veteran Cemetery and Burial Help
Anniston has important military cemetery connections because of Fort McClellan, but current burial availability differs by cemetery.
| Veterans cemetery | Location | Current VA status |
|---|---|---|
| Fort McClellan Post Cemetery | 540 Goode Road, Anniston, AL 36205 | VA lists normal new burial space as closed. Limited subsequent interment situations may differ. |
| Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery | 3541 Shipley Road, Anniston, AL 36205 | Historic prisoner-of-war cemetery, not a normal current Veteran burial option. |
| Alabama National Cemetery | 3133 Highway 119, Montevallo, AL 35115 | VA currently lists burial space as open for eligible casketed and cremated remains. |
Veteran benefits to check
- National cemetery eligibility.
- Burial or funeral allowance.
- Plot or interment allowance.
- Transportation reimbursement in eligible situations.
- Government headstone or marker.
- Burial flag.
- Presidential Memorial Certificate.
Funeral Price Rights Before You Agree to Pay
The Federal Trade Commission Funeral Rule gives consumers important rights when comparing funeral goods and services.
Ask for prices by phone
A funeral provider must give price information over the telephone when you ask.
Get a General Price List
When you visit and begin discussing arrangements or prices, ask for the itemized General Price List to keep.
Choose individual services
You generally have the right to select individual goods and services rather than an unwanted package.
Separate third-party costs
Ask which charges come from the funeral home and which come from the newspaper, cemetery, crematory, florist, clergy or other provider.
Flowers, Donations, Guestbooks and Payment Safety
Flowers
Use the family-authorized obituary or funeral-home memorial. Verify the correct person before placing an order.
Memorial donations
Open the named nonprofit’s own official website before entering card information.
Guestbook
Assume condolences are public. Avoid private addresses, account information, Social Security numbers, medical details and family disputes.
Online funeral payment
Start from the funeral home’s official website instead of an unexpected email, social-media comment or copied payment link.
Correcting an Obituary Is Different From Correcting a Death Certificate
Contact the publisher or funeral home
Save the obituary URL, identify the exact error and prepare family-approved replacement wording. The person or funeral home that submitted the notice may need to authorize the change.
Use Alabama Vital Records
Changing a newspaper obituary does not change the death certificate. Alabama uses a separate amendment process for legal death records.
After You Find the Obituary: Practical Next Actions
Social Security
Ask the funeral director whether the death was reported to Social Security. Contact SSA if reporting was not completed.
Death certificates
Ask banks, insurers, pension offices and estate professionals how many certified copies they require before ordering extras.
Veteran benefits
Locate DD-214 or other discharge documents early when military service applies.
Insurance and banks
Ask each institution what proof it accepts before mailing an original certified certificate.
Record every call
Keep names, dates, confirmation numbers, receipts and next steps together.
Protect identity data
Keep certificate numbers, account information and government IDs out of public obituary guestbooks.
Common Anniston Obituary Search Mistakes
Searching only Anniston
Try Oxford, Jacksonville, Piedmont, Weaver, Saks, Alexandria and nearby counties.
Using only today’s page
The obituary may have been published several days earlier. Use Browse and Search.
Ignoring the funeral home
The funeral-home memorial is often the better source for updated service details.
Assuming no obituary means no death record
A family may choose private services or no public notice. Vital records are separate.
Using a copied donation link
Verify the charity through the family-authorized notice and the organization’s own website.
Ordering a certificate from the wrong state
Use Alabama Vital Records only for a death that occurred in Alabama.
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Death Certificate & Vital Records
Understand when a public obituary is not enough for legal use.
How We Verify Obituary Information
See how funeral-home, newspaper, government and cemetery information is checked.
Funeral Costs & Consumer Rights
Understand price-list rights and funeral-service choices before paying.
Veterans Burial & Memorial Benefits
VA burial, cemetery, marker, flag and allowance guidance.
After-Death Notification Checklist
Organize Social Security, insurance, banking, records and benefits.
Primary and Official Sources Used
The Anniston Star — Today’s Obituaries Current newspaper-specific obituary feed. The Anniston Star — Browse Obituaries Publish-date, funeral-home, location, school and college filters. The Anniston Star — Name Search First-name and last-name obituary search. The Anniston Star Archives Archive coverage from 1987 to current plus selected regional titles. Alabama Department of Public Health — Death Certificates Access rules, current fees, ordering methods, eligibility and amendments. Calhoun County Health Department Local Anniston vital-record access and contact information. Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County — Alabama Room Historical newspapers, genealogy, cemetery, court and family-history collections. City of Anniston — Cemetery Help Edgemont and Hillside cemetery records, burial lookup and city cemetery contact. Alabama Board of Funeral Service — Consumer Tools License verification, business verification, complaints and preneed information. Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission Eligible funeral-expense assistance for qualifying crime victims. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs — Alabama Cemeteries National cemetery locations, contacts and current burial-space status.Anniston Star Obituary FAQs
Where can I find today’s Anniston Star obituaries?
Use The Anniston Star’s dedicated Today obituary page on Legacy. If the person is not listed, switch to Browse or the first-name and last-name search page.
How do I search The Anniston Star by name?
Use the dedicated Anniston Star search page and enter the first and last name. If no useful result appears, try the surname alone, nickname, maiden name, nearby town, funeral home or wider date range.
Which towns should I search besides Anniston?
Useful local clues include Oxford, Jacksonville, Weaver, Saks, Alexandria, Piedmont, Ohatchee, Hobson City and nearby Calhoun County communities.
How do I find an older Anniston Star obituary?
The Anniston Star’s NewsBank archive currently covers 1987 to the present. For older research, use the Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County Alabama Room and Alabama Department of Archives and History newspaper holdings.
How far back do Anniston-Calhoun County Library newspaper holdings go?
The library’s Alabama Room reports Calhoun County newspaper holdings from 1827 to the present, along with extensive microfilm, cemetery, court and genealogy material.
How much is an Alabama death certificate?
Alabama currently lists $15 for the first search and certified copy when the record is found, and $6 for each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time. Expedited service and online ordering can add fees.
Can anyone order a recent Alabama death certificate?
No. Alabama restricts death certificates for 25 years after the death to specified family members, legal representatives, eligible grandchildren and the informant listed on the certificate. After 25 years, the record may be obtained by anyone who pays the required fee.
Can I get a death certificate in Anniston instead of mailing to Montgomery?
Yes. The Calhoun County Health Department in Anniston can issue certified Alabama vital records, and Alabama says most certificates can be obtained through county health departments.
Which cemeteries are owned by the City of Anniston?
The City says it owns Edgemont Cemetery and Hillside Cemetery.
Can the City of Anniston help locate a grave?
Yes. The City says its cemetery records can help locate a loved one buried in a city cemetery. Prepare the full name and date of death, plus the name of another person in the same lot if known.
How can I verify an Alabama funeral home?
Use the Alabama Board of Funeral Service consumer tools to find a licensed business or licensee. The Board also provides a complaint route.
Does Alabama offer help with funeral costs after a crime?
The Alabama Crime Victims Compensation Commission may cover eligible funeral expenses when the death resulted from a qualifying crime and the claim meets program rules. Other available payment sources can reduce the award.
Is Fort McClellan Post Cemetery open for new Veteran burials?
The VA currently lists Fort McClellan Post Cemetery in Anniston as closed to normal new burial space. Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo is currently listed as open for eligible burials.
What should I check before attending a funeral?
Confirm the correct person, service date, time, exact address, public or private status, livestream, cemetery, flowers and donation instructions through the handling funeral home.
Can a family choose not to publish an obituary?
Yes. A family may choose a private service, delayed public notice or no obituary at all. The absence of an online obituary does not mean there is no official death record.
Before You Share, Travel, Submit or Pay
- Start with The Anniston Star’s newspaper-specific obituary pages.
- Confirm the correct person with name, age, relatives, town and funeral home.
- Use the handling funeral home for current service details.
- Use Alabama Vital Records for certified legal proof.
- Use The Anniston Star archive and Anniston-Calhoun County Library for older research.
- Use City cemetery records when looking for a burial in Edgemont or Hillside.
- Verify unfamiliar funeral providers through the Alabama Board of Funeral Service.
- Check Crime Victims Compensation or Veteran benefits when the situation may qualify.
- Ask for itemized funeral pricing before committing to services.
- Do not publish private medical, financial or family information in a public guestbook.
RecentObituaries.info is an independent source-navigation guide. It is not The Anniston Star, Legacy, a funeral home, the City of Anniston, Alabama Department of Public Health, Alabama Board of Funeral Service, a cemetery, the VA or any other government agency. Verify final details with the organization responsible for the notice, record, service or benefit.