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Find Frost Funeral Home Obituaries, Service Times and Contact Details
Looking for a recent obituary from Frost Funeral Home in Abingdon, VA? Search its official obituary listing by name, date or obituary text. Open the individual memorial to check service arrangements, burial information, condolences and family-approved memorial instructions.
Source review: October 14, 2026. Independent informational guide; not operated by Frost Funeral Home.
Quick Answer: Where Are Frost Funeral Home’s Recent Obituaries?
Search Obituaries
The funeral home’s obituary page provides name, obituary-text and death-date search options.
View search steps →Open the Memorial
Check visitation, funeral, graveside service, cemetery, donations and guestbook information if published.
What to verify →Call Frost Funeral Home
The funeral home lists 24-hour assistance at 276-628-2131.
Address and contact →How to Search Frost Funeral Home Recent Obituaries
Use the funeral home’s original obituary directory instead of relying on a short search-engine snippet. Its search controls are particularly useful if you do not know the exact publication date.
Receive New Frost Funeral Home Obituary Alerts
The official obituary page includes a subscription feature for notifications when new obituaries are posted. This is useful when you follow Abingdon-area notices regularly.
Notifications supplement the obituary page; they should not be treated as confirmation that every death in the area has a public notice.
Confirm Visitation, Funeral and Burial Details
Individual Frost Funeral Home memorials can show structured service information. For example, a published memorial may identify a visitation at the funeral-home chapel and a separate graveside service at a local cemetery.
Date and time
Check visitation, funeral, memorial and graveside times separately. Abingdon uses Eastern Time.
Correct venue
A ceremony may take place at the funeral home, church or another location. Do not assume every service occurs at the Main Street chapel.
Cemetery or interment
Check the published cemetery name. Burial and funeral locations may differ, and not every memorial provides a public grave location.
Livestream or video
Frost lists livestreaming among its available personalization options. Verify whether a specific service actually has an authorized livestream.
Flowers and memorial donations
Use the instructions approved by the family. Confirm charity names and payment destinations before donating.
Public or private service
Follow the wording on the memorial. Call the funeral home when attendance or access arrangements are unclear.
Frost Funeral Home Address, Phone and Directions
Frost Funeral Home
250 East Main Street
Abingdon, VA 24210
Phone: 276-628-2131
Immediate assistance: The official website states its team is available by phone 24 hours a day.
Confirm office visiting hours separately. Round-the-clock telephone availability does not mean administrative counters are staffed 24 hours.
Before visiting
- Confirm the deceased person’s name.
- Check whether the event is at the chapel or another venue.
- Ask about parking and accessible entrances if needed.
- Confirm cemetery or procession arrangements separately.
- Call before travelling if the service is soon or information conflicts.
Search Abingdon and Nearby Southwest Virginia Communities
Frost Funeral Home is based in Abingdon, Washington County. A memorial may mention a person’s home community, former residence, church, nursing facility or burial location in another part of Southwest Virginia.
Abingdon & Washington County
Start with Abingdon, Meadowview, Glade Spring and nearby Washington County communities.
Bristol & the state line
Search both Virginia and Tennessee sources when the person lived, received care or died near Bristol.
Surrounding communities
Consider Damascus, Saltville, Chilhowie, Marion and related family or cemetery locations when supported by known information.
Make Sure You Found the Correct Person
| Check | What to compare |
|---|---|
| Name | Full name, middle initial, nickname, maiden name and earlier surname. |
| Age and dates | Birth or death information with other trusted family details. |
| Location | Abingdon, nearby community, former residence or church. |
| Relatives | Spouse, parents, children or other family names given in the public notice. |
| Funeral arrangements | Handling funeral home, venue, church and burial details. |
Never report a death publicly on the strength of a matching name or automated search snippet alone.
Services Available Through Frost Funeral Home
Frost describes itself as a family-owned and operated Abingdon funeral home dating to 1918. Its published services include traditional and personalized funeral arrangements, burial, cremation, memorial planning and veteran-focused services.
Burial and funeral services
Families can discuss visitation, ceremonies, transportation, cemetery coordination and other burial-related arrangements.
Cremation and memorial services
The funeral home describes cremation options that may include traditional services, memorial gatherings or private arrangements.
Personalized tributes
Available options described by Frost include tribute videos, keepsakes and livestream arrangements.
Preplanning
Families can discuss documenting preferences and planning ahead. Ask for itemized pricing and contractual details before making payment.
How to Obtain a Virginia Death Certificate
An obituary is not a certified death certificate. For a death recorded in Virginia, use the Virginia Department of Health Office of Vital Records or another authorized Virginia request channel.
$15 per certificate or search
Virginia increased its standard vital-record fee to $15 effective July 1, 2026. The state charges for a search even when a certified copy is not produced.
Official VDH process
VDH lists standard processing at approximately two weeks, excluding mailing time. Express and other ordering methods may carry additional charges.
Before requesting a death certificate
- Confirm Virginia was the state where the death occurred.
- Check whether you qualify to receive a recent certified death record.
- Gather the full legal name and death date.
- Prepare required identity and relationship documents.
- Check the current processing, delivery and payment charges.
Virginia Office of Vital Records
Physical office: 8701 Park Central Drive, Suite 100, Richmond, VA 23227
Mail: P.O. Box 1000, Richmond, VA 23218-1000
Customer Care: 804-662-6200
Published in-person hours: Monday–Friday, 7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., excluding applicable holidays.
For a broader explanation, see the death certificate and vital records guide.
How to Find Older Frost Funeral Home Obituaries
Not every older notice will appear in today’s obituary listing. Some older entries may remain searchable through Frost’s website, historical newspaper collections or genealogy archives.
Search the official funeral-home archive
Try surname-only searching and expand the death-date range. Test spelling variations and a known family member.
Washington County News archive
GenealogyBank lists a Washington County News obituary collection beginning in February 2011. Access conditions and search results may vary by subscription.
Historic Abingdon newspapers
Historic collections also include older titles such as the Abingdon Virginian. Use approximate dates, relatives and community terms.
State and local historical records
Look for cemetery records, death indexes, archived newspapers and genealogy collections when the obituary is no longer online.
Older obituary search checklist
- Try the person’s full name and surname-only results.
- Use a wider year range than the expected date of death.
- Search nicknames and previous surnames.
- Try spouse, parent, church or cemetery names.
- Separate publication date from death date.
- Record the publication name and original source for later verification.
How to Confirm Cemetery or Burial Information
Frost memorials sometimes identify the cemetery and show a separate graveside-service location. Do not assume the burial occurred at the funeral home or that every cemetery record is publicly available.
Funeral Costs and Consumer Rights
Frost’s public services page explains the types of arrangements offered, but it does not establish one fixed price for every funeral or cremation. Ask for an itemized quote for the services you are considering.
| Cost question | What to ask |
|---|---|
| Funeral-home services | What is included in the basic service charge? |
| Burial | Are cemetery plot, opening/closing, grave liner and marker costs separate? |
| Cremation | Does the quote cover transfer, cremation, paperwork, container and return of ashes? |
| Visitation | Are facility, staffing and preparation charges separate? |
| Obituary | Is newspaper publication included or charged separately? |
| Third-party costs | Which charges are paid to another provider? |
Virginia Burial Assistance and Other Local Help
Families with limited resources should check public assistance and veteran-related options before assuming every funeral or burial expense must be paid privately.
Possible Burial Assistance
Virginia’s General Relief burial-assistance provision took effect October 7, 2026. A local department of social services may provide assistance when the deceased received qualifying public assistance or Supplemental Security Income.
The program is subject to local funding, the locality’s General Relief plan and additional eligibility conditions. It is not an automatic statewide funeral payment.
Ask Social Services Before Paying
Contact the department of social services covering the deceased person’s locality. Ask whether burial assistance is funded and what approval, income, eligibility or timing rules apply.
Have the funeral-home estimate and details of available estate or other payment resources ready.
Veteran Funeral and Burial Benefits in Southwest Virginia
Frost offers veteran-service assistance. Families should also check Department of Veterans Affairs benefits and Virginia state veterans cemetery eligibility directly.
Military funeral honors
Ask about eligibility, DD-214 documentation, flag presentation and military honors coordination.
VA memorial benefits
Eligible families may qualify for a government headstone or marker, burial flag, Presidential Memorial Certificate or burial allowance.
Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery — Dublin
5550 Bagging Plant Road
Dublin, VA 24084
Telephone: 855-482-8387
Visiting: Cemetery grounds are open daily during daylight hours.
Office: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., excluding federal and state holidays.
The cemetery supports eligibility pre-application. Military discharge documentation is required, and family eligibility may require additional records.
Veteran cemetery planning steps
- Find the DD-214 or equivalent discharge documents.
- Review current cemetery eligibility and dependent rules.
- Check pre-application or scheduling requirements.
- Discuss cemetery coordination with the funeral director.
- Confirm any cemetery, transportation or service costs not covered by available benefits.
See also the veterans burial and memorial benefits guide.
Verify a Virginia Funeral Provider or Report a Concern
For questions about Virginia funeral-establishment or funeral-service licensure, use the appropriate Virginia licensing authority rather than relying on an unverified directory or review page.
Virginia funeral-service regulation is handled through the Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers under the Department of Health Professions. The Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation has a separate license database for professions it regulates, so do not treat an unsuccessful DPOR search as proof that a funeral establishment is unlicensed.
- Identify the exact legal business or professional name.
- Use the relevant Virginia funeral-service licensing authority.
- Review available license status and business information.
- For complaints, save contracts, receipts, written representations and relevant correspondence.
- Use the board’s official complaint process when appropriate.
What If You Cannot Find the Obituary?
Try another name
Search a nickname, maiden name, surname only or earlier spelling.
Expand the date range
A notice may appear several days after death or after arrangements are finalized.
Check another funeral home
Do not assume Frost handled every funeral in the Abingdon area.
Respect private notices
Families may choose a private service, a delayed announcement or no public obituary.
After Finding the Obituary: Practical Next Steps
- Save the official obituary URL.
- Confirm service and cemetery details with Frost when appropriate.
- Ask whether a livestream is available if you cannot attend.
- Use family-approved flower or donation instructions.
- Order a death certificate from the correct state when legal proof is required.
- Ask the funeral director whether Social Security death reporting has been handled.
- Check eligible veteran or public-assistance benefits before finalizing payment assumptions.
- Keep receipts and sensitive records secure.
For a broader checklist, see what to notify and organize after a death.
Frost Funeral Home Recent Obituaries: FAQs
Where can I find recent Frost Funeral Home obituaries?
Use the official obituary listing at frostfuneralhome.com/obituaries. You can search by name, obituary text, death-date range and veteran status.
Where is Frost Funeral Home located?
Frost Funeral Home is at 250 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210.
What is Frost Funeral Home’s phone number?
Call 276-628-2131. The official website states that immediate assistance is available by telephone 24 hours a day.
Can I receive alerts about newly posted obituaries?
Yes. Frost Funeral Home’s official obituary page includes a subscription option for notifications of new obituaries.
How do I confirm visitation or funeral times?
Open the individual memorial and check its Funeral Services section. If details are unclear or travel is involved, call the funeral home before attending.
Does Frost Funeral Home offer cremation services?
Yes. The funeral home’s services overview describes burial, cremation, memorial and personalized service options.
How do I find an older Frost Funeral Home obituary?
Search the official obituary archive with a wider date range and alternate names. Older Abingdon newspaper collections may also help.
How much does a Virginia death certificate cost?
Virginia’s standard vital-record fee increased to $15 per certified copy or search effective July 1, 2026. Other ordering or delivery charges may apply.
Can an obituary replace a death certificate?
No. An obituary is a public notice or memorial. Banks, insurers, estates and government agencies may require a certified death certificate.
Does Virginia provide burial assistance?
Virginia allows local General Relief burial assistance for qualifying situations, subject to local funding and eligibility. Contact the responsible local department of social services to check availability.
Is there a veterans cemetery in Southwest Virginia?
Yes. Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery is at 5550 Bagging Plant Road, Dublin, VA 24084. Eligibility and scheduling should be confirmed with Virginia Department of Veterans Services.
Can I find a cemetery location from a Frost obituary?
Some individual memorials list cemetery or graveside-service details. Confirm the exact location through the memorial, funeral home or cemetery office before travelling.