Roselawn Funeral Home Recent Obituaries: Services & Contact Guide

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Princeton WV obituary & funeral-service guide

Find Roselawn Funeral Home Obituaries, Services, Cemetery Details & Local Records

Looking for Roselawn Funeral Home recent obituaries? This guide covers Roselawn Funeral Home and Cemetery in Princeton, West Virginia. Start with Roselawn’s official obituary page, open the individual memorial for visitation and service details, and call before travelling if the service is soon or information conflicts.

Reviewed September 29, 2026 β€’ Princeton, Mercer County, West Virginia β€’ Independent source-navigation guide

Quick Answer: Use Roselawn’s Official Obituary Listing First

1

Recent obituary

Use Roselawn’s official obituary page rather than a copied obituary directory.

2

Service details

Open the individual memorial to check visitation, funeral, graveside and cemetery information.

3

Certified proof

Use West Virginia Vital Registration when a bank, insurer, estate or agency requires a certified death certificate.

4

Older record

Use West Virginia Archives & History for searchable historic Mercer County death records.

Location check: this article covers Roselawn Funeral Home and Cemetery at 450 Courthouse Road, Princeton, WV 24740. Other funeral homes and cemeteries use the Roselawn name in other states.
Official current listing

Where to Find Roselawn Funeral Home Recent Obituaries

Roselawn maintains its own current obituary listing. Individual memorial pages can include obituary text, photos, visitation, funeral or graveside details, flowers, memorial-tree options and a public guestbook.

Newest notices

Open the official Roselawn obituary page and begin with the most recently posted notices.

Individual memorial

Open the person’s page before relying on a search-engine excerpt or social-media post.

Service confirmation

If a service is today or tomorrow, recheck the memorial and call Roselawn before travelling.

Why live listings are better: obituary names and service times change constantly. This guide does not copy a temporary list of names that may become outdated.

Verify the Correct Person Before Sharing the Notice

Check Why it helps Pause when…
Full name People with similar names may appear in Mercer County and surrounding areas. Middle name, nickname or surname conflicts.
Age / birth date Separates people with similar names. Age or date is clearly wrong.
Relatives Spouse, children, siblings and parents are strong identity clues. No familiar family names appear.
Town Roselawn can serve families from Princeton and surrounding southern West Virginia communities. There is no known regional connection.
Service date Distinguishes a current memorial from an older indexed page. The service date belongs to another year.
Funeral location A church, chapel, cemetery and graveside service can be at different locations. The venue does not match what the family provided.
Do not announce a death from a search snippet alone. Open the individual Roselawn memorial and confirm the identity before sharing the information publicly.

What You May Find on a Roselawn Memorial Page

Recent Roselawn memorial pages show that service information can be structured separately from the obituary text.

V

Visitation

Check the date, start time, end time and exact chapel or venue.

F

Funeral service

Confirm whether the funeral follows visitation or occurs on another day.

B

Burial / entombment

The memorial may list graveside, cemetery or mausoleum information separately.

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Flowers

Use only the flower route connected to the correct individual memorial.

T

Memorial tree

Some pages offer a tree-planting option. Confirm the person before paying.

G

Guestbook

Assume messages are public. Do not post private medical, financial or family information.

Official Roselawn contact

Roselawn Funeral Home and Cemetery Phone & Address

Princeton location

Roselawn Funeral Home and Cemetery
450 Courthouse Road
Princeton, WV 24740

Official website phone: 304-440-6734

The official website identifies Jami Nunley as the licensee in charge.

Before visiting

  • Confirm the deceased person’s full name.
  • Confirm whether the service is at Roselawn or another venue.
  • Write down the service and cemetery times separately.
  • Ask about accessibility or special needs when required.
  • Call shortly before travelling for a same-day service.
Office-hours note: different official Roselawn pages currently display different office-hour schedules. Use the phone number above to confirm same-day office availability before making a special trip.

Funeral, Burial, Cremation and Pre-Planning Services

Funeral & memorial services

Roselawn’s official site describes funeral and memorialization options, including personalized and religious or cultural services.

Burial & cemetery services

The location combines funeral-home and cemetery services, allowing families to discuss burial and memorialization through the same location.

Cremation

Roselawn provides cremation and memorialization options. Its official guidance says embalming is not required for every arrangement.

Pre-planning

Families can discuss funeral, burial or cremation preferences in advance and document wishes with a planning counselor.

Veteran options

The official Roselawn site has a separate veterans-service route. Also check federal and West Virginia benefits before paying.

Payment options

The official site states that payment plans, insurance options, credit cards and checks may be available depending on the arrangement.

Time-sensitive local offer

Check Current Cemetery Promotions Before You Buy

At the September 29, 2026 review: Roselawn’s official website was advertising 25% off qualifying new cemetery property through September 30 at participating locations.

This is a time-sensitive promotion, not a permanent price. If you are reading this after September 30, 2026, assume the offer has expired unless Roselawn’s current website shows otherwise.

Before signing

  • Ask which cemetery property qualifies.
  • Ask whether opening/closing, vault, marker, installation or other fees are separate.
  • Ask for the complete price in writing.
  • Ask when the promotional price expires.
  • Keep the written quote and contract.
Official West Virginia route

Need a Certified West Virginia Death Certificate?

An obituary or funeral-home memorial is not a certified legal death record. West Virginia’s Vital Registration Office issues certified death certificates.

Current state fee

West Virginia currently lists $12 per certified copy.

Fastest state method

The state says in-person ordering at the Charleston Vital Registration Office provides same-day service.

Mail ordering

Mail requests require the application, appropriate identification and check or money order.

West Virginia Vital Registration Office

350 Capitol Street, Room 165
Charleston, WV 25301-3701

Microsteps

1
Confirm the death occurred in West Virginia. Use the issuing jurisdiction connected with where the death occurred.
2
Prepare the deceased person’s details. Have the legal name, death date and place of death.
3
Check requester requirements. Review the current identification and eligibility instructions before paying.
4
Choose in-person, mail or online ordering. Online orders use a third-party vendor and may include additional vendor fees.
5
Order only the copies you need. Ask banks, insurers, estate professionals and benefit agencies how many certified copies they require.
Free historical research tool

Search Older Mercer County Death Records Online

West Virginia Archives & History provides a free Vital Research Records database with searchable historic death records and scanned images.

Mercer County coverage

The online death database currently lists Mercer County records for 1853–1860, 1865–1867, 1869 and 1872–1972.

Recent-record privacy limit

The archive blocks online searching of death records less than 50 years old because older records can contain sensitive information such as Social Security numbers.

How to search

1
Open the West Virginia death-record search.
2
Enter the surname first. Add first name only if results are too broad.
3
Select Mercer County. Add an approximate year when known.
4
Open the scanned record when available. Compare relatives, location and dates.
5
Use Vital Registration for certified proof. Archive images are research records, not a substitute for a certified copy.

Verify Roselawn or a West Virginia Funeral Professional

The West Virginia Board of Funeral Service Examiners provides a primary-source license database for funeral facilities and individual licensees.

Facility verification

Search the funeral establishment name and compare the location and current status.

Individual verification

Use the same Board system to verify funeral directors, funeral-service licensees and other regulated professionals.

Microsteps

  1. Open the WV Board licensing page.
  2. Select the official License Verification link.
  3. Search the facility or individual name.
  4. Compare the status and identifying information.
  5. Use the Board complaint form if a serious regulatory issue needs review.
WV Funeral Service Examiners Board: 179 Summers Street, Suite 319, Charleston, WV 25301 β€’ 304-558-0302.

Funeral Price Rights Before You Agree to Pay

The Federal Trade Commission Funeral Rule applies when arranging funeral goods and services through a funeral provider.

Ask for prices by phone

A funeral provider must give price information over the telephone when you ask.

Ask for the General Price List

When you visit and discuss arrangements or prices, you have a right to an itemized General Price List to keep.

Choose individual services

You generally can select individual goods and services rather than buying an unwanted package.

Get a written statement

Before paying, review the selected services, individual prices, third-party costs and total.

Ask Roselawn to separate these costs

  • Basic funeral-home services.
  • Transfer or transportation.
  • Viewing or visitation.
  • Funeral or memorial service.
  • Casket or cremation container.
  • Cemetery property.
  • Opening and closing.
  • Outer burial container if applicable.
  • Marker or monument and installation.
  • Obituary, flowers and other cash-advance items.
West Virginia financial help

West Virginia Burial Assistance: Up to $1,000

West Virginia’s Bureau for Family Assistance currently provides a burial-assistance program that can contribute up to $1,000 toward funeral expenses for a qualifying indigent adult or child.

Deadline matters: current West Virginia program instructions state that the burial-assistance application must be completed within 30 days of interment or cremation.

What to do

1
Tell the funeral director immediately if financial assistance may be needed.
2
Ask about the West Virginia Burial Assistance application.
3
Prepare information about available resources. Insurance, cash, accounts and other funds can affect eligibility.
4
Do not assume approval. The program is needs-based and subject to current rules.
5
Complete the process promptly. Do not wait until the 30-day application period is almost over.
Local Princeton veterans office

Veteran Burial Benefits Near Princeton

The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance has a Princeton office serving Mercer, Summers, Monroe, Wyoming and McDowell counties.

Princeton Veterans Benefits Office

195 Davis Street, Suite 123
Princeton, WV 24739
Phone: 304-425-5194

Service-connected death

VA currently lists a maximum burial allowance of up to $2,000 for qualifying service-connected deaths.

Non-service-connected death

For qualifying deaths on or after October 1, 2025, VA currently lists a $1,002 burial allowance and $1,002 plot allowance.

WV marker help

West Virginia’s Jack Bennett Fund can provide eligible applicants up to $380 toward installation of a VA-provided grave marker.

Prepare before calling

  • DD-214 or other discharge document.
  • Death certificate when available.
  • Funeral and cemetery invoices.
  • Proof of who paid the expenses.
  • VA claim or identification information when available.

Flowers, Memorial Trees and Guestbook Safety

Flowers

Use the flower link on the correct Roselawn memorial only after confirming the person.

Memorial tree

Some Roselawn memorials provide a memorial-tree option. Verify the recipient before payment.

Guestbook

Assume guestbook comments and uploaded photos may be public. Avoid private personal information.

Payment safety: if someone sends an unexpected text, email or social-media message asking for urgent payment for a funeral, livestream, cemetery space or memorial item, call Roselawn through its official website before paying.

After You Find the Obituary: Practical Next Steps

  • Save the official Roselawn memorial URL.
  • Write down visitation, funeral and cemetery times separately.
  • Recheck the service shortly before travelling.
  • Ask the funeral director whether the death has been reported to Social Security.
  • Order certified death certificates only when legal proof is needed.
  • Keep funeral, cemetery and certificate receipts together.
  • Check West Virginia burial assistance promptly when finances are limited.
  • Check Veteran benefits before paying eligible burial or marker expenses.

Common Roselawn Obituary Search Mistakes

Opening the wrong Roselawn

Add β€œPrinceton WV” when searching because several funeral homes and cemeteries use the Roselawn name.

Trusting a search snippet

Open the full Roselawn memorial before sharing dates or service information.

Assuming every service is at Roselawn

A church, graveside service or other venue may be listed separately.

Relying on copied office hours

Roselawn’s official pages currently show different schedules. Call before visiting.

Using an obituary as legal proof

Use a certified West Virginia death certificate when an institution requires official documentation.

Missing assistance deadlines

Ask about burial assistance immediately instead of waiting until after arrangements are complete.

Useful Related Guides

Obituary Search Recent Obituaries

Use when a Roselawn notice does not appear and you need a wider search by name, city or funeral home.

Death Certificate & Vital Records Guide

Use when banks, insurers, estates or agencies require certified legal proof.

After-Death Notification Checklist

Organize Social Security, mail, banks, insurance, benefits, records and fraud-prevention tasks.

Official and Primary Sources Used

Roselawn Funeral Home and Cemetery β€” Official Obituaries Current obituary notices, individual memorial pages, service details, flowers and guestbooks. Roselawn Funeral Home and Cemetery β€” Official Website Address, telephone, services, planning resources, current notices and time-sensitive promotions. Roselawn β€” Funeral Services Funeral, memorial, cultural, payment and licensee-in-charge information. Roselawn β€” Burial & Memorialization Burial planning, cemetery and memorialization guidance. Roselawn β€” Cremation Services Cremation process, identification safeguards and memorialization guidance. West Virginia Vital Registration β€” Certificate Requests Current $12 state certificate fee, in-person, mail and online ordering information. West Virginia Archives & History β€” Death Record Search Historic Mercer County death records and scanned research images. WV Board of Funeral Service Examiners β€” Licensing Primary-source facility and individual funeral-license verification. West Virginia Bureau for Family Assistance β€” Burial Assistance Up to $1,000 toward qualifying indigent funeral expenses. West Virginia Veterans Assistance β€” Princeton Office Local Mercer County-area Veteran benefit assistance. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs β€” Burial Allowance Current federal burial, plot and transportation benefit amounts and eligibility. Federal Trade Commission β€” Funeral Rule Price-list, itemized-choice, casket, cremation and funeral consumer rights.

Roselawn Funeral Home Recent Obituaries FAQs

Which Roselawn Funeral Home does this guide cover?

This guide covers Roselawn Funeral Home and Cemetery at 450 Courthouse Road in Princeton, West Virginia.

Where can I find Roselawn Funeral Home recent obituaries?

Use Roselawn Funeral Home and Cemetery’s official obituary website. Open the individual memorial to confirm the correct person and current service information.

What is Roselawn Funeral Home’s phone number?

Roselawn’s official website currently lists 304-440-6734 for assistance.

What is Roselawn Funeral Home’s address?

The official location is 450 Courthouse Road, Princeton, West Virginia 24740.

What services does Roselawn offer?

Roselawn’s official website lists funeral and memorial services, burial and memorialization, cremation services, pre-planning and Veteran-related options.

Does Roselawn Funeral Home have its own cemetery?

Yes. The Princeton location combines funeral-home and cemetery services, and individual memorial pages may show burial, graveside or mausoleum information.

How do I confirm a Roselawn visitation or funeral time?

Open the person’s official memorial, review the Funeral Services section and call Roselawn when the service is soon, you are travelling a long distance or information conflicts.

Can I send flowers from a Roselawn obituary?

Individual Roselawn memorial pages can include flower and memorial-tree options. Confirm the correct person before placing an order.

How much is a West Virginia death certificate?

West Virginia Vital Registration currently lists $12 per certified copy. Third-party online ordering may add vendor fees.

Can I search old Mercer County death records online?

Yes. West Virginia Archives & History provides a searchable Vital Research Records database. Mercer County death records are currently available for several historical periods through 1972, subject to the archive’s privacy limits.

How can I verify a West Virginia funeral home license?

Use the West Virginia Board of Funeral Service Examiners licensing page and its official License Verification database for facilities and individual licensees.

Does West Virginia help with funeral costs?

West Virginia’s Burial Assistance program can provide up to $1,000 toward qualifying funeral expenses for an indigent adult or child. Eligibility rules apply, and current program instructions include a 30-day application deadline after interment or cremation.

Where can a Veteran’s family get help in Princeton?

The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance has a Princeton office at 195 Davis Street, Suite 123. Its phone number is 304-425-5194.

How much can VA pay toward burial costs in 2026?

VA currently lists up to $2,000 for a qualifying service-connected death. For qualifying non-service-connected deaths on or after October 1, 2025, the current federal amount is $1,002 for burial and $1,002 for a plot. Eligibility rules apply.

What funeral price rights do families have?

The FTC Funeral Rule gives consumers rights including telephone price information, an itemized General Price List, individual service choices and a written statement of selected goods and services before payment.

Why should I call before visiting Roselawn?

Service details can change, and Roselawn’s official pages currently show different office-hour schedules. Call before a special trip, especially for same-day arrangements or cemetery questions.

Before You Travel, Share or Pay

  • Make sure the location is Roselawn Funeral Home and Cemetery in Princeton, West Virginia.
  • Use Roselawn’s official obituary listing first.
  • Open the individual memorial rather than relying on a search snippet.
  • Confirm visitation, funeral and burial details separately.
  • Call Roselawn before travelling when the service is soon.
  • Use West Virginia Vital Registration for certified legal records.
  • Use WV Archives for older Mercer County death research.
  • Check the WV Funeral Board when license verification is needed.
  • Ask about burial assistance early when finances are limited.
  • Check Veteran benefits before paying eligible burial or marker costs.
  • Ask for itemized funeral and cemetery pricing before signing.

RecentObituaries.info is an independent source-navigation guide. It is not Roselawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, Memorial Planning, the State of West Virginia, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or a government vital-record office. Verify final service, price, benefit and certificate information with the organization responsible for it.

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