Texas Obituaries

There are many different ways that you can employ the El Paso Public Library’s online resources in order to find out if an obituary you want is located within its database. Several combinations of searches using the name and/or month and year of death can be used to narrow down the query. Once you’ve found the right one, simply submit a request for a copy.

Using the Fort Bend County Libraries website, you can access the obituary database, which provides you with the tools you need to search through the index of Texas death notices and find the one you desire. You can create a list if you are seeking more than one, and then make a request for the batch in order to obtain a copy of the original clippings.

The Montgomery County Memorial Library System has designed a carefully laid out form that will allow you to request that a certain obituary be sought, and then a copy of that clipping be sent to you for your own viewing and records. This is a service that is provided completely free of charge, including the mailing of the file to you.

The Amarillo Globe News offers a convenient website for those looking for local death notices. The most recent records are immediately available, and feature large pictures. There's also a dedicated obituary search engine, which can help you find older records. Coverage extends back more than a decade to 1998.

Once on the edge of the frontier, El Paso, Texas now celebrates its foundation by looking back into history, and the Old American West. Many of these old stories and slices of life are carefully recounted in the Times' obituary section. From old ranch hands to those living a more modern life, the newspaper represents the deceased in a way they would like to be remembered.

The Fort Worth Star Telegram offers a variety of useful search options to help researchers locate records they need. Searches can be performed by date or by name, and all records for the past year can be viewed at once. Unfortunately, older records aren't available online.

The Houston Chronicle manages a large number of death notices, which is why it's a good thing that they have a thoughtful online archive. Recent notices are listed by name. For older records or for a quicker search, users can check by name or specific date. That means that finding exactly what you want, even among a large number of notices, is quite convenient

For those searching for obituary records, checking regional papers is often the key to success. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal serves a large portion of West Texas, and has online listings of all its current obituaries. Records from the last month are listed in chronological order. There's also a search engine for the newspaper that may help you locate specific records quickly.

The Wichita Falls Times Record News offers online obituary records that can be of great use to researchers. Those looking for records will find that the most recent notices are online in reverse chronological order, with older records just a few clicks away. There is also a useful search feature that can speed research up significantly.