West Virginia Death Feed & Obituary API
Access continuously updated West Virginia death and obituary data across supported counties. ObituaryMonitor detects newly published death information from funeral homes and obituary sources and makes eligible records available through API, CSV, and the County Feed portal.
West Virginia Death & Obituary Data
Aggregate metrics from ObituaryMonitor's eligible County Feed notice universe — not official vital statistics.
419
Deaths detected in the last 7 days
2,124
Deaths detected in the last 30 days
180
Active sources monitored (30 days)
53
Counties with recent activity
32 minutes ago
Latest snapshot refresh
Data updated 32 minutes ago
West Virginia Death Data by County
53 counties with recent activity
Explore recent death and obituary activity detected across supported counties. Search the coverage table below to see where eligible County Feed records have been detected during the last 30 days.
| County | 30-day records | Sources | Latest activity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetzel County | 176 | 5 | Today | Active |
| Fayette County | 174 | 10 | Today | Active |
| Kanawha County | 174 | 22 | Today | Active |
| Wood County | 128 | 10 | Today | Active |
| Preston County | 103 | 4 | Today | Active |
| Raleigh County | 102 | 7 | Today | Active |
| Cabell County | 77 | 6 | Today | Active |
| Monongalia County | 77 | 10 | Today | Active |
| Wyoming County | 76 | 2 | 6 days ago | Active |
| Ohio County | 72 | 5 | Today | Active |
| Mercer County | 71 | 12 | Today | Active |
| Marion County | 66 | 11 | Today | Active |
| Hancock County | 63 | 7 | Today | Active |
| Hardy County | 61 | 3 | Yesterday | Active |
| Harrison County | 60 | 10 | Yesterday | Active |
Recent Deaths Detected Across West Virginia
Counts of death and obituary records detected by ObituaryMonitor — not official state mortality totals.
Last 7 days
419
Previous 7 days: 471 · -11% vs prior period
Last 30 days
2,124
Compared with the prior 30-day window when available.
These figures represent records detected by ObituaryMonitor and should not be interpreted as official state mortality statistics.
What West Virginia Death & Obituary Records Can Include
Field availability across recent eligible West Virginia County Feed records (trailing 30 days).
Name
100%
of recent West Virginia records
Date of death
100%
of recent West Virginia records
City / location
100%
of recent West Virginia records
County
100%
of recent West Virginia records
Source URL
100%
of recent West Virginia records
Funeral home / publisher
100%
of recent West Virginia records
Captured text excerpt
96.3%
of recent West Virginia records
Where ObituaryMonitor Detects West Virginia Death & Obituary Data
Cities with recent eligible activity (not a complete list of every community).
West Virginia Funeral Homes & Obituary Sources
ObituaryMonitor monitors funeral homes and obituary sources across West Virginia to detect newly published death and obituary information. Eligible records become available through County Feed. Listing a source here does not imply a partnership.
- Palmer Funeral HomePine Grove
- Browning Funeral Home - Burke ChapelRowlesburg
- Adam Toler Memorial Funeral HomeOceana
- Historic funeral home passed down | News | fayettetribune.comOak Hill
- Dodd-Payne-Hess Funeral Home IncFayetteville
- Leavitt Funeral HomeParkersburg
- Elmore Funeral HomeMoorefield
- Wright Funeral HomePhilippi
How West Virginia County Feed Works
- ObituaryMonitor monitors thousands of obituary and funeral-home sources.
- New death records are detected and normalized.
- Geographic information is assigned where supported.
- Eligible West Virginia records become available through County Feed.
- Customers receive new records through API, CSV, or portal delivery.
Data is continuously collected from monitored sources — not sold as a static list.
Access West Virginia Death Data Your Way
API
Receive eligible West Virginia death and obituary records programmatically in JSON.
Explore the County Feed API →CSV
Download or export records for operational workflows and CRM import.
Web Portal
Review and filter new West Virginia records through the ObituaryMonitor portal.
Who Uses West Virginia Death Data?
Real Estate Investors
Monitor newly detected deaths in selected West Virginia counties for potential probate or inherited-property research.
Probate & Legal Services
Identify recent deaths within geographic service areas and support downstream estate workflows.
Financial Institutions
Use death signals as an additional input in deceased-customer and risk-monitoring processes. Financial institutions monitoring
Data & Software Companies
Integrate normalized death and obituary data into software products and operational systems.
Research / Operations
Monitor county-level death events without manually checking individual obituary websites.
Example West Virginia Death Data API Record
Illustrative sample record — not an actual person.
{
"id": "fh-sample",
"full_name": "Sample Person",
"first_name": "Sample",
"last_name": "Person",
"date_of_death": "2026-08-08",
"state": "WV",
"county": "Kanawha",
"county_slug": "kanawha-county-wv",
"city": "Charleston",
"source_type": "funeral_home",
"obituary_url": "https://example.com/sample",
"funeral_home_name": "Example Funeral Home",
"indexed_at": "2026-08-08T14:22:00.000Z",
"survivors_status": "ok"
}This example shows the structure of an eligible County Feed record. Field names follow the public County Feed API notice schema. Internal-only fields are omitted.
West Virginia Death Data & County Feed FAQ
Start Monitoring West Virginia Death Data
Choose the West Virginia counties that matter to your organization and receive newly detected records through API, CSV, or the ObituaryMonitor portal.
Also see the national County Feed product page and Browse West Virginia Funeral Homes.