Funeral Homes in Gainesville, Florida
13 funeral homes in Gainesville, Florida (Alachua County), a community of approximately 145,214 residents— 12 publish obituaries online (92%).
These funeral homes are among the primary sources of obituaries in Gainesville, Florida. Families typically publish obituaries through funeral home websites or third-party memorial platforms. Because each funeral home uses a different source, finding them often requires checking multiple sites — or using a monitoring service that checks them automatically.
Obituaries are published by funeral homes, newspapers, and online obituary platforms, and there is no single national obituary database. If you're trying to locate an obituary or confirm whether someone has passed away, see our guides on how to find an obituary, how to know if someone died, and how long after death an obituary is posted. You can also review our obituary statistics and publishing guide to understand where obituaries are published and how the process works. For alerts when a notice appears online, see obituary monitoring.
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How to Find Obituaries in Gainesville
Families in Gainesville typically publish obituaries in two ways: on the funeral home’s own website or on a third-party platform (such as Legacy.com or Tribute Archive) that the funeral home uses. The 13 funeral homes listed below serve Gainesville and surrounding Alachua County communities; each may use a different obituary publisher, so there’s no single place to search.
Timing varies: obituaries often appear 24–72 hours after death, once arrangements are confirmed. Some funeral homes post sooner; others later. Checking each site by hand is slow and easy to miss new postings.
ObituaryMonitor tracks obituary pages from all 13 funeral homes in Gainesville and sends an instant email alert when a name you’re watching appears — so you don’t have to check multiple sites manually.
Guides for finding obituaries in Gainesville, Florida
These walk through search strategy, death verification, publication timing, and ongoing monitoring—useful whether you are browsing Gainesville funeral homes below or tracking a specific name.
A.M. White Mortuary
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
1722 NW 80th Blvd Ste 80
Pickney-Smith Funeral Home
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
727 NW 2nd St
(352) 376-8686
Chestnut Funeral Home
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
18 NW 8th Ave
(352) 372-2537
D. Williams Life Tribute Funeral Services
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
6120 SW 13th St
(352) 204-2381
D. Williams Mortuary Services
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
6120 SW 13th St
Milam Funeral and Cremation Services
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
311 S Main St
(352) 376-5361
Williams-Thomas Funeral Home
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
404 N. Main Street
(352) 376-7556
Worth Cremation Service of Florida
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
1714 NE 6th Terrace
(352) 443-6866
A Direct Cremations
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
3131 NW 13th St Ste 1
(352) 338-0500
Duncan Brothers Funeral Home
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
428 NW 8th St
(352) 376-2437
Forest Meadows Funeral Home
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
725 NW 23rd Ave
(352) 378-2528
A Direct Cremations
3700 SE Hawthorne Rd
(352) 338-0500
Crevasse's Simple Cremation Inc - Gainesville
Has obituary pageThis funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.
4127 NW 27th Ln ste b
Monitor Obituaries from Gainesville Funeral Homes
Gainesville is located in Alachua County, Florida. The funeral homes listed above serve families in Gainesville and surrounding Alachua County communities.
ObituaryMonitor scans obituary pages from all 13 funeral homes in Gainesville and thousands of other sources nationwide. When a name you're watching appears, you receive an instant email alert — no manual searching required.