Browse funeral homes in Missouri
760 funeral homes in Missouri across 364 cities and towns — 710 publish obituaries online (93%).
You can explore funeral homes across Missouri, including major areas like Saint Louis, Kansas City, St. Louis and more, or by county such as Jackson County and St. Louis city County others. Funeral homes publish obituaries on their own sites or through platforms like Legacy.com; coverage varies by county and city.
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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Page last updated: October 2026
How to Find Obituaries in Missouri
Obituaries in Missouri are published in two main places: on funeral home websites and on third-party memorial sites (such as Legacy.com, Tribute Archive, or Dignity Memorial). Many funeral homes host obituaries on their own site; others use a single platform across multiple locations. There is no one central list — each funeral home chooses its own publisher.
Coverage varies by county and city. Some counties have dozens of funeral homes that publish obituaries online; others have fewer or use different platforms. That’s why a single search or one website rarely shows every obituary in Missouri. Browsing by county or by city (see below) helps you see which funeral homes serve each area and where their obituaries appear.
Manual searching doesn’t scale: checking multiple funeral home sites one by one is time-consuming, and obituaries can appear 24–72 hours after death (or later). If you need to know when a specific name is published, you’d have to revisit each site repeatedly.
Instead of checking multiple funeral home websites, ObituaryMonitor tracks them automatically. We monitor obituary pages from funeral homes across Missouri and nationwide, and send you an instant email alert when a name you’re watching appears — so you don’t have to search manually.
Guides for finding obituaries in Missouri
These walk through search strategy, death verification, publication timing, and ongoing monitoring—useful whether you are browsing Missouri funeral homes on this page or tracking a specific name.
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Funeral homes across Missouri — browse by city or county below for the full directory.
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Browse by County
You can explore funeral homes across Missouri by county below. Each county page lists funeral homes and obituary coverage — for example Jackson County and St. Louis city County and more.
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Monitor Obituaries from Missouri Funeral Homes
ObituaryMonitor scans obituaries from all 760 funeral homes in Missouri and thousands of other sources nationwide. When a name you're watching appears, you receive an instant email alert — no manual searching required.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How can I find obituaries in Missouri?
Obituaries in Missouri may be published on funeral home websites or third-party obituary platforms. Because coverage varies by city and provider, browsing funeral homes by location can help identify likely obituary sources.
Do funeral homes in Missouri publish obituaries online?
Many funeral homes in Missouri publish obituary notices online, either on their own websites or through obituary platforms they use for memorial listings.
How long after a death is an obituary posted?
Many obituary notices appear within 24 to 72 hours, although timing varies depending on the funeral home, family preferences, and funeral arrangements.
How does ObituaryMonitor help track obituary postings in Missouri?
ObituaryMonitor helps users monitor obituary sources associated with funeral homes in Missouri and receive alerts when matching notices appear online.