Funeral Homes in Kansas City, Missouri

27 funeral homes in Kansas City, Missouri (Jackson County), a community of approximately 475,378 residents— 26 publish obituaries online (96%).

These funeral homes are among the primary sources of obituaries in Kansas City, Missouri. 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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Page last updated: August 2026

How to Find Obituaries in Kansas City

Families in Kansas City 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 27 funeral homes listed below serve Kansas City and surrounding Jackson 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 27 funeral homes in Kansas City 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 Kansas City, Missouri

These walk through search strategy, death verification, publication timing, and ongoing monitoring—useful whether you are browsing Kansas City funeral homes below or tracking a specific name.

Funeral Homes in Kansas City, Missouri

How to Find Obituaries in Kansas City

Guides for finding obituaries in Kansas City, Missouri

Louis Memorial Chapel

McGilley Antioch Chapel

Sebbeto Funeral Home

Souder Family Funeral Home

Duane E. Harvey Funeral Directors

Marcom-Harvey Funeral Care

McGilley & Sheil Funeral Home & Cremation Services

Muehlebach Funeral Home

Stine & McClure Funeral Home

Assurance Cremation Society

McGilley State Line Chapel

Mount Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home & Mount Moriah Cemetery South

Seraph's Way Funeral Home

Charter Funerals Blue Ridge Chapel

Golden Gate Funeral & Cremation Service

Serenity Funeral Home LLC

Faith Deliverance Church of God & Christ

Terrace Park Funeral Home and Cemetery

E.S. Eley & Sons Funeral Chapel

Longview Funeral Home & Cemetery

Reflections Memorial Services

Signature Funerals

Park Lawn Funeral Home - Kansas City

Watkins Heritage Memorial Chapel

Elite Funeral Chapel

Lawrence A. Jones & Sons Funeral Chapel

Signature Funerals

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