Funeral Homes in Asheville, North Carolina

8 funeral homes in Asheville, North Carolina (Buncombe County), a community of approximately 95,056 residents8 publish obituaries online (100%).

These funeral homes are among the primary sources of obituaries in Asheville, North Carolina. 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.

Page last updated: May 2026

How to Find Obituaries in Asheville

Families in Asheville 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 8 funeral homes listed below serve Asheville and surrounding Buncombe 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 8 funeral homes in Asheville 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 Asheville, North Carolina

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

Anders-Rice Funeral Home building in Asheville, North Carolina

Anders-Rice Funeral Home

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

5.0 (147)

1428 Patton Avenue

(828) 254-3511

Asheville Area Alternative Funeral & Cremation Services building in Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville Area Alternative Funeral & Cremation Services

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

4.9 (31)

702 Riverside Drive

(828) 258-8274

Groce Funeral Home building in Asheville, North Carolina

Groce Funeral Home

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

4.9 (35)

856 Tunnel Road

(828) 299-4416

Groce Funeral Home & Cremation Service building in Asheville, North Carolina

Groce Funeral Home & Cremation Service

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

4.9 (35)

1401 Patton Ave.

(828) 252-3535

Ray Funeral & Cremation Service

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

4.8 (46)

127 McDowell Street

(828) 252-5521

Hart Funeral Service building in Asheville, North Carolina

Hart Funeral Service

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

4.5 (8)

60 Phifer St

(828) 252-2090

Asheville Mortuary Services building in Asheville, North Carolina

Asheville Mortuary Services

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

4.4 (29)

89 Thompson Street

(828) 254-0566

Western Carolina Mortuary Service

Has obituary page

This funeral home publishes obituaries on its website. ObituaryMonitor watches this page for new obituary notices.

3.0 (2)

1373 Sweeten Creek Rd

(828) 254-4880

Monitor Obituaries from Asheville Funeral Homes

Asheville is located in Buncombe County, North Carolina. The funeral homes listed above serve families in Asheville and surrounding Buncombe County communities.

ObituaryMonitor scans obituary pages from all 8 funeral homes in Asheville and thousands of other sources nationwide. When a name you're watching appears, you receive an instant email alert — no manual searching required.