Claiborne Overholt Funeral Home Obituaries

Looking for a loved one’s obituary from Claiborne-Overholt Funeral Home in New Tazewell, Tennessee? You can use the funeral home’s published obituary directory to find death notices, funeral and visitation arrangements, burial locations, and memorial tributes. For immediate obituary information, call its dedicated line at (423) 626-4999.

Find Recent Claiborne-Overholt Funeral Home Obituaries

The funeral home’s online obituary resources contain published memorial notices and information about services. Depending on what a family has chosen to share, an individual notice may include the person’s full name, dates, hometown, relatives, visitation, funeral service, burial cemetery, and condolence options.

How to find a person’s obituary

1. Visit the official website. Open claibornefuneralhome.com.
2. Find the Obituaries section. Use the website navigation to open the funeral home’s obituary listings.
3. Locate the name. Browse recent entries, or use a name search if the directory provides one.
4. Try name variations. If needed, use a surname alone, nickname, maiden name, or alternative spelling.
5. Open the full memorial page. Verify the person’s dates, residence, and family information before relying on the notice.
6. Check funeral arrangements. Write down each event’s date, time, and location. Visitation, funeral, and burial may be separate.
7. Confirm before traveling. Call (423) 626-2191 if the service is approaching or details appear unclear.

Previously Published Claiborne-Overholt Obituaries

These selected 2026 notices demonstrate the different service details families may publish. They are historical examples, not current funeral announcements.

These are selected examples from publicly accessible memorials. The notices themselves should be consulted for exact wording and any corrections.

How to Read Funeral, Visitation and Burial Details

A single obituary can list multiple gatherings. Read each event separately rather than assuming everything happens at the funeral home.

For example, the published Christopher Austin Hayes memorial lists visitation and a funeral on May 14, 2026, with graveside services the next day. That distinction matters to anyone planning to attend only the burial.

Contact Claiborne-Overholt Funeral Home

Claiborne-Overholt is associated with the New Tazewell and wider Claiborne County area. A person’s obituary may also mention Tazewell, Harrogate, Cumberland Gap, Washburn, or another nearby community. Those places are search clues, not necessarily the location of the funeral or burial.

Which number should you call?

• Looking for an obituary announcement? Call the obituary line, (423) 626-4999.
• Confirming visitation or a funeral? Call the main office, (423) 626-2191.
• Reporting a death or beginning arrangements? Call the main office day or night, as instructed on the funeral home’s immediate-need page.
• Researching an older notice? Contact the office with the full name and approximate death year.

What to Do if You Cannot Find an Obituary

Not finding an online notice does not mean that no obituary exists. A notice may be unpublished, delayed, stored in an older directory, listed under another name, or associated with a different funeral provider.

1. Confirm the full name. Include or remove middle names and initials.
2. Check maiden and married surnames. This is especially useful when searching for a family member whose surname changed.
3. Widen the date range. A death notice can be published several days after the death.
4. Search nearby communities. Try the person’s surname with New Tazewell, Tazewell, Harrogate, Washburn, or Claiborne County.
5. Review older listings. Use the published Obituaries & Tributes directory.
6. Ask the funeral home. Give the name and approximate death date; request only information available to the public.
7. Use supporting records. Cemetery registers, historical newspapers, family records, and Tennessee death records may help with older deaths.

Find a Cemetery or Gravesite From an Obituary

An obituary may name a cemetery but omit the precise grave location. This is common with older cemetery records and private family burial grounds in East Tennessee.

Follow these steps

1. Copy the person’s full name and dates exactly as they appear in the notice.
2. Identify any cemetery named under burial, interment, or graveside service.
3. Record the cemetery’s community and state to avoid confusing similarly named cemeteries.
4. Ask whether the funeral home has a publicly available cemetery contact or burial reference.
5. For a managed cemetery, request the section, lot, row, and grave number if recorded.
6. For a private family cemetery, obtain permission before entering private property.
7. Verify a potential burial match using a cemetery record, grave marker, or other supporting document.

Send Condolences, Flowers or a Memorial Tribute

Claiborne-Overholt’s published tribute resources describe options for leaving condolences, sharing memories, posting photographs, and lighting virtual candles. Features may vary by obituary.

1. Open the correct memorial page. Confirm the person’s identity and dates.
2. Find the tribute section. Look for memory-sharing, condolence, or tribute-wall options.
3. Write a short personal message. A respectful recollection or expression of sympathy is suitable.
4. Review the message. Avoid disclosing private addresses, telephone numbers, finances, or sensitive family information.
5. Submit through the memorial page. Any moderation or publishing instructions will appear in the tribute interface.

Before sending flowers, check whether the obituary requests donations instead. If flowers are welcome, verify whether delivery belongs at the funeral home, church, or another service venue.

How Families Can Start Funeral Arrangements

The funeral home’s Immediate Need guidance instructs families to call (423) 626-2191 day or night. Staff can discuss taking the deceased into their care and arranging a family meeting.

Information worth preparing

• Full legal name, birth date, and death date of the deceased.
• Place of death and the contact details of the relevant medical or legal authority.
• Name and telephone number of the person responsible for making arrangements.
• Known wishes regarding burial, cremation, or a memorial ceremony.
• Existing prearrangement documents, if any.
• Known cemetery plot or burial-right documents.
• Family contact details and names relevant to a possible obituary.

Discuss sensitive identifying information privately with the funeral director through an official channel. Do not publish Social Security numbers or private documents in an online obituary or tribute.

Obituaries and Tennessee Death Certificates

A funeral home obituary provides a public announcement or remembrance. A certified death certificate is a government-issued vital record that may be required for estate matters, insurance, benefits, and other formal procedures.

How to request a Tennessee death certificate

1. Open the state instructions. Visit the official certificate request guide.
2. Check eligibility. Qualifying relatives and other legally entitled applicants must meet the state’s identification and documentation requirements.
3. Choose a method. Tennessee describes in-person requests, county health department issuance, mail applications, and authorized online ordering.
4. Prepare the death information. Gather the full name, known date or year, and place of death where available.
5. Prepare ID and supporting evidence. Mail applications generally require an accepted ID copy or notarized application, and some applicants need proof of entitlement.
6. Complete the form. Use the relevant certified death certificate application linked from the state Vital Records website.
7. Pay the required fee. Follow the instructions for your ordering method.
8. Keep your receipt. Preserve order information for any follow-up with the issuing office.

State office and local requests

Tennessee Office of Vital Records
1st Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
710 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN 37243

Published hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., excluding applicable closures. The entrance is on the Rosa Parks Boulevard side.

Tennessee states that county health departments can issue death certificates already registered statewide, subject to eligibility, required identification, and fees. Applicants do not necessarily need to travel to the county where the death occurred.

For online requests, the state identifies VitalChek as its authorized vendor. Check the Tennessee Office of Vital Records for current procedures before submitting payment.

Searching Older Claiborne County Death Notices

Older obituaries may not appear in the current funeral home directory. The next source depends on what you already know.

Check identity across at least two independent details whenever possible. Obituaries may contain family-supplied mistakes or omit relatives, and two people with similar names can easily be confused.

Frequently Asked Questions

Official Sources

• Claiborne-Overholt Funeral Home — Official website and obituary access.
• Obituaries & Tributes — Published obituary and memorial information.
• Funeral Home Contact Details — Address, telephone, email, and obituary line.
• Immediate Need Assistance — Official guidance for arranging services.
• Tennessee Office of Vital Records — Government certificate information.
• Tennessee Vital Records Fee Schedule — Current published government fees.

Editorial note: Information reviewed October 17, 2026. This is an independent informational guide and is not operated by Claiborne-Overholt Funeral Home. Obituary listings, funeral schedules, and government procedures may change.