Covington Funeral Home Obituaries & Service Info

Q: How do I find a recent Covington Funeral Home obituary by name?

Search the official obituary list using the surname first. If needed, try the legal first name, nickname, maiden name, married surname, middle initial, and spelling variations.

Q: Can I call Covington Funeral Home to ask about an obituary?

Yes. Covington Funeral Home in Covington, Tennessee can be reached at (901) 476-3757.

Q: Does an obituary show the cemetery?

Many obituaries identify the cemetery or final resting place, but some do not because of cremation, private burial, delayed interment, or family privacy.

Q: How much is a Tennessee death certificate?

Tennessee Vital Records lists a fee of $15 per copy as of October 2026. Verify the current fee before ordering.

Q: Can I get a Tennessee death certificate in Covington?

Tennessee states that county health departments can issue registered statewide death certificates. The Tipton County Health Department is located in Covington.

Q: What should I do if I need an older obituary or burial record?

Start with the funeral home, then check cemetery records, Tennessee death records, state or local archives, newspapers, church records, probate files, and family documents.

Covington, Tennessee obituary guide

Find Covington Funeral Home Obituaries and Service Information

If you are looking for Covington Funeral Home obituaries, this guide is for the Covington Funeral Home located at 3499 Highway 51 South, Covington, Tennessee 38019. It explains where to find the funeral home’s current obituary listings, how to search when a name does not appear immediately, how to confirm visitation or funeral information, and how to find a death certificate or burial record when an obituary alone is not enough.

The important distinction is location. Similar funeral-home names appear in other states, including Indiana and New Jersey. For searches connected with Covington, Brighton, Atoka, Munford, Burlison, Drummonds, Henning, or other communities near Tipton County, Tennessee, make sure you are using the Tennessee funeral home’s website before relying on service details.

Information checked: October 26, 2026

Official obituary listings Search the funeral home’s live obituary page for recent and archived notices.

View Official Obituaries

Covington Funeral Home 3499 Highway 51 S
Covington, TN 38019
Phone: (901) 476-3757
Office: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.; weekends and after-hours by appointment.

How to Search Covington Funeral Home Obituaries

The fastest route is the funeral home’s own obituary listing because individual notices can contain information that is easy to miss on a general obituary website, such as the exact visitation window, chapel location, final resting place, memorial requests, and tribute-wall details.

Open the official obituary listings Go to the Covington Funeral Home obituary page. This is the best place to check for a notice associated directly with the funeral home.

Start with the person’s last name If the page provides a search field, enter the surname first. This is useful when you are unsure whether the obituary uses a nickname, middle name, or full legal first name.

Try the full name and common variations Search the legal name, nickname, maiden name, married surname, middle name, initials, and common spelling variations. For example, a person known as “Jimmy” may be listed under James, or a married woman may be indexed under either her married or maiden surname.

Open the individual obituary Check the death date, relatives, hometown, visitation details, service time, cemetery, and any memorial instructions to make sure you have found the correct person.

Confirm time-sensitive information before traveling Funeral and visitation arrangements can change. If you are planning to attend a service, call (901) 476-3757 when the date, location, or time is unclear.

Fast search tip: If you only know part of the name, search the surname plus “Covington Funeral Home” and the town, such as Smith Covington Funeral Home Covington TN. Adding the approximate year can narrow older results.

What Information Can an Obituary Give You?

A funeral-home obituary is useful for much more than confirming that someone died. Depending on what the family chose to publish, a notice may provide several clues that help with family history, funeral attendance, cemetery research, or death-record research.

Information	Why it matters	What to save
Full name	Helps distinguish people with similar names.	Middle name, nickname, maiden name, suffix.
Date of death	Useful for death-certificate and cemetery searches.	Exact date and place if listed.
Family members	Can confirm identity and relationships.	Spouse, parents, children, siblings.
Visitation	Tells you when family and friends may gather.	Date, start time, end time, location.
Funeral or memorial service	Provides attendance details.	Service time, chapel, church, officiant if listed.
Cemetery or final resting place	Can lead directly to a burial record.	Cemetery name, town, burial date.
Memorial requests	May explain the family’s preferred way to honor the deceased.	Charity, church, organization, flower instructions.

Not every obituary contains every field. Families may choose a short notice, a detailed life story, a private service, cremation without a public burial location, or no online obituary at all.

What to Do If You Cannot Find the Person

A missing search result does not necessarily mean Covington Funeral Home did not handle the arrangements. Online records can be affected by spelling, publication timing, family privacy choices, older website migrations, or differences between the name a person used socially and the name published in the obituary.

Search only the last name first.
Try the person’s legal first name instead of a nickname.
Try a maiden name or previous married surname.
Remove the middle name or middle initial.
Search a broader death-year range.
Check the spouse, parent, child, or sibling name for family clues.
Call the funeral home when you know the approximate death date.
If the obituary is old, move to death certificates, cemetery records, archives, and local newspapers.

Useful call script:
“I am trying to locate obituary or service information for [full name]. I believe the death occurred around [date or year], possibly in [city]. Could you tell me whether Covington Funeral Home handled the arrangements or whether an archived obituary is available?”

For broader grave and cemetery research, the Find a Graves cemetery and burial research guide explains how to combine funeral-home records, cemetery offices, death certificates, veteran records, archives, and family clues instead of relying on one database.

How to Confirm Visitation, Funeral, or Memorial Service Details

If your main goal is to attend a funeral, memorial, graveside service, or visitation, focus on the event section of the obituary rather than only the biography. Save the information before leaving home.

Before visitation Confirm the date, opening time, closing time, and whether visitation is at the funeral home, a church, cemetery, or another venue.

Before the funeral Confirm the service time, exact venue, parking or access details if relevant, and whether the family has requested a private ceremony.

Before a graveside service Save the cemetery name separately. Do not assume the cemetery is located in Covington just because the funeral home is.

Before sending flowers Check the obituary for “in lieu of flowers” instructions, memorial donations, or a preferred organization.

Do not rely on an old search-engine snippet for service time. Open the actual obituary or call the funeral home because search results can show cached or incomplete text.

Need a Tennessee Death Certificate Instead?

An obituary is a public memorial notice. A death certificate is an official vital record. If you need legal proof of death, estate documentation, insurance processing, or a more authoritative record of the death, use Tennessee’s official vital-record system rather than an obituary website.

The Tennessee Office of Vital Records maintains death certificates registered in the state. Tennessee also states that county health departments can issue registered statewide birth and death certificates, so a requester does not necessarily have to travel to the county where the death occurred.

Current official detail	What to know
Death certificate fee	$15 per copy according to Tennessee Vital Records information checked in October 2026.
Identification	Identification is required. Additional proof of entitlement may be required when the requester is not a qualifying applicant.
Mail request	Use the official application, include acceptable ID or notarization as required, and include the proper fee.
Older records	The state’s death-certificate application states that records over 50 years old are available through the Tennessee State Library and Archives.

Tennessee Certificate Instructions Death Certificate Application PDF

Tipton County Health Department

For people already in the Covington area, the Tennessee Department of Health lists the Tipton County Health Department at:

Tipton County Health Department 4700 Mueller Brass Road
Covington, TN 38019
Phone: (901) 476-0235
Hours listed by the state: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Fees, hours, eligibility rules, and processing procedures can change. Verify current requirements on the Tennessee Department of Health website before submitting a request.

How to Find the Cemetery or Burial Location

If the obituary names a cemetery, you already have the strongest starting point. Copy the cemetery name exactly, including the town. Then use the cemetery office or another primary record to confirm the plot when possible.

Copy the cemetery name from the obituary Watch for similar cemetery names in neighboring towns.

Save the burial or funeral date An interment may occur on the same day as the funeral or at another time.

Contact the cemetery office Ask for section, lot, plot, row, grave number, and interment date if those fields are available.

Compare the cemetery record with the obituary Match full name, dates, spouse, and nearby family burials before assuming two similar records refer to the same person.

For older or difficult cases, combine the obituary with a death certificate, funeral-home record, cemetery register, church record, local newspaper, probate file, or family record. One source may provide the clue that another source is missing.

Obituary, Death Certificate, or Cemetery Record: Which One Do You Need?

Your goal	Best starting record	Why
Find funeral or visitation time	Funeral-home obituary	Usually the most direct source for service arrangements.
Read a life summary	Obituary	May include family, career, interests, faith, and community information.
Prove a death for legal purposes	Certified death certificate	An obituary is not a substitute for an official vital record.
Find an exact grave	Cemetery/interment record	May provide section, lot, row, plot, or grave number.
Research an older family member	Use several records together	Older records are often incomplete when viewed alone.

Covington Funeral Home Contact Information

Covington Funeral Home 3499 Highway 51 South
Covington, Tennessee 38019

Phone: (901) 476-3757
Official website: covingtonfuneralhome.com
Obituaries: Official obituary listings

Office hours shown on official obituary pages:
Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday and after-hours: by appointment only

When calling about an obituary, have these details ready: full name, approximate date of death, age if known, town of residence, spouse or close relative, and the approximate year the service may have occurred.

Covington Funeral Home Obituaries FAQs

1. Where can I find Covington Funeral Home obituaries?

Use the official Covington Funeral Home obituary listing at covingtonfuneralhome.com. Individual obituary pages may contain the death notice, family information, service schedule, cemetery details, and memorial instructions.

2. Is this the Covington Funeral Home in Tennessee?

Yes. This guide refers to Covington Funeral Home at 3499 Highway 51 South in Covington, Tennessee 38019. Check the state carefully because other funeral businesses use similar names.

3. How do I find a recent Covington Funeral Home obituary by name?

Start with the official obituary list and search the surname. If that does not work, try the full legal name, nickname, maiden name, married surname, middle initial, and common spelling variations.

4. Why can I not find an obituary?

The notice may not yet be published, the family may have chosen not to post one, the obituary may use a different version of the name, or an older notice may not be available in the current online archive.

5. Can I call Covington Funeral Home to ask about an obituary?

Yes. The official contact number is (901) 476-3757. Have the person’s full name and approximate date of death ready so staff can understand which record you are asking about.

6. Does an obituary show the cemetery?

Many do, especially when a burial or graveside service is public, but not every obituary identifies the final resting place. Cremation, private burial, delayed interment, or family privacy may mean no cemetery is listed.

7. Can I use an obituary instead of a death certificate?

No. An obituary is useful for research and service information, but legal, insurance, estate, and official purposes may require a certified death certificate.

8. How much is a Tennessee death certificate?

Tennessee Vital Records lists a $15 fee per copy as of October 2026. Check the official state fee page before ordering because fees can change.

9. Can I get a Tennessee death certificate in Covington?

The Tennessee Department of Health states that county health departments can issue registered statewide death certificates. The Tipton County Health Department is located at 4700 Mueller Brass Road in Covington.

10. What should I do if I need an older obituary or burial record?

Start with the funeral home, then expand to cemetery records, Tennessee death records, state or local archives, newspapers, church records, probate files, and family documents. Cross-check names and dates before treating a match as confirmed.

Final Takeaway

For a current Covington Funeral Home obituary, start with the official Covington, Tennessee obituary listing. Search the person’s name carefully, open the individual notice, and save the service and cemetery details you need. If the obituary is missing or you need stronger documentation, move to Covington Funeral Home directly, Tennessee Vital Records, the Tipton County Health Department, cemetery records, or archival sources.

The most reliable research method is to use the obituary as a starting point and confirm important facts with the funeral home, cemetery, or official record when accuracy matters.

Covington Funeral Home Obituaries: Recent Notices, Service Details & Search Guide