Lemley Funeral Home Obituaries: Recent Notices & Search Guide

First, Make Sure You Have the Right Lemley Funeral Home

This is the most important step because two different funeral homes use the Lemley name. Searching the wrong website can make it look as if an obituary is missing when it is actually listed by the other funeral home.

Recent Lemley Funeral Home Obituaries in Oneonta, Alabama

The following names were visible on the official Oneonta obituary listing when this guide was checked on October 18, 2026. This is a snapshot, not a permanent list, because new notices can be added at any time.

Service dates and locations can change or be updated after an obituary is first posted. Always open the live obituary notice or call the funeral home before traveling to a visitation, funeral, memorial, or graveside service.

How to Search Lemley Funeral Home Obituaries Step by Step

1. Open the official obituary listing. For Oneonta, Alabama, go directly to the Lemley Funeral Home & Crematory obituary page at lemleyfuneralhome.net obituary listings.
2. Enter the person’s name in the search box. Start with the last name if you are unsure about the spelling of the first or middle name. If no result appears, try a maiden name, nickname, initials, shortened first name, or alternate spelling.
3. Use date and location filters if needed. The official Oneonta listing provides sorting, date, and serving-location controls. These are useful when several people have similar names or when you only know an approximate death period.
4. Open the individual obituary. Select the person’s name or the “View Details” option. Read the notice carefully for death date, family information, visitation, funeral ceremony, memorial service, burial, or cemetery details.
5. Check the service date, time, and location. Do not rely only on a search-result preview. The full obituary may contain a later correction, updated service venue, revised time, or cemetery information.
6. Call the obituary line if the notice is missing. For the Oneonta funeral home, the official obituary information line is (205) 274-2181. The general funeral-home number is (205) 274-2323.

What Information Can a Lemley Obituary Contain?

An obituary can be useful for much more than confirming that someone died. Depending on what the family chose to publish, a notice may help with funeral attendance, family research, cemetery identification, and genealogy.

What to Do If You Cannot Find the Obituary

A missing search result does not necessarily mean there is no obituary. Funeral-home databases can use different spellings, a notice may not yet be published, an older obituary may not have been migrated to the current website, or another funeral home may have handled the arrangements.

Try these searches before giving up

• Search the last name only.
• Try the person’s maiden name or former married name.
• Remove the middle name or middle initial.
• Try a common nickname or full legal first name.
• Search within a wider death-date range.
• Search the spouse, parent, child, or sibling’s obituary.
• Check whether the family used the Alabama or Washington Lemley funeral home.

If the online search still fails

Call the funeral home with the person’s full name, approximate date of death, city or county, and any known family member. Staff may be able to confirm whether the funeral home handled the arrangements even when an older notice is difficult to locate online.

Lemley Funeral Home & Crematory Contact Details — Oneonta, AL

The funeral home’s website also lists Oak Hill Cemetery & Mausoleum at 999 1st Avenue East, Oneonta, and Blount Memory Cemetery & Mausoleum at 2215 State Highway 132, Oneonta. An obituary may also name another local cemetery depending on the family’s arrangements.

If You Mean Lemley Funeral Home in Sedro-Woolley, Washington

Lemley Funeral Home & Cremation in Sedro-Woolley is a different funeral home with its own obituary database. Its official obituary search allows visitors to look for a loved one, search obituary text, use a date range, and filter veteran obituaries.

1. Open the Washington obituary page. Visit Lemley Funeral Home & Cremation obituaries.
2. Enter the loved one’s name. Start with the surname if the full name does not produce a result.
3. Use the obituary-text or date-range search. This can help when you remember a city, relative, church, employer, or approximate death date but not the exact listing name.
4. Open the memorial page. Individual notices can include obituary text, service information, guestbook features, and other family-provided details.

How to Use a Lemley Obituary to Find a Grave

If your main goal is to locate where someone is buried, do not stop after finding the obituary. Copy every burial clue from the notice and use it to verify the final resting place.

1. Write down the cemetery name exactly as shown. Include the city, county, church name, or road name if the obituary gives it.
2. Record the person’s full name and death date. Cemetery offices often need both to distinguish people with similar names.
3. Look for a spouse or family plot clue. A surviving or deceased spouse may be buried in the same cemetery or family lot.
4. Confirm the burial with the cemetery when possible. Ask for section, lot, plot, row, grave number, or interment date.

Lemley Funeral Home Obituaries: Frequently Asked Questions

Final Takeaway

For most searches connected with Oneonta or Blount County, the correct source is Lemley Funeral Home & Crematory in Oneonta, Alabama. Start with its official obituary search, check the complete individual notice, and use the obituary information line if the person is not listed online. If your family connection is in Sedro-Woolley or Skagit County, use the separate Washington Lemley Funeral Home & Cremation obituary database instead.

When your goal is grave research, save the cemetery name, death date, relatives, service location, and any final-resting-place information from the obituary. Those details are usually more useful than searching only the person’s name again on multiple websites.