Submitting Obituaries
Submitting Obituaries
The Daily Memphian offers two options for obituaries. There is a completely free obituary option and there is a paid obituary option. Both are detailed below.
FREE OPTION
The first option is an obituary that we will publish free of charge.
Obituaries are typically submitted by the funeral home to obituaries@dailymemphian.com. The following funeral homes use our syndicated format to upload obituaries automatically from their websites:
- Brantley Funeral Home
- Brent Taylor Funeral Directors
- Family Funeral Care
- Forest Hill Funeral Home
- La Paloma Funeral Home
- Memorial Park
- Memphis Funeral
- Memphis Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens
- Serenity Funeral Home
- Smart Cremations
You may also submit an obituary directly to us by including a copy of the death certificate. If you do not have a copy of the death certificate, you may provide the contact information for the funeral home, crematorium, or body donation service to verify the death.
There is no character limit, and this free option can also include a photo. Please submit the obituary in text or word document form. A photocopy or screenshot of the obituary cannot be published. Photos can be submitted in .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .bmp, and .png formats.
Obituaries received Monday – Friday by 4 p.m. will be posted within 24 hours. Obituaries received on weekends and holidays are posted on the following business day.
For additional questions for our free obituaries, please contact our free obits line at 901-842-1816.
PAID OPTION
The second option is a paid obituary for $99 and includes:
- A permanent online obituary and guestbook
- The ability to post up to five photos
- Unlimited obituary text
- An option for AI technology to assist with crafting a personalized obituary
Click here to create your obituary using the paid option.
For additional questions for our paid obituaries, please contact the Legacy support team seven days a week: by phone at 1-800-729-8809 or by email obituaries@legacy.com.