Obituary Archives

Welcome to The Dallas Morning News obituary archives. Here you can search for almost 5,000 news obituaries from Aug. 12, 1985 and almost 7,000 classified death notices posted since November, 2000. The search is free, but there is a fee to view the full text of the article. Our search engine will provide you with an abstract of your search request. You may purchase single articles for $2.95 each. Click here to sign up.

Customer Service: For problems or questions using the Archive, send an e-mail to dallasnews@newsbank.com, or call 1-800-243-7694.

Here is the best method for searching the archive for obituaries:

• 1. In the "Name Search" box, type the first and/or last name of the person you are looking for. (If you get no hits, you may want to try just the last name. However, you may see many hits that are not pertinent to your search.) For help, see the search tips.

• 2. If you have a general idea of the date of death, you can use the Date options to further limit your search.

• 3. Click on the Search button.

• 4. In your results list, you will receive the headlines and first few sentences from the funeral notices or obituaries that include the name you have typed in the search terms box. Please note that the name you typed may not appear in those first sentences.

• 5. When you click on a headline to see the full text, you will be prompted to enter a method of payment.