The Tulare County Library will search for obituaries at no cost to patrons in the San Joaquin Valley Library System service area. For requests outside SJVLS there is a $3.00 fee to be paid in advance, whether or not an obituary is found. We will search at least 7 days after the date of death.
Please use our obituary request form when submitting your request.
Requests may be submitted by mail, phone, or email:
Tulare County Library
Obituary Requests
200 W Oak St
Visalia CA 93291
559-713-2703
e-mail: questions@tularecountylibrary.org
Requests receieved without payment will be logged, but not searched until payment is received.
Obituaries from the Tulare Advance-Register or the Porterville Evening Recorder can be retrieved from the Tulare and Porterville city libraries whose contact information follows:
Tulare Public
Library
113 N F St
Tulare CA 93274
559-685-2342
tuleroots@sbcglobal.net
Porterville Public Library
41 W Thurman
Porterville CA 93257
559-784-0177
sandi.farnsworth@sjvls.org