Lee County Clerks are responsible for maintaining and preserving public records for a local government in Lee County, MS. As part of this job, Clerks often keep Lee County vital records, including death records. This can include Lee County death certificates, death registries, information about the time, place, and cause of death, and the deceased individual's name, parents' names, and age at death. Clerks also issue certified death certificates, which are often required to settle financial and legal matters such as wills, estates, and filing for life insurance. These records can also be used for Lee County genealogical research, and some Clerks maintain vital records that date back to 1630. Clerks often provide online access to death records.
Baldwyn Clerk Baldwyn MS 202 South 2nd Street 38824 662-365-1041
Lee County Clerk Tupelo MS PO Box 108 38802 662-841-9018
Lee County Cemeteries are burial sites that provide burial plots or internment facilities for deceased people in Lee County, MS. Cemeteries also maintain Lee County death records for the individuals buried in their grounds, including the individual's name, date of death, and date of birth. Lee County cemetery records may also list any known relatives of the deceased who are buried in the same location. These records can be an important source for genealogical research, particularly for cemeteries with a long history. Some Cemeteries provide online access to their records on their websites.
Guntown Smith Cemetery Guntown MS 339 Euclatubba Road 38849 662-401-2697
Lee Memorial Funeral Home & Cemetery Tupelo MS 5257 Raymond Avenue 38801 662-566-8769
Lee Memorial Park Cemetery Tupelo MS 5257 Raymond Avenue 38801 662-566-1127
Prentiss Memorial Gardens Cemetery Baldwyn MS 735 Mississippi 145 38824 662-365-9202
Tupelo Allens Cemetery Tupelo MS 845 South Madison Street 38801 662-377-5000
Union Cemetery Trust Fund Tupelo MS 364 Mount Vernon Road 38804 662-844-3545
Lee County Health Departments operate at the state, county, and local level to monitor public health and enforce public health standards in Lee County, MS. As part of their responsibilities, Health Departments may maintain Lee County death records, particularly related to infectious diseases that pose a public health risk. These death records may be in the form of Lee County death registries or death record databases that include death statistics on common causes of death, death status, and cause of death information. The Health Department may also maintain death certificates in certain areas. Many of the Lee County death records maintained by Health Departments are available through their websites.
Lee County Health Department Tupelo MS 532 South Church Street 38804 662-841-9096
Public Health District 2 Office Tupelo MS 532 South Church Street 38804 662-841-9015