It is customary to publish the obituary in a local newspaper, as well as other sites such as a hometown newspaper or a newspaper in a town where a significant number of relatives reside.  For assistance writing the obituary, see our Considerations for a Funeral booklet on the Resources page and discuss it with your family and funeral director.

Advertising fees usually apply for the publication of an obituary, though some papers offer the service for free.   

Listed below are newspapers in cities across Arizona along with the contact information for submitting an obituary.  Each establishment will have their own requirements regarding fees and use of photographs.

Ajo:   Ajo Copper News

(520) 387-7688
Email at cunews@cunews.info

Ahwatukee:   Ahwatukee Foothills News

(480) 898-7900

Email at jwalker@aztrib.com

Benson:  San Pedro Valley News

(520)586-3382

classifieds@bensonnews-sun.com

Bisbee:  Bisbee Observer

(520) 432-7254

Blythe:  Palo Verde Valley Times & Quartzsite Times

(922) 3181, ext. 107

editor2@paloverdevalleytimes.com

Bullhead City:  Mohave Daily News

(928) 763-2505 or

(800) 571-3835

www.mohavedailynews.com/classifieds/index.inn?loc=sub&main=Obituaries

Camp Verde:  Verde Valley

(928) 634-2241, ext. 32

dengler@verdevalleynews.com

Casa Grande, Arizona City, Coolidge, Florence, Eloy, Maricopa:  TriValley Central

(520) 836-7461

dkramerjr@trivalleycentral.com

 Cave Creek:  Sonoran News

(480) 488-2021

Chandler/Gilbert:  East Valley Tribune

(480) 898-6500, or                                                  

Email at obits@aztrib.com

Cottonwood:  Verde Independent

(928) 634-2241

Douglas:  Daily Dispatch

(520) 364-3424

El Mirage, Sun City, Sun City West, Youngtown: Daily Sun News

(623) 972-1121

Email at lbenear@aztrib.com

Flagstaff:  Arizona Daily Sun

(928) 556-2241

Email at azds@azdailysun.com

Flagstaff:  Navajo Hopi Observer

(928) 226-9696, Ext. 5
1-877-627-3787

nhoeditorial@navajohopiobserver.com

Fountain Hills:  Times of Fountain Hills

(480) 837-1925

Green Valley:  Green Valley News & Sun

(520) 547-9724

Email at obituaries@gvnews.com

Kingman:  Kingman Daily Miner

(928) 753-6397

Lake Havasu:  Today’s News Harold

(928) 453-4237 ext. 233

planner@havasunews.com

LeChee, Page, Big Water, Greenehaven,:  Lake Powell Chronicle

(928) 645-8888

Phoenix:   Arizona Republic

(602) 444-8774 or                           

(602) 444-8772, or                                                    

Email at obits@pni.com

Prescott:  Daily Courier

(928) 445-3333                                                          

Safford:  Eastern Arizona Courier

(928) 428-2560

Sun City, Sun City West, El Mirage, Youngtown: Daily Sun News

(623) 972-1121

Email at lbenear@aztrib.com

Tucson:  Arizona Daily Star

(520) 573-4293

 Email to obits@tucson.com

Williams:  Grand Canyon News

(928) 635-4426
Toll Free - 1-800-408-4726

Page, Big Water, Greenehaven, LeChee:  Lake Powell Chronicle

(928) 645-8888

Window Rock:  Navajo Times

(928) 871-7359

duane@navajotimes.com

Nogales:  Nogales International

(520 281-9706

manuel.coppola@nogalesinternational.com

Payson:  Payson Roundup

(928) 474-5251 x113
tmcquerrey@payson.com

Sierra Vista Harold [Sierra Vista]

(520) 458-9440

svhnews@transedge.com

Surprise: Surprise Today

(623) 972-1121

Email at lbenear@aztrib.com

Tucson:  Tucson Citizen

(520) 573-4400

Email at obits@tucson.com

Wickenburg:  Wickenburg Sun

(928) 684-5454

editor@wickenburgsun.com

Wilcox:  Arizona Range News

(520) 384-3571
Email at rangenews@willcoxrangenews.com

Youngtown, Sun City, Sun City West, El Mirage: Daily Sun News

(623) 972-1121

Email at lbenear@aztrib.com

Yuma:  Yuma Sun

(928) 783-4433 or

Email at classifieds@yumasun.com