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Source review: October 21, 2026
Paintsville • Johnson County • Kentucky
Phelps and Son Funeral Home Obituaries
People searching for “Phelps and Son Funeral Home obituaries” are generally looking for memorials published by Phelps & Son Funeral Home in Paintsville, Kentucky. Current official memorial pages identify the funeral home at 1701 Euclid Ave., Paintsville, KY 41240 with phone number (606) 789-8989.
Quick answer: open the official Phelps & Son obituary archive, search the person’s name, open the full memorial, and verify the visitation, funeral, cemetery, graveside, flower, donation or tribute information before traveling or sharing details.
Current address shown on memorial pages
1701 Euclid Ave.
Paintsville, KY 41240
Older address warning: older web listings and historical notices can show Phelps & Son references connected with Hager Hill or Inez. For a current visit, use the address displayed on the live official memorial or call the funeral home instead of relying on an old directory entry.
If the family or newspaper notice points toward nearby Salyersville rather than Paintsville, compare the provider with the site’s Magoffin County Funeral Home obituary guide before assuming Phelps & Son is the correct archive.
Prepare the Name, Then Search the Official Obituary Archive
This guide does not run the funeral home’s obituary database. This field only helps you prepare the spelling. The real search takes place on Phelps & Son Funeral Home’s official website.
After opening the archive: search the full first and last name → try surname only if needed → use a maiden name, nickname, former surname, middle initial or spelling variation → open the complete individual memorial → verify the person’s identity and every service event.
Eastern Kentucky obituary searches often cross neighboring communities. The Lucas and Son Funeral Home obituary guide is useful when the person or service is connected with Pike County rather than the Paintsville area.
How to Find a Phelps & Son Funeral Home Obituary
Open the official Phelps & Son obituary archive
Start at the funeral home’s official obituary area rather than a copied notice, social-media screenshot or general people-search website.
Search the full name first
Enter the person’s first and last name. Keep a middle name, initial or suffix available to help distinguish between similar names.
Try alternate name forms
If the first search does not locate the memorial, try the surname alone, maiden name, former surname, nickname, shortened first name, middle initial or spelling variation.
Open the full memorial
Do not stop at the listing preview. A full Phelps & Son memorial can include obituary text, event details, a tribute wall, gallery or other family-approved information.
Verify that you found the correct person
Compare the life dates, residence, relatives, church, cemetery, service city and other details actually published on the memorial.
Read each service event separately
Visitation, funeral service, church service, burial and graveside events may use different times or addresses.
Check family instructions
Review the memorial for flower, donation, tribute or other family requests. Do not copy instructions from another person’s obituary.
Recheck the memorial before travel
Reopen the official notice shortly before leaving so you have the most recent published information.
Call Phelps & Son when a current detail is unclear
Call (606) 789-8989 and identify the deceased person whose public service information you are trying to confirm.
If the search result shows a different Kentucky funeral home with a similar or generic name, the Walker Funeral Home obituary guide explains how to use city, state, domain and service-location clues before trusting the result.
What a Phelps & Son Memorial Page May Include
The official Phelps & Son site provides individual online memorials. Content differs from one family to another, so use the individual page rather than assuming every obituary contains the same information.
Obituary notice
Family-approved biographical or remembrance information.
Service events
Funeral, memorial, visitation or other scheduled events when publicly listed.
Burial information
Cemetery or final-resting-place details when the family makes them public.
Tribute wall
Some memorials provide an online area for condolences and memories.
Gallery or tribute media
Individual memorials may contain family-approved photos or tribute media.
Family requests
Flower, donation or memorial instructions when specifically published.
Do not infer missing information: if the memorial does not list a cemetery, visitation, donation request or another event, call the funeral home when confirmation is important.
Service-Day Checks Before You Leave
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What to verify
Common mistake to avoid
Visitation
Date, start/end time, venue name and complete address.
Assuming visitation is at the same location as the funeral.
Funeral / memorial
Service type, starting time, chapel or church and address.
Driving to the funeral home when the service is at a church.
Burial / graveside
Cemetery name, event time and directions.
Using 1701 Euclid Ave. as the cemetery destination.
Flowers / donations
Family wording on the individual official memorial.
Using instructions copied from another obituary.
Map rule: use the address attached to the exact event you plan to attend. The funeral home’s business address is not automatically the church, cemetery or graveside address.
Before driving: compare this funeral-home address with the event address on the individual obituary. Current Phelps memorials can list burial or another service at a separate venue.
This map is for the funeral home location, not necessarily every service venue.
Funeral Price and Arrangement Questions
This guide does not publish estimated Phelps & Son prices because current costs depend on the goods and services selected. The funeral home’s official information describes helping families design memorial or funeral services, make service arrangements, select funeral products, prepare obituary information and create online memorials.
Useful questions to ask
Can I review the current General Price List?
What is included in the service option I am considering?
Which charges are optional and which are required?
Are cemetery, clergy, newspaper, transportation or other outside charges separate?
What documents or personal information should the family bring to the arrangement meeting?
Can you provide a written itemized statement before arrangements are finalized?
After opening the FTC page: review your right to choose funeral goods and services, obtain price information and receive an itemized statement. Then contact Phelps & Son for its current prices rather than relying on an old estimate or third-party listing.
For another Kentucky example involving a same-name funeral-home search and current-price verification, see the Clark Funeral Home obituary guide, which includes a Kentucky provider among several unrelated Clark businesses.
Kentucky Death Certificates: An Obituary Is Not a Certified Record
A Phelps & Son obituary is a memorial notice, not a certified death certificate. The Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics maintains death records from 1911 to the present for deaths that occurred in Kentucky.
Current state fee
As reviewed October 21, 2026, Kentucky lists an initial cost of $6 per death certificate. The fee is a non-refundable search fee.
What Kentucky asks for
Full name of the deceased, date of death, county of death, requester’s contact information and number of copies requested.
Official ordering routes
Kentucky offers mail, in-person/drop-box and authorized VitalChek ordering options.
After opening Kentucky Vital Statistics: confirm the death occurred in Kentucky → collect the full legal name, death date and county of death → choose the official ordering method → verify the current fee → submit the required application and payment.
The Kentucky Court of Justice states that District Court handles probate of wills. The current Johnson County page lists probate at 9:00 a.m. Thursday; verify the schedule before visiting because court calendars can change.
The funeral-home location does not automatically decide probate
Phelps & Son being located in Paintsville does not by itself mean Johnson County is the correct court for every estate. Confirm the deceased person’s proper estate jurisdiction before filing a will, petition or other probate document.
After opening the Johnson County page: confirm Johnson County is the correct jurisdiction → verify the clerk’s current phone and office hours → ask which Kentucky probate form or procedure applies to the estate → avoid filing based only on a funeral-home address.
Veteran Burial Benefits and Social Security After a Death
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
VA burial and memorial benefits
Eligible Veterans, service members and qualifying family members may have access to VA burial or memorial benefits. Available help can depend on eligibility and may include national-cemetery burial, burial allowances or memorial items.
After opening VA.gov: check eligibility → identify the benefit needed → review required documents → follow the official application or burial-planning route.
Social Security Administration
Death reporting and survivor benefits
Social Security provides official guidance about death reporting and benefits that may be available to eligible surviving family members.
After opening SSA.gov: review whether the death has already been reported → check survivor-benefit eligibility → follow SSA’s instructions for the eligible family member.
Can You Trust Third-Party Phelps & Son Obituary Listings?
Third-party obituary directories can help you discover a name, but the official Phelps & Son memorial should be your final source for current service information. Older directories may also show historical addresses that are not the address currently displayed on official memorial pages.
Good use
Use an aggregator to discover a possible obituary or confirm that Phelps & Son handled arrangements.
Final verification
Return to phelps-sonfuneralhome.com for the individual memorial and current event details.
Address safety
Use the event-specific venue, not an older directory address or an automatically selected funeral-home map.
1. Where can I find official Phelps and Son Funeral Home obituaries?
Use Phelps & Son Funeral Home’s official obituary archive at phelps-sonfuneralhome.com/obituaries. Search the person’s name and open the complete individual memorial before relying on service information.
2. Where is Phelps & Son Funeral Home located now?
Current official memorial pages list Phelps & Son Funeral Home at 1701 Euclid Ave., Paintsville, KY 41240, with phone number (606) 789-8989.
3. Why do some older pages show Hager Hill or Inez for Phelps & Son?
Older web listings and historical funeral notices can contain earlier Phelps & Son location references. For a current visit, use the address on the live official memorial or call the funeral home instead of relying on an older directory.
4. What should I do if I cannot find a Phelps & Son obituary by full name?
Try the surname alone, maiden name, former surname, nickname, shortened first name, middle initial or spelling variation. If you still cannot find the memorial, call Phelps & Son at the verified phone number.
5. Does FuneralHomeObituaries.org search Phelps & Son’s obituary database?
No. FuneralHomeObituaries.org does not operate the funeral home’s obituary database. The name field on this page is only a preparation tool; the actual obituary search takes place on the official Phelps & Son website.
6. Are all Phelps & Son funeral services held at 1701 Euclid Ave.?
No. A visitation, funeral, church service, cemetery burial or graveside event may use a different address. Follow the venue shown for the specific event on the individual official memorial.
7. How can I get current Phelps & Son funeral prices?
Call Phelps & Son Funeral Home at (606) 789-8989 and ask for current itemized pricing and the applicable General Price List. Do not rely on an old estimate or an unrelated third-party price page.
8. Is a Phelps & Son obituary the same as a Kentucky death certificate?
No. An obituary is a memorial notice, not a certified death certificate. Kentucky death certificates are ordered through the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics using the state’s official ordering procedures.
9. Which court handles probate for a Johnson County estate?
Kentucky District Court handles probate of wills. If Johnson County is the correct estate jurisdiction, use the official Johnson County court information. Do not choose the county solely because Phelps & Son handled the funeral.
10. Where should families check Veteran or Social Security benefits after a death?
Use VA.gov for official Veteran burial and memorial benefit information. Use SSA.gov for official death-reporting and survivor-benefit guidance for eligible family members.