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Haysi • Dickenson County • Southwest Virginia
Find a Haysi Funeral Home Obituary, Verify the Service Route and Handle the Next Virginia Tasks
The Haysi Funeral Home obituaries covered here are associated with Haysi Funeral Home at 24682 Dickenson Highway in Haysi, Virginia. Its official memorial pages contain obituary text, funeral information, cemetery details, tribute-wall tools and memorial-tree options.
The most important Haysi-specific issue is often service routing. Official memorials repeatedly show evening visitation or services at Haysi Funeral Home followed by a next-day graveside service at a family cemetery or another cemetery in Haysi, Clinchco, Vansant, Davenport, Lebanon or nearby communities. Some notices even state when the procession leaves the funeral home.
Fast answer
Haysi Funeral Home Obituaries: Four Facts to Know First
Write down two separate times: the funeral-home or church service time and the graveside time. In this service area, those events may be on different days and miles apart.
Entity verification
Which Haysi Funeral Home Does This Guide Cover?
Haysi Funeral Home
24682 Dickenson Highway
Haysi, VA 24256
Phone: (276) 865-5391
Official domain: haysifuneral.com
Identity checks before acting
- Confirm Haysi, Virginia.
- Confirm Dickenson Highway.
- Confirm the haysifuneral.com domain.
- Match the deceased person’s dates and community.
- Do not treat a matching surname alone as proof.
Official Haysi memorials reviewed for this guide include people and cemeteries connected with Haysi, Clinchco, Vansant, Davenport and nearby Southwest Virginia communities, plus some families with Kentucky connections.
Obituary lookup workflow
How to Find a Haysi Funeral Home Obituary
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Open Haysi Funeral Home’s official website
Start with the funeral home’s own memorial system rather than an obituary-monitoring company or general people-search site.
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Open the obituary section
Use the site’s obituary/memorial navigation to reach current and older notices.
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Search the full name first
Use the person’s normal legal or commonly published name.
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Simplify the query if no result appears
Remove a middle name, nickname, title or suffix and try the surname alone.
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Open the complete memorial
The full memorial can contain obituary text, service details, cemetery information and tribute tools that are not visible in a short search preview.
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Verify the identity
Compare the locality, life dates and family-approved details before assuming the result is the person you need.
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Read the entire service paragraph
Do not stop after seeing “Haysi Funeral Home.” The same paragraph can give a different cemetery, another day and a procession departure time.
Open Obituaries → search the name → open the complete memorial → verify the person → find the funeral/service paragraph → separately record visitation, funeral, graveside and cemetery details.
Memorial-page decoder
What a Haysi Memorial Page Can Tell You
Haysi memorial pages can display a notice protecting obituary text from unauthorized reproduction or redistribution. Link to the official memorial instead of republishing a family’s complete obituary elsewhere.
Critical local issue
Haysi Funerals Commonly Require a Two-Stage Service Check
Official Haysi memorials show a recurring practical pattern: family and friends gather for visitation and an evening funeral service, while the graveside ceremony takes place the next morning or later at another location.
Verified Haysi memorial examples
Raymond Ashley Musick — 2026
The official memorial scheduled an evening funeral at Haysi Funeral Home and a 10:00 a.m. next-day graveside at Nathan Edwards Cemetery in Clinchco.
Extra route detail: the obituary stated the funeral procession would leave the funeral home at 9:30 a.m.
Official memorialDeloris Jean Perrigan — 2025
The memorial listed visitation and a 7:00 p.m. funeral at Haysi Funeral Home, followed by a 1:00 p.m. graveside the next day at Rufus Perrigan Cemetery in Clinchco.
Official memorialEllis “Arthur” Presley — 2026
The official memorial listed an evening visitation/service followed by an 11:00 a.m. funeral the next day and burial at Tivis Barton Cemetery in Davenport.
Official memorialSouthwest Virginia travel tip
Before Driving to a Family Cemetery Near Haysi
Haysi memorials frequently name family cemeteries rather than only large commercial cemeteries. Some cemetery names or mountain-road destinations can be less obvious in navigation apps.
Arrive at Haysi Funeral Home early enough to ask staff where the procession will form and whether the cemetery route has any local access issue.
Obituary troubleshooting
What to Do When a Haysi Obituary Does Not Appear
A person connected with Haysi or Dickenson County may have been served by another funeral home. Confirm that the memorial itself identifies Haysi Funeral Home as being in charge of arrangements.
Immediate need
What to Do When a Death Has Just Occurred
Hospital / nursing facility
Facility staff normally follow the required pronouncement and release procedure. Tell the facility which funeral provider the family has chosen once that decision is made.
Expected hospice death
Follow the hospice provider’s instructions first. Hospice staff can explain who must be contacted and when the selected funeral home can be called.
Unexpected death
Call 911/local authorities and follow law-enforcement or medical-examiner instructions. Do not move the person or disturb the scene unless instructed.
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Follow the proper death-pronouncement process
The correct process depends on the place and circumstances of death.
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Look for existing funeral instructions
Check whether the deceased already selected a funeral home, cemetery or burial/cremation preference.
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Call Haysi if the family chooses Haysi
Use (276) 865-5391 and explain where the death occurred and which facility or agency is involved.
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Do not try to decide every detail on the first call
The first goal is to establish the appropriate transfer/arrangement process. Ceremony, obituary and cemetery choices can then be organized.
Social Security numbers, military discharge papers, insurance data, bank information and estate documents should go only to the verified funeral home or government/legal office that needs them.
Prepare once, answer accurately
What to Gather Before the Haysi Arrangement Meeting
Identity details
- Full legal name.
- Date and place of birth.
- Home address.
- Marital status.
- Parents’ names.
- Occupation/employer.
- Education information.
Family-approved life information
- Surviving relatives.
- Relatives who died previously.
- Church/faith community.
- Military service.
- Employment/community history.
- Special memories or interests.
Cemetery information
- Existing family cemetery plot.
- Cemetery deed or rights when available.
- Exact cemetery/community name.
- Any known local contact.
- Preferred graveside time.
Relevant records
- DD-214 for a Veteran.
- Preneed funeral contract.
- Funeral/burial insurance.
- Relevant cemetery paperwork.
- Only the financial records specifically requested.
List parents, siblings, spouse, children, grandchildren, cemetery and officiants exactly as the family wants them written. This reduces corrections after the memorial has already been shared.
The funeral arrangement and probate process overlap, but they are not the same task. The Dickenson Circuit Court Clerk—not the funeral home—is the local probate office.
Follow the family’s wishes
Flowers, Memorial Trees or Donations? Read the Obituary First
Haysi memorial pages can offer a memorial-tree link, but the obituary itself may provide a different family preference.
Flowers
Appropriate when the family has not requested another form of memorial and the service timing allows delivery.
Memorial tree
Individual Haysi memorial pages can display a “plant a beautiful memorial tree” option.
Donation
Some Haysi obituaries specifically replace flowers with a donation request or name a preferred organization.
An Ellen Jane Compton memorial requested donations to Heritage Hall in Clintwood or the Ridgeview Athletic program instead of flowers. A David Alford Magliaro memorial requested donations to the funeral home for funeral expenses.
When the obituary requests financial support, confirm the instruction on the official Haysi memorial and contact the funeral home directly if the payment method is not clear.
Funeral-price transparency
How to Request Current Haysi Funeral Home Prices
A current itemized Haysi Funeral Home General Price List was not identified on the public pages reviewed for this article. Publishing an old or guessed package price would be less reliable than showing families how to request the current price information directly.
Micro-step: call with a specific pricing question
- Call Haysi at (276) 865-5391.
- Say whether you need pricing for a funeral, visitation, graveside service, direct cremation, immediate burial or another arrangement.
- Ask for itemized prices.
- Ask which cemetery, obituary, permit, transportation or other third-party costs are separate.
- Ask whether the quoted total includes the number of death certificates you need.
- Keep the General Price List and written statement.
Read the sections explaining price information, the General Price List, caskets/containers and the right to purchase only the goods/services you want. Use that checklist during your Haysi price discussion.
Virginia consumer verification
How to Verify a Virginia Funeral Establishment or Funeral Professional
The Virginia Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers, within the Department of Health Professions, regulates Virginia funeral establishments, crematories, funeral-service licensees, funeral directors, embalmers and related funeral-service occupations.
- Open the Virginia Board public-resources page.
- Select License Lookup.
- Choose the funeral-related profession or establishment type.
- Search the business or individual’s name.
- Match locality/license information.
- Use the Board complaint route separately if the issue involves professional conduct.
Select Public Resources → License Lookup for verification. Use File a Complaint only for an actual regulated-practice concern.
Major 2026 update
Virginia Death Certificates Now Cost $15 Per Certified Copy/Search
Virginia’s Office of Vital Records states that the certificate/search fee increased to $15 effective July 1, 2026 under the 2026 Acts of Assembly.
Current statewide routes
- Online application.
- Express-delivery option.
- Standard processing.
- Mail/drop-off.
- Walk-in at the Richmond Office of Vital Records.
Who can obtain a recent Virginia record?
Virginia states that recent vital records are restricted. Immediate family members listed by the state can obtain records with valid identification. Death records become public after 25 years.
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Ask Haysi whether certificates were already ordered
The funeral director is involved in preparing/submitting death-registration information, so confirm what is already in progress before submitting another request.
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List institutions that truly require certified copies
Ask banks, insurers and estate contacts whether they require an original certified copy or can verify the death another way.
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Open Virginia Vital Records
Choose the online, express, standard or other ordering method that fits your timing.
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Prepare valid ID
Virginia rejects applications that do not meet its identification/signature requirements.
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Pay the current $15 certificate/search fee
Do not use an old page or old guide showing Virginia’s former certificate price.
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Save the tracking ID
Virginia’s online system assigns an application tracking ID and can provide email/SMS status updates.
Because processing queues change, use the live application/status screen for the most current timing instead of assuming an older quoted number of days will still apply.
Select the death-certificate ordering method → review the $15 fee → check current processing information → prepare ID → complete the application → save the tracking ID.
Do not ignore certificate errors
What to Do if a Virginia Death Certificate Contains an Error
Virginia Vital Records provides an amendment process. The state currently lists a $10 administrative fee for making a correction/amendment, with the certificate copy fee separate when a new certified copy is requested.
Official May 2026 judicial-amendment guidance
Virginia’s current public guidance explains that some changes may require a Circuit Court order, including certain changes requested more than 45 days after filing and an item that has already been corrected once.
Start with Vital Records first
Do not file a court petition merely because an error exists. Call Virginia Vital Records at (804) 662-6200 and ask which correction path applies to the exact item.
Circle the incorrect field on your working copy → write the correct information and supporting document beside it → call Vital Records → ask whether the change is administrative or judicial → only then use the court route if instructed.
Dickenson County estate administration
Where to Start Probate After a Haysi Funeral
Dickenson Circuit Court Clerk
119 Courthouse Lane
Clintwood, VA 24228
Phone: (276) 926-1616
Hours:
Monday-Friday
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
There is a Probate Docket Specialist
Dickenson County’s current staff directory identifies Cyndi Counts as Probate Docket Specialist in the Circuit Court Clerk’s office.
That makes the clerk’s office the correct local starting point for procedural probate questions—not the funeral home.
Dickenson County explains that its Circuit Court Clerk serves as probate judge for admitting or denying wills to probate and qualifying executors and administrators.
Prepare before calling the probate desk
- Original will, if one exists.
- Certified death certificate.
- Names/addresses of heirs.
- Preliminary list of probate assets.
- Known real estate.
- Approximate asset values.
- Any question about whether formal qualification is necessary.
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Locate the original will
Do not rely only on a photocopy when an original testamentary document exists.
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Identify probate assets
Separate property passing through the estate from assets that may pass by beneficiary designation, survivorship or another non-probate mechanism.
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Check small-estate options
Virginia changed its small-estate thresholds in recent legislation, so use the current 2026 rules rather than an old estate guide.
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Call the Dickenson probate desk
Ask what appointment, documents, qualification procedure and local fees apply before traveling to Clintwood.
Confirm 119 Courthouse Lane → note current hours → use the staff directory to identify the probate function → call (276) 926-1616 before visiting when you need qualification/probate instructions.
Important 2025–2026 Virginia change
Virginia Small Estate: $75,000 Limit and 60-Day Rule
The value of the deceased person’s entire personal probate estate, wherever located, must not exceed $75,000 for the small-estate affidavit route, along with additional statutory requirements.
Official Virginia Form CC-1685
The Supreme Court of Virginia’s current Small Estate Affidavit is Form CC-1685. The July 2026 form incorporates the $75,000 threshold and 60-day rule.
Do not look only at the dollar amount
The affidavit also contains statements about successors, probate of any will, appointment of a personal representative and fiduciary responsibility.
Do not assume the CC-1685 process resolves every estate issue merely because personal property is below $75,000. Ask the Dickenson probate desk or qualified legal counsel when real property or disputed inheritance is involved.
Virginia also has a separate rule for some assets of $35,000 or less
Current Virginia Code § 64.2-602 permits certain payment or delivery of a small asset valued at $35,000 or less after 60 days when no personal-representative application is pending or has been granted. It is a separate statutory route with its own conditions.
Read the definition in § 64.2-600 → review affidavit requirements in § 64.2-601 → compare the separate ≤$35,000 rule in § 64.2-602 → use current Form CC-1685 when the affidavit route applies.
Little-known Virginia provision
Virginia Has a Separate Small-Asset Rule Connected to Funeral Expenses
Virginia Code § 64.2-604 contains a specific process that can apply to a licensed funeral service establishment handling a funeral/disposition when funeral expenses remain unpaid and the statutory conditions are met.
Key timing
The statute begins with a 30-day period after death and requires that no application for appointment of a personal representative is pending, granted or expected under the conditions described in the law.
It is not a general family withdrawal rule
The law describes an affidavit process involving the licensed funeral establishment and a small asset. Families should not interpret it as authority to independently withdraw money from a deceased person’s account.
If funeral expenses are unpaid and the estate has limited assets, ask the funeral home and the Dickenson probate clerk whether § 64.2-604 is potentially relevant before trying to use the rule.
Read the eligibility/timing language → note the required funeral-establishment affidavit statements → compare the rule with the rest of the Small Estate Act → ask the probate clerk or attorney how it applies to the specific estate.
Exceptionally local benefit access
Veteran Families Can Get Virginia DVS Help in Haysi Each Month
The Virginia Department of Veterans Services Big Stone Gap Office serves Dickenson County and operates scheduled outreach in Haysi.
Second Monday of each month, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., by appointment only at 322 Main Street, Haysi, VA 24256.
Main Big Stone Gap DVS office phone: (276) 523-1411
Before the funeral
- Tell Haysi Funeral Home that the deceased was a Veteran.
- Locate DD-214/discharge records.
- Ask about military funeral honors.
- Discuss burial-location plans.
After the funeral
- Check VA burial allowance eligibility.
- Preserve funeral/cemetery receipts.
- Keep transportation receipts when relevant.
- Ask a Virginia DVS representative for free claim help.
If DD-214 is missing
Do not abandon a potential benefit claim. VA and veterans-service representatives can explain military-record recovery options.
The state says its Veterans Services Representatives provide benefit-claim assistance free of charge.
Confirm Dickenson County is in the service area → scroll to the Service Schedule → find Haysi → note the second-Monday appointment schedule → call (276) 523-1411 before planning the Haysi visit.
Federal VA burial allowance
For qualifying Veteran deaths on or after October 1, 2025, VA currently lists a $1,002 burial allowance and $1,002 plot allowance under the applicable eligibility rules. Service-connected death benefits follow different limits.
The current burial-benefits application is VA Form 21P-530EZ. VA permits online filing and paper filing, and the current form explains evidence requirements and time limits.
VA Form 21P-530EZ
The official form explains eligibility for service-connected/non-service-connected burial allowance, plot or interment allowance, transportation reimbursement and unclaimed remains.
Important time limit
For many non-service-connected burial-allowance claims, the current VA form says the claim must be filed within two years after permanent burial or cremation, although exceptions apply to other benefit categories.
Check eligibility → current allowance amount → filing time limit → documents → online application or VA Form 21P-530EZ. Keep the death certificate, DD-214 and itemized funeral/transport records.
When the death is investigated
Virginia Medical Examiner Case: What the Family Should Know
Some unexpected, unattended or otherwise reportable deaths involve Virginia’s medical-examiner system. When that happens, the funeral home and medical examiner have different roles.
Viewing
Virginia’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner says its offices are not equipped to provide family viewings. Viewing can be arranged through the funeral home after release and preparation.
Death certificate
The medical examiner supplies cause/manner information when applicable. The funeral director completes the next-of-kin portion and submits the record through Virginia’s death-registration process.
Funeral-home selection
Tell the chosen funeral provider that a medical-examiner case is involved so release/transport can be coordinated through the correct official channel.
Review the family-information questions concerning autopsy/external exam, viewing and death certificates. Contact the funeral home separately for funeral arrangements.
Current funeral-home location
Haysi Funeral Home Address and Map
Haysi Funeral Home
24682 Dickenson Highway
Haysi, VA 24256
Phone: (276) 865-5391
When to use this address
Use the funeral-home address when meeting Haysi staff or when the memorial specifically identifies Haysi Funeral Home as the event venue.
For a graveside service, use the cemetery instructions in the individual obituary instead.
Open directions to Haysi Funeral Home
Reopen the obituary before a graveside service because many Haysi families use a different cemetery in Haysi, Clinchco, Vansant, Davenport or another nearby community.
Actionable source directory
Official Haysi, Dickenson County, Virginia and Federal Resources
Haysi Funeral Home
Use when: searching memorials, verifying service information or contacting the funeral home.
Office of Vital Records
Use when: ordering a Virginia death certificate or starting an amendment.
Circuit Court Clerk
Use when: probating a will, qualifying an executor/administrator or asking local estate-procedure questions.
Small Estate Affidavit
Use when: reviewing the current Virginia small-estate affidavit requirements.
Small Estate Act
Use when: checking the underlying statutory requirements rather than relying only on a form.
Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers
Use when: verifying a Virginia license or finding a complaint route.
Big Stone Gap DVS Office
Use when: a Veteran/survivor needs free claim help or the monthly Haysi outreach schedule.
VA Burial Allowance
Use when: checking Veteran funeral, burial, plot or transportation reimbursement.
Social Security
Use when: checking death reporting, survivor benefits or the one-time death payment.
Family FAQ
Use when: the death involves Virginia’s medical-examiner system.
FTC Funeral Shopping
Use when: comparing funeral prices or requesting itemized information.
Direct answers
16 FAQs About Haysi Funeral Home Obituaries
1. What is the official Haysi Funeral Home website?
The official website used by Haysi Funeral Home is haysifuneral.com.
2. What is Haysi Funeral Home’s address?
Haysi Funeral Home is located at 24682 Dickenson Highway, Haysi, VA 24256.
3. What is Haysi Funeral Home’s phone number?
The current telephone number associated with Haysi Funeral Home is (276) 865-5391.
4. Where should I look for a Haysi Funeral Home obituary?
Start with Haysi Funeral Home’s official website and obituary section. Open the complete memorial rather than relying only on a third-party obituary preview.
5. Why do Haysi obituaries sometimes show two different service days?
Official Haysi memorials frequently separate an evening visitation or funeral from a next-day graveside service at another cemetery. Record both events separately.
6. Are all burials held near Haysi Funeral Home?
No. Official memorials show burials in family cemeteries and other cemeteries in communities including Haysi, Clinchco, Vansant, Davenport and Lebanon.
7. What should I do if I cannot locate a rural cemetery?
Recheck the official obituary for an address or procession instruction. If the route remains unclear, call Haysi Funeral Home at (276) 865-5391 and ask whether attendees should meet the procession at the funeral home.
8. Can I leave a condolence on a Haysi obituary?
Haysi memorial pages can include a Tribute Wall where visitors may share an appropriate memory or supportive message.
9. Can I plant a memorial tree through a Haysi obituary?
Yes. Current Haysi memorial pages reviewed for this guide include a memorial-tree option. Read the obituary first because the family may instead request donations or another memorial.
10. How much is a Virginia death certificate in 2026?
Effective July 1, 2026, Virginia increased the vital-record certificate/search fee to $15 for each certified copy or system search for which a certified copy is not issued.
11. Where is probate handled for a Dickenson County resident?
Dickenson County probate work is handled through the Circuit Court Clerk at 119 Courthouse Lane in Clintwood. The office lists Cyndi Counts as Probate Docket Specialist and the main number is (276) 926-1616.
12. What is Virginia’s current small-estate limit?
Virginia Code §64.2-601 currently uses a $75,000 limit for the entire personal probate estate under the small-estate affidavit route, along with a 60-day waiting period and other statutory requirements.
13. Is there an official Virginia small-estate form?
Yes. The Supreme Court of Virginia publishes Form CC-1685, Small Estate Affidavit. The current July 2026 version reflects the $75,000 threshold.
14. Where can a Veteran family near Haysi get help?
The Virginia Department of Veterans Services Big Stone Gap Office serves Dickenson County and currently schedules Haysi outreach on the second Monday of each month from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. by appointment at 322 Main Street. Call (276) 523-1411 first.
15. What is the current VA non-service-connected burial allowance?
For qualifying deaths on or after October 1, 2025, VA currently lists a $1,002 burial allowance and $1,002 plot allowance under the applicable eligibility requirements.
16. How can I verify a Virginia funeral license?
Use the Virginia Department of Health Professions License Lookup through the Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers. Virginia describes the lookup as primary-source verification.
Federal survivor benefits
Social Security After a Death
Funeral homes usually report deaths to SSA
Social Security says funeral homes generally notify SSA when someone dies.
Call SSA
Current national number: 1-800-772-1213.
Survivor benefits
Certain spouses, divorced spouses, children and dependent parents may qualify based on the deceased worker’s record.
$255 death payment
A qualifying spouse or, in some cases, qualifying child may be eligible.
Micro-step before calling SSA
Review How to report a death → Lump-sum death payment → Survivor benefits → follow the application/contact instructions for the family member who may qualify.