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Florence • Tuscumbia • The Shoals, Alabama

Thompson and Son Funeral Home Obituaries: Search Florence & Tuscumbia Memorials

Thompson & Son Funeral Home operates locations in Florence and Tuscumbia, Alabama. Its official obituary archive contains memorial notices for families across the Shoals and surrounding communities, including Florence, Tuscumbia, Sheffield, Muscle Shoals, Leighton, Cherokee and Russellville.

Start with the official obituary archive, open the complete memorial, and read the service section carefully. Recent official memorials show why this matters: public viewing may be at a Thompson & Son location while the funeral and burial take place at a church or cemetery somewhere else.

Official obituary archive checked 2 funeral-home locations verified Alabama death-certificate fees checked Local county routes included
Search Official Obituaries Florence & Tuscumbia Locations Open Maps

Reviewed October 4, 2026. Recheck the individual memorial before traveling, ordering flowers, or sharing an upcoming service time.

Thompson & Son Funeral Home: Quick Facts

Official obituary archive Thompson & Son maintains an “All Obituaries” directory with a name-search field, alphabetical surname browsing and older archive pages.
Florence location 415 S. Poplar St., Florence, AL 35630. Phone: (256) 764-2651.
Tuscumbia location 400 S. Washington St., Tuscumbia, AL 35674. Phone: (256) 383-2402.
Two counties matter Florence is in Lauderdale County; Tuscumbia is in Colbert County. That becomes important for some estate and local-government tasks.
Services vary by memorial Viewing may be at the funeral home while the funeral is at a church and interment is at a separate cemetery.
Hours The official location pages reviewed do not publish standard public office hours. Call the relevant location before making a non-service visit.

Which Thompson & Son Location Do You Need?

The official funeral-home website confirms that both the Florence and Tuscumbia locations remain in operation. Do not choose a branch only from the deceased person’s hometown; use the location named in the individual memorial.

Thompson & Son Funeral Home — Florence

415 S. Poplar St.
Florence, AL 35630

Phone: (256) 764-2651
Fax: (256) 764-2898

Florence is in Lauderdale County.

Official Florence Page Google Maps

Thompson & Son Funeral Home — Tuscumbia

400 S. Washington St.
Tuscumbia, AL 35674

Phone: (256) 383-2402
Fax: (256) 764-2898

Tuscumbia is in Colbert County.

Official Tuscumbia Page Google Maps
Parking: the official location pages reviewed do not publish detailed parking instructions. For a crowded visitation, accessibility need or large funeral, call the branch named in the memorial before arriving.

Live Location Maps: Florence and Tuscumbia

These maps show the two verified funeral-home addresses. They are not universal service destinations; an individual memorial may direct you to a church or cemetery instead.

Florence Location 415 S. Poplar St., Florence, AL 35630
Tuscumbia Location 400 S. Washington St., Tuscumbia, AL 35674

Do Not Assume the Funeral Is at the Funeral Home

Thompson & Son memorials regularly separate public viewing, visitation, funeral service and interment. The funeral-home address is therefore only one part of the service route.

Public viewing / visitation May be held at the Florence or Tuscumbia funeral-home location and may have a broad multi-hour window.
Funeral service May move to a church, another community, or remain at Thompson & Son depending on the family’s arrangements.
Interment May follow at a church cemetery, family cemetery, municipal cemetery or memorial garden with its own address.
Service-day shortcut: write down each event on a separate line — viewing, visitation, funeral and burial — with its own date, time and address.

The same routing problem appears in rural and multi-venue funerals elsewhere; see the Haysi Funeral Home obituary guide for another practical example.

If You Cannot Find the Obituary

Full name returns nothing Search the surname only, then try maiden name, married name, nickname or spelling variation.
Death was very recent The funeral home may have received the family but not yet published final arrangements. Check again later or call.
“Final arrangements will be announced” Treat the memorial as incomplete. Do not create travel plans until dates and locations are posted or confirmed.
Old memorial Use the archive’s surname search and older-page navigation rather than relying on a general Google result.

Flowers, Memorial Trees and Tribute Options

Thompson & Son provides a flower-ordering route connected to current services. The official flower page says its ordering system already knows the funeral-home address and service information for the selected memorial.

  1. Open the official Send Flowers page.
  2. Find the correct person in Current Services or use the name search.
  3. Open the memorial or flower option only after confirming the deceased person’s identity.
  4. Choose the arrangement and add your message.
  5. Before paying, check the obituary for a charity request, “in lieu of flowers” instruction or another family preference.
Do not send flowers from an old search result alone. Verify the current memorial first; service locations and family requests can differ from the funeral-home address.

If a Death Has Just Occurred

Thompson & Son’s official “When Death Occurs” guidance separates the immediate situation from the later arrangement meeting.

If no one was present at the death

The funeral home’s guidance says the police should be contacted before the deceased is moved to another location.

Call the funeral home

The funeral director can gather information needed to arrange transfer of the deceased and ask about pre-arrangements and other immediate decisions.

  1. Identify whether Florence or Tuscumbia is the appropriate Thompson & Son location.
  2. Call Florence at (256) 764-2651 or Tuscumbia at (256) 383-2402.
  3. Tell staff where the deceased is located and whether a hospital, nursing facility, hospice, police agency or coroner is involved.
  4. Tell staff if pre-arrangements already exist.
  5. Ask what clothing, documents and personal information the family should bring to the arrangement meeting.
  6. Set the arrangement meeting time directly with the funeral home rather than assuming normal office hours.

Read Thompson & Son’s official When Death Occurs guidance.

What to Prepare for the Arrangement Meeting

The funeral home’s own FAQ says families may need information for Alabama vital-statistics requirements. Its arrangement guidance also recommends bringing material that helps staff understand how the family wants to honor the deceased.

Identity informationFull legal name, birth date and birthplace.
ParentsFather’s name and mother’s name as accurately as possible.
Social SecuritySocial Security number for required death-related paperwork.
Veteran informationDischarge papers or claim information when Veteran benefits may apply.
Personal detailsEducation and marital-status information requested for vital statistics.
Obituary informationOccupation, education, memberships, military history, survivors and service preferences.
Personal itemsClothing for burial or viewing when requested by the funeral home.
MemorabiliaPhotos, videos, letters or treasured items that may help shape the tribute.

Services Thompson & Son Says It Can Arrange

The official services page describes funeral, memorial, burial and cremation options rather than a single fixed package.

Funeral serviceTraditional or personalized service, with burial or cremation arrangements.
Memorial serviceMay take place soon after the death or later, with or without an urn present.
BurialOptions can include immediate burial, viewing, wake, church or funeral-home service, and graveside service.
CremationCan be paired with a funeral before cremation or a memorial service later.

Review the funeral home’s official Services page.

Funeral Prices: Ask for the Current General Price List

The official pages reviewed do not publish a complete current funeral-price table. That is a reason to request current prices directly rather than using an old estimate from another website.

Before choosing a package Ask for itemized prices for the services and merchandise you are considering.
Ask about cash-advance items Cemetery, obituary, flowers, clergy, permits or other third-party charges may be handled differently from funeral-home charges.
Use FTC consumer rights The FTC Funeral Rule explains consumers’ rights to price information and itemized choices.
Phone script: “I am comparing arrangements. Can you give me your current price information and explain the General Price List, basic services fee, transfer/removal, viewing, funeral service, burial or cremation options, and any cash-advance items?”

Read the FTC Funeral Rule.

Alabama Death Certificates: Current Fee and Local Options

For a death that occurred in Alabama, the Alabama Department of Public Health states that the search fee is $15, which includes one certified copy or a Certificate of Failure to Find. Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $6 each.

First certified copy $15 search fee, including one certified copy if the record is found.
Additional same-record copies $6 each when ordered at the same time.
Recent deaths Alabama death certificates remain restricted for 25 years, with access limited to eligible persons identified by state rules.
In-person option ADPH says Alabama death certificates can be requested through any Alabama county health department.

Near the Florence Location

Lauderdale County Health Department
4112 Chisholm Road, Florence, AL 35630
Phone: (256) 764-7453
Official county page lists operating hours of 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Near the Tuscumbia Location

Colbert County Health Department
1000 S. Jackson Highway, Sheffield, AL 35660
Phone: (256) 383-1231
Official county page lists operating hours of 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

  1. Open the Alabama Death Certificates page.
  2. Check whether you qualify to receive a death certificate that is less than 25 years old.
  3. Gather the deceased person’s legal name, death date, county or city of death and other identifying information requested by ADPH.
  4. Choose county-health-department, mail, online or telephone ordering as described by ADPH.
  5. If ordering multiple certified copies, request them together when possible so the state’s additional-copy rate can apply.

Florence vs. Tuscumbia: Do Not Send Probate Papers to the Funeral Home

The funeral location does not automatically determine which probate court handles an estate. Start with the county connected to the deceased person’s legal residence and estate circumstances.

Florence / Lauderdale County

For a deceased Lauderdale County resident, start with the Lauderdale County Probate Office rather than Thompson & Son.

Probate phone: (256) 760-5804

Open Lauderdale County’s official website

Tuscumbia / Colbert County

Colbert County’s official Probate Judge website includes a Wills / Estates section and probate-record resources.

Courthouse: 201 North Main Street, Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Phone: (256) 314-5822

Open official Colbert Wills / Estates guidance

Colbert-specific point: the official probate guidance says an Alabama will must be filed for probate within five years of the testator’s death to be effective. Estate questions can be fact-specific, so use the probate office or an Alabama attorney for legal guidance.

Multi-location funeral systems can easily send families toward the wrong local office. The Heritage Funeral Home obituary guide covers the same practical distinction between funeral location and the government office responsible for the next legal task.

Social Security and Veteran Benefits

Social Security

Do not assume publishing an obituary reports the death to Social Security or starts survivor benefits.

SSA: What to do when someone dies

SSA survivor benefits

Veteran family

Keep discharge papers available. Depending on eligibility, VA resources may cover burial benefits, a burial flag, headstone or marker, national cemetery burial and other memorial benefits.

VA Burial and Memorial Benefits

Official Sources That Matter Most

Thompson & Son — All Obituaries Thompson & Son — About / Location History Thompson & Son — When Death Occurs Thompson & Son — Frequent Questions Thompson & Son — Services Thompson & Son — Send Flowers Alabama Public Health — Death Certificates Colbert County Probate — Wills / Estates

FAQs About Thompson and Son Funeral Home Obituaries

Where can I search Thompson and Son Funeral Home obituaries?
Use the official All Obituaries archive at thompsonandsonfuneralhome.com/listings. It provides a name search, alphabetical surname browsing and links to complete memorial pages.
Does Thompson & Son have both Florence and Tuscumbia locations?
Yes. The official website lists 415 S. Poplar St. in Florence and 400 S. Washington St. in Tuscumbia as operating locations.
What is the phone number for Thompson & Son in Florence?
The official Florence location lists (256) 764-2651.
What is the phone number for Thompson & Son in Tuscumbia?
The official Tuscumbia location lists (256) 383-2402.
Are all Thompson & Son funerals held at the funeral home?
No. Official memorials may list public viewing at a funeral-home location followed by a funeral at a church and burial at a separate cemetery.
What should I do if an obituary says final arrangements will be announced later?
Check the official memorial again later or call the relevant funeral-home location. Do not rely on an early search snippet for travel plans.
Can I order flowers through Thompson & Son’s website?
Yes. The official Send Flowers page connects orders with current services. Verify the correct person and read the memorial for any family donation or flower preference before ordering.
How much is an Alabama death certificate?
Alabama Public Health currently lists a $15 search fee that includes one certified copy if found, plus $6 for each additional copy of the same record ordered at the same time.
Which county handles local estate matters: Lauderdale or Colbert?
Florence is in Lauderdale County and Tuscumbia is in Colbert County, but probate venue depends on the deceased person’s residence and estate circumstances rather than simply which funeral-home branch handled the service.
Does Thompson & Son provide burial and cremation services?
The official services page describes funeral services, memorial services, burial options and cremation options. Ask the funeral home for current arrangements, availability and itemized pricing.

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