The Tulare County Library will search for obituaries at no cost to patrons in the San Joaquin Valley Library System service area. For requests outside SJVLS there is a $3.00 fee to be paid in advance, whether or not an obituary is found. We will search at least 7 days after the date of death.

Please use our obituary request form when submitting your request.

Requests may be submitted by mail, phone, or email:

Tulare County Library
Obituary Requests
200 W Oak St
Visalia CA 93291
559-713-2703
questions@tularecountylibrary.org

Requests receieved without payment will be logged but not searched until payment is received.

Obituaries from the Tulare Advance-Register or the Porterville Evening Recorder can be retrieved from the Tulare and Porterville city libraries, whose contact information follows:

Tulare Public Library
745 N. M St
Tulare CA 93274
559-685-4500
tuleroots@sbcglobal.net

Porterville Public Library
41 W. Thurman
Porterville CA 93257
559-784-0177
sandi.farnsworth@sjvls.org