Records of funeral homes and churches are private records and these businesses and institutions do not have to allow you to access their records. If they do, it is only as a courtesy and access is not something you should expect nor demand. Genealogists should always be polite and respectful when requesting records, but that’s even more the case with these records as the genealogist does not have any legal right of access on their side as they do with public records.
Purchase my Funeral Home Records webinar for $16–download immediate. More about this webinar: “Unburying Funeral Home Records” is a discussion of the records typically kept by funeral homes, determining if the home is still in existence, and locating where the records of the home may be presently located. Some funeral home records have been donated to private or public archives, historical/genealogical societies, etc. As private records, these materials are not necessarily available to anyone who wants to see them just because their relative’s name is contained in these records
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