Online West Virginia Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online West Virginia Death Records Indexes

West Virginia Death Records and Index, 1853-1971 (free) coverage varies by county; includes free downloadable images of the death records or certificates; also has birth and marriage records; from West Virginia Archives and History.
West Virginia Death Index, 1853-1970 at FamilySearch (free with registration) includes statewide death index for 1917-1956, and a county death index for 1853-1970 (appears to end c. 1973); coverage for the county death index varies by county; entries in this database link to images of the death certificates at the above website.
West Virginia Death Indexes, 1917-1991 digitized microfilm from FamilySearch (free with registration)

West Virginia Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1978 at Ancestry (requires payment) coverage varies by county
West Virginia Will Books, 1756-1971 at FamilySearch (free with registration) coverage varies by county; index may not be complete

Online West Virginia Death Indexes and Cemetery Burials by County

West Virginia, Census Mortality Schedule, 1870-1880 for Preston-Wyoming counties; lists of people who died June 1869-May 1870, and June 1879-May 1880; at FamilySearch (free with registration)

Also... Ancestry's West Virginia Genealogy Records Collection (requires payment)
includes census records, cemetery burials, military records, vital records and more

Ordering West Virginia Vital Records

Online West Virginia Death Records & Indexes