Death Investigation / Vital Records

Russell County Coroner / Vital Records

Contact Coroner Arthur L. Sumbry II for death-investigation records and confirm autopsy custody with the coroner or Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. Obtain eligible certificates through a county health department or the Center for Health Statistics.

Official coroner and vital routes located; report custody pending audit
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Official coroner and state vital-record routes located

Contact Coroner Arthur L. Sumbry II for death-investigation records and confirm autopsy custody with the coroner or Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences. Obtain eligible certificates through a county health department or the Center for Health Statistics.

Contact and filing details

Records custodian or office
Russell County Coroner Arthur L. Sumbry II / Alabama Center for Health Statistics by record type
Phone
Coroner: (334) 297-4587
Submission methods
Coroner-office contact; county health department, state mail application or authorized online vendor for certificates.
Mailing address
Russell County Coroner, P.O. Box 3377, Phenix City, AL 36868
Physical address
311A Prentiss Drive, Phenix City, AL 36869
Fee information
Vital-record first copy costs $15 and each additional same-record copy costs $6; confirm death-investigation and autopsy-report charges.

Public notes

Birth and death certificates have statutory access restrictions. Death-investigation, autopsy, law-enforcement, certificate and Probate records have different custodians.