The ledgers in this collection have spaces to list personal information about the deceased, including name, age, parentage, place of birth, place of death, and cause of death. Most of the ledgers also provide a space to list “race” or “color.” While names and dates are consistently included, the presence of other information varies.

Some of the funeral records are in 23 x 38 cm volumes shelved at RH MS G91. Other funeral records were in binders that were disassembled and the contents placed in folders for preservation purposes. These records are housed at RH MS 1597, with the loose papers removed from the other volumes.

The names of the deceased are listed at the beginning of each volume, grouped in alphabetical order by the first letter of the last name, along with the page on which their record can be found. The records in folders list the names for each year using the same method. Some names appear in both the Funk-Cooper-Warren 1953-1956 RH MS G91 Volume 15 and the Funk Funeral Records folders/Funk-Cooper-Warren Funeral Record folders from 1953 and 1954, RH MS 1597 folders 27 and 28. Also included in the folders are printed alphabetical indexes for a few of the volumes, which appear to have been created at a later date.