On 6/5/2011 11:15 PM, sharonf wrote: > Why would someone who had a social security number and is now deceased > not show up anywhere in the SS death index? If he never drew a SS benefit and no one reported his death to the SS offices, he would not show up. -- Gene Young

On 06-06-2011 07:37, Gene Y. wrote: > On 6/5/2011 11:15 PM, sharonf wrote: >> Why would someone who had a social security number and is now deceased >> not show up anywhere in the SS death index? > > If he never drew a SS benefit and no one reported his death to the SS > offices, he would not show up. If he did draw a benefit, and SSA did not learn of the death, he would not show up. -- Wes Groleau There are two types of people in the world … http://Ideas.Lang-Learn.us/barrett?itemid=1157

"Wes Groleau" <Groleau+news@FreeShell.org> wrote in message news:isif9d$nnn$2@dont-email.me... > On 06-06-2011 07:37, Gene Y. wrote: > > On 6/5/2011 11:15 PM, sharonf wrote: > >> Why would someone who had a social security number and is now deceased > >> not show up anywhere in the SS death index? > > > > If he never drew a SS benefit and no one reported his death to the SS > > offices, he would not show up. > > If he did draw a benefit, and SSA did not learn of the death, > he would not show up. That doesn't make sense - as that would imply that his benefit continues today, and that's a felony.