This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burch Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7723.1 Message Board Post: Please use the California Death Index (CADI) to get the exact date of death. Obits are not indexed in 1975 and so it's a matter of going thru the dailies until you find something. Reading all of August and possibly part of Sept. is more than most volunteers can do. Here is the URL for the CADI: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer