Thank you all for the advice. It has helped me to decide to "wait". I did read yesterday that if a person lived in a big Metropolis that the chances of finding an Obituary was slim. This coincides with the advice Lester has given. I sure would be disappointed if I paid a big price for one line saying so and so died. When I receive the Dct from this list, I may be able to narrow it down to a local area paper. kathyoster@hotmail.com http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/o/s/t/Kathleen-M-Oster/index.html