We often forget that obits and funeral notices are 2 different items. Often we cannot find an obit, but almost everyone has a funeral notice. My experience with the Sac Bee obit index is that it only lists obits, not funeral notices. And I believe that it stops at 2000? Also, remember that the Sac Bee has funeral notices on line - free for 365 days, then $2.95. It has fully searchable index. http://www.legacy.com/SacBee/DeathNotices.asp good luck in your search Betty