Hi Mykel, First you'll need to have the death date verified thru CADI (CA Death Index). I can cc a volunteer that can take a look for you. Once the county of death is verified, then I can give you the name of another volunteer that can help you with an obituary. I sincerely doubt that you will find an obituary on line anywhere.....Chowchilla is in Madera county. I also checked my disk of obits that have appeared in the online version of the Stockton Record and here is the one you've referenced below from August 1999....the sister that is listed as living in Delano lives in Kern county which is very close to Madera county at the southern end of the San Joaquin valley. Stockton Record, August 11, 1999 Thomas Miyai Heavy-duty mechanic Thomas Miyai, 71, of Stockton died Monday in a hospital. Mr. Miyai was born in Winters. He lived in Stockton for 52 years. Mr. Miyai retired after working 25 years at Holt Brothers. He was a heavy-duty mechanic. Mr. Miyai was a member of Stockton Buddhist Temple. He was married for 39 years. Survivors: wife, Satoko "Koko" Miyai of Stockton; and siblings, Tohiko Tauchi, Nobuko Kawasaki, Frank Miyai and George Miyai, all of Stockton, Aiko Nishi of Linden and June Fukawa of Delano. Services: Memorial, 7 p.m. Friday, Buddhist Church of Stockton, 2820 Shimizu Dr. Mortuary: Frisbie-Warren & Carroll Mortuary. Have you searched the CADI on line http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi and the CA Birth index on line http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/birth/search.cgi for the surname? Colleen ----- Original Message ----- From: Mykel Davis mykdav@qwest.net To: norby@ainet.com Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 6:22 PM Subject: San Joanquin County Obituaries Dear Ms. Norby: While searching for additional information on family members, I was referred to the aforementioned obituaries. The site was not accessible via www. Can you provide additional information as to how to obtain this information for: Shii MIYAI Born: 1899 in Japan Died: 1924 in Chowchilla, CA Anything you can tell me is greatly appreciated, including how to find the content of the original obituary. Please email with any questions or comments you may have. Thank you, Mykel Davis 801.205.0801