This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/HY.2ADE/1634.2 Message Board Post: Using the information you gave, I can not find a record of Laura Belle Likins passing away in CA. There is an Earl Likins that is buried in Porterville, he could be Laura's son. I did find a Laura B. McCaw that passed away 5-22-1974. Could this be the one you are wanting? From the CA Death Index: http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi MCCAW LAURA B 04/17/1901 F OKLAHOMA TULARE 05/22/1974 550-20-3300 74 yrs (The date of birth is probably a typo.) An obituary is available through the Tulare Public Library for Mrs. McCaw. The contact in the library is Rosalie holamew@cvip.net , she will be able to assist you. From the Social Security Death Index: http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi MCCAW LAURA (MRS) 74 1974 MAY 22, 23 PER Laura McCaw is buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery in Porterville, CA. From the Tulare Co. Genweb site: http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/tulare/ McCAW Laura B b 17 Apr 1900 d 22 May 1974 I-1469-2 bur 24 May 1974 kin Earl Likens headstone I hope this is helpful in your search. Elvina Fernandez efern@pacbell.net Tulare County GenWeb Page http://www.cagenweb.com/cpl/tulare/ Project Coordinator California Pre-1905 Death Index www.rootsweb.com/~cabf1905/