This should help you to get the answer to all your questions. First you should send $5 to the Florida State Vital Records Office, P O Box 210, Jacksonville, FL 32231 and get the death record. If he had children, and wife was already deceased then that child will be named as "informant" on the death record. Next I can give you the name of a person who can get his obituary from the local Brooksville, FL newspaper. He has a small fee but he is very good and will search for it. If he does not find it, there will be no charge. Chris Welch [email protected] You might also write to the Hernando County Clerk of Circuit Court, in Brooksville, FL to find of he left a will. You can search for their courthouse address on the internet. http://www.google.com The best search engine on the net. Alvie L. Davidson CGRS Lakeland, Florida http://www.floridadetective.net "Keep smiling and keep 'em guessing what you are up to!" --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs, a Yahoo! service - Search Thousands of New Jobs