Sharon I suggest that you contact the public library in Edwardsville, ILL and see if they have copies of the local newspaper. In NC the library maintains copies of the local newspapers on microfilm and maybe it will work the same in Edwardsville. Regards. Coy Hodge ==================================================== At 10:50 PM 7/26/99 -0400, you wrote: >Willing to pay copying/mailing expenses to anyone who can help me obtain the >obit for Orville Earl HODGE, b 1 Oct 1904 d 29 Dec 1986 in Edwardsville, >Madison Co, ILL. First wife was Margaret Dell CLOUDY; second was Viola >SPINKS or COOMBS. > >Yes, he was the ILL State Auditor in mid-1950s who was jailed for stealing >from the govt. A distant relative -- and my skeleton! :) In fact, if >anyone has/finds other articles on him willing to share, I'd be interested in >those as well. > >Any help appreciated. Sharon in Phoenix > > >==== HODGES Mailing List ==== >Searchable Archives at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >Archives help at: http://www.shelby.net/shelby/jr/robertsn/rwsearch.htm >New threaded Archives at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > >