Jeanne, I don't have John LARKIN's obit ........ I don't have all of November 1918, obits. However, if you contact the Mid-Continent Library in Independence, they will search for the obit. They will need your mailing address to send you a copy. The library e-mail address is: ge@mcpl.lib.mo.us Here are three other LARKINs: ======================================== "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Friday, June 9, 1922 DEATHS IN KANSAS CITY. Mrs. Ann LARKIN, 70 years old, 2519 East Tenth street, died yesterday afternoon at St. Joseph hospital. Mrs. LARKIN was the mother of Patrick LARKIN, alderman of the fifth ward, who died several years ago. Mrs. LARKIN lived in Kansas City more than forty years. She leaves a son, Peter LARKIN, Manchester, England. Funeral services will be at 8:30 o'clock tomorrow morning at the Mayberry chapel and at 9 o'clock at St. Aloysius church. Burial will be at Mount St. Mary's cemetery. ========================================= "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Friday, May 14, 1915 DEATHS IN KANSAS CITY. Mrs. Margaret LARKIN, 72 years old, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Thomas H. MITCHELL, 4012 Benton Boulevard, Wednesday. The body was taken to Mitchell, Ind., at 9 o'clock last night. ============================================ "The Kansas City Times" (Missouri) Wednesday, May 20, 1914 DEATHS IN KANSAS CITY. Mrs. Nannie LARKIN, aged 60, a widow, died yesterday at the home of her sister, Mrs. Michael HOGAN, 5845 East Ninth Street. The body will be sent to Peculiar, Mo., tomorrow morning. Besides the sister she leaves a son, M.C. LARKIN. ============================================ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeanne and John Hubbard" <hubbard25701@verizon.net> To: <kansascity@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 10:46 PM Subject: Re: [KANSASCITY] feed back; searching for obit for John Larkin > John, since the MO death certificates came on line I've made the discovery > that my great uncle, John Larkin, who "died young" according to one of his > nieces, actually died in Kansas City, Mo at General Hospital on November > 1, > 1918 age 27, a victim of the Spanish Flu. Have you come across an obit > for > him in your collection? > > I too add my thanks for all that you do...and have done for me personally. > > Jeanne Hubbard in WV