This is what I found online in the historic LA Times: LA Times, May 2, 1943. "Mrs. Myrtle Hollingsworth. W.A. Brown and Sons, directors." LA Times, May 4, 1943. "Of 231 East Twenty-seventh Street. Mrs. Myrtle Hollingsworth, beloved wife of Joe Hollingsworth. Funeral services at 3 p.m. from the chapel of W.A. Brown and Son, 1815 S. Flower St." LA Times, May 5, 1943. "The funeral services of Mrs. Myrtle Hollinsworth will be held today at 3 p.m. from the chapel of W.A. Brown and Son, 1815 Flower St." I am not abbreviating - these notices are exactly as printed - and realize that this information seems very slim, but it was not unusual for major papers during that time period. You would need to talk to a librarian at a family center to see if there might be another obit in any other publication. You can also try the Los Angeles county listserve to see if there is anyone who will help you. And you should try the www.usgenweb.com site for Los Angeles county, CA. Some funeral parlors are still operating and can have quite detailed information about the deceased. You might try that route. Bethany, KS, is in Osborne county and Bethany, MO, is in Harrison County(unless there are more towns than one in each state with that name). I looked in the 1880 census and could not find her or Durbins in either county. You can go to the Osborne and Harrison listserves and ask for a lookup, however, the chances of there being a birth record for 1878 is very slim. If you can't find the parents or ANYONE who is related to her in the 1880 census, I suggest that you begin tracing Myrtle back in the census and see where she is in 1900. There is also a state census for Kansas for 1895. The index can be accessed from the KS Historical Society site but you will have to either go there or request the film through your family center. There is a pretty wide gap between Bethany, KS, and Bethany, MO. Chances are good that if you look at the overall pattern of migration for the family and/or extended family, it will help you decide which state/town she was born in. For instance, where were her siblings born? Parents? etc. Good Luck, Patricia On 8 Aug 2006 14:34:17 -0600, glwhite0@adelphia.net <glwhite0@adelphia.net> wrote: > > 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/HAB.2ACI/860 > > Message Board Post: > > I'm trying to find a record on my grandmother who was Myrtle R. Durbin, > born 16 Aug 1878 Bethany, KS (death cert shows it this way) but census' show > her born in MO > How do I go about finding a birth notice or possibly and obit for her? > > Her name was Myrtle R. Hollingsworth, nee Durbin, and she died 1 May 1943 > Los Angeles, CA. > > Thank you for any help you can give me > > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== > KSWYANDO-L Discussion List > List Administrator > John O'Brien > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > >