Pat; Thank you very much for the rapid reply and information. Lon On Thursday, July 6, 2006, at 12:42 PM, Pat Williams wrote: > P.S. Many people get confused about which county Kansas City is in. You > are > on the mailing list for the Kansas City, KS, county(Wyandotte). Laura > Dey > Mason lived in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri.(In fact, she is east of > the > city and close to Independence, Jackson, MO. Kansas City, KS, is west.) > You > will have the best luck with this family on the Jackson County, MO, > list and > searching in MO. > PHW > > On 7/6/06, Pat Williams <genealogistgrrl@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> This is from a national obituary database from Newsbank, Inc., >> "America's >> Obituaries and Death Notices". It's available through many libraries, >> although it mostly has listings for deaths for only approximately the >> last >> ten years. >> The Kansas City Star has online access for the last ten years. >> There's a >> charge from the site but it is free at many libraries. There is also an >> historic Star/Times that goes back to the 1890s, however, searches >> aren't >> reliable and there is a gap between about the 1960s to the 1990s. >> Patricia >> * >> >> Kansas City Star, The (MO)* - April 22, 2002 >> Deceased Name: LAURA DEY MASON >> Laura Dey Mason, 81, Kansas City, MO, died April 18, 2002, at St. >> Joseph >> Health Center. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, >> 2002, at >> Northeast Presbyterian Church; burial in Mt. Washington Cemetery. >> Friends >> may call 1-2 p.m. Tuesday at the church. Memorial contributions may be >> made to Northeast Presbyterian Church. >> >> Mrs. Mason was born June 30, 1920, in Omaha, AR. She was a floral >> designer >> at the Northeast Flower Shop for many years. She was a faithful >> longtime >> member of Northeast Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by >> her >> husband, Elmor Mason. Mrs. Mason is survived by a sister, Billie Jean >> Johnson, Glenwood, IL, and nephews, Ron Johnson, Glenwood, IL, Richard >> Johnson, Seattle, WA, and Clinton Benne, Kansas City, MO. >> (Arrangements: >> SheilBlackman Funeral Home, 816-241-6665) >> *Kansas City Star, The (MO)* >> Date: April 22, 2002 >> Edition: METROPOLITAN >> Page: B3 >> Record Number: 10175587 >> Copyright (c) 2002 The Kansas City Sta >> >> >> On 7/6/06, Lon Mason <lmason@pageamerica.net> wrote: >> > >> > Looking for an obit for Laura Day Mason who died 18 Apr 2002 in >> Kansas >> > City. Any help would be greatly appreciated. >> > >> > Lon in AZ >> > >> > >> > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== >> > KSWYANDO-L Discussion List >> > List Administrator >> > John O'Brien >> > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com >> > >> > ============================== >> > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. >> > New content added every business day. Learn more: >> > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >> > >> > >> > > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== > KSWYANDO-L Discussion List > List Administrator > John O'Brien > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. > Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599& > targetid=5429 >