This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JuneBellH Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.green/13357.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: There seems to be a difference between these two obituaries as to the date of death of Tom Bell. His wife's obit gives his DOD as 1984 as does the Social Security Death Index. Can anyone confirm which is correct? ~June ------------------ OBITUARY ABSTRACT: BELL, Tom; b: 15Aug1901, Kentucky; d: 5Jan1984, New Berlin, IL; bu: Woodwreath Cemetery, Island Grove, IL; m: Mattie L. Skaggs on 20Aug1924 in Campbellsville, KY; fa: Andrew Jackson Bell; mo: Margaret Ratcliff. Survived by his wife; two daughters: Virginia M. Matherly and Margaret E. Simpson, both of New Berlin; seven grand and seven g-grandchildren; a sister: Virgie Skaggs of Campbellsville, KY; two brothers: Carl E. Bell and Ernest D. Bell, both of Louisville, KY; and several nieces and nephews. Preceded by a son: William Jackson in infancy; and two brothers and a sister. -OBITUARY EXTRACTS - INDEX (1 Jan 1976 thru 31 Dec 1996), collected by Warren Haley from the Jacksonville, Illinois newspapers and transcribed by Warren Haley and Dan Tholen. http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilmaga/morgan/ObitExtracts/_1index.html ------------------------------------------------------- Social Security Death Index: Name: W BELL Birth: 15 Aug 1901 Death: Jan 1984 Last Residence: 62670 (New Berlin, Sangamon Co, IL) Last Benefit: (none specified) Issued: Kentucky http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ------------------------------------------------------- Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.