Try the funeral home that was used. They keep records of the information provided for the death certificate. I have had good luck being allowed to see their records. Art ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverly Portillo" <zooriffic@earthlink.net> To: <MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 8:27 PM Subject: [MISSISSIPPI] MS death records > Hello > My great aunt, Dixie IRBY, died in Marshall County on March 23, 1972. I > have tried, to no avail, to obtain a copy of her death certificate from the > Dept of Health. They say death records for genealogy purposes are only > available to 1962. Does anyone know of any way I can get around this? Is > there a loophole out there that I don't know about? Any information will be > greatly appreciated. > Beverly Portillo > Hayward, CA > RAOGK Volunteer for Alameda County > > > ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== > Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi > where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.769 / Virus Database: 516 - Release Date: 9/24/2004