Dear Karen, When I need an obit/death notice, I look for a public library in the area and contact the reference staff. If they cannot help, I ask if they can recommend either a genealogical or historical society. I also ask the names of the local/main newspapers for the area. If there is no society that can help, I ask my local reference librarian to see if they can find a source for the newspapers (assuming that they were microfilmed) and request that the film be ordered. I first use the following to find a library: http://www.publiclibraries.com/ If that doesn't work, I just use the search engine <google.com> and try to find a library. Here's one for O'Fallon: http://www.ofallonlibrary.org/ List of societies for Illinois at rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilgenweb/society.htm I might also post a query on the rootsweb board for that county asking about where to get an obituary. Georgia Karjac@aol.com wrote: > A friend from PA has asked my help in finding an obit for a woman who died in > IL. According to the SSDI, Belle (sometimes Isabelle) Walker, born: 17 Feb > 1894, died Sep 1983. Last residence O Fallon, Saint Clair, IL. > > Would the St. Louis paper have obits from 1983 for people who lived in O > Fallon? Any ideas? > > Thanks for any help. > Karen > > ==== MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, email MO-STLOUIS-METRO-L-request@rootsweb.com; in the subject line, put only the word UNSUBSCRIBE with nothing in the message body. You can contact Michelle or Laura at MO-STLOUIS-METRO-admin@rootsweb.com.