This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: gwill65074 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.missouri.counties.jackson/6257/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have a great aunt that passed away in 1987. She spent most of her adult life in and out of State hospitals due to a mental breakdown after her husband was killed in WWII. To my knowledge, no family members were ever contacted by the state when she died. I just received a copy of her death certificate and was surprised to see there was no attending physician's name nor place of burial listed, only her name and cause of death. If there was no family members listed in any of her information available to the hospital or county, would the county have taken on the task of burial and if so does anyone know where the county would have sent her remains? 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.