This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: PRESTON, John -- Dies 17 Oct 1926 in Missoula County Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/INB.2ACE/1417.2 Message Board Post: I have found John Preston's date of death! PRESTON, John Died: 17 Oct 1926 at 70 years of age Index #: MslaC 1862 (Missoula County) I was unable to find John in the Ancestry.com database for the 1907-1953 Montana Death Index records; however, did find him in the Montana Genealogical Society's index (not all years yet completed). Go to the following link--caution, this is a large file and takes quite a few minutes to download: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mtmsgs/death_records.htm To obtain a copy of John Preston's obituary, try "Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK)" for Montana, as there are two look-up volunteers listed for Missoula County. You will be expected to pay for all associated costs, i.e., copying, postage, etc. http://www.raogk.org/montana.htm Or, try the Rootsweb Obituary look-up site, which has one volunteer for Missoula County: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~obitl/volmt.html I expect Ida Belle Preston's date of death is also included in the Montana Genealogical Society's death index database, but without a search engine for the site, or her approximate date of death, it would be difficult to find. She is not listed on the Ancestry.com databases for either 1907-1953 or 1954-2002 Montana Death Indexes.