This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: LocalHistoryDivRPL Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.newyork.counties.monroe/12147.1.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Yes. To decode Covington, Dorothea "Skeet" 6/28/2000 7/3/2000 DC, that means that she died June 28, an obit appeared July 3, and it was in the Democrat and Chronicle. The abbreviation TU means the (now defunct) Times Union. If there's no first date, that means that the death notice itself did not have an identifiable one. The index was made from the papers themselves, so it's always possible that someone died and there was nothing in the papers. 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.