Dear Kevin, Thanks for looking, I really appreciate it. I guess there was no obituary. Maybe, the family didn't feel like paying for it. But, at least we now know that the funeral home was Buffington. -ralph ----- Original Message ----- From: <KELKEV956@cs.com> To: <OKCREEK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 8:30 PM Subject: Re: [OKCREEK-L] Alfred J. DOW: 1910 Sapulpa > Ralph, > > Found something in the Sapulpa Herald for 13 Oct 1910. Not sure what > information exactly you wanted, but it was more like a death notice than an obituary > -- didn't reveal much. I checked the two days following and found no > additional mention of Alfred. The item reads as follows: > > Alfred J. Dow, aged 80 years died at his home, 703 South Park street. > Funeral service will be held from the residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. > Interment in the Sapulpa cemetery. > > Not much there, but the good news is I looked in the Buffington funeral home > index and found him under "Alford Dow". His record is in "Book A"; bad news > is the actual record books are at the Sapulpa Historical Museum, which is > closed the remainder of the time I am in Sapulpa. Perhaps a local list member > could pick up the quest for you and look at the funeral home record for more > information. It might have a place of birth or something else useful (like who > paid for the plot). The index entry did give a date of birth: 1 Mar 1850. > > Something else you might want to do is call the Sapulpa library, ask for the > genealogy room, and have them check the old city directories for his name. > Might tell you how long he lived in Sapulpa, and whether any relatives lived > there at the same time. > > Good luck, > > Kevin Kelly > Columbia, MO > > > ==== OKCREEK Mailing List ==== > Oklahoma Vital Records Information - > http://www.rootsweb.com/~okgenweb/vital/vital.html >