It seems most want the answer posted to the list. I like it that way too. I belong to one list that the rule is answer to the list, everyone is nosey and wants to know what is going on. With that in mind here is the personal reply I sent to the person about the hospital at Norman. The name was Central State Hospital. It still exists but it's mission has changed due the political correctness of the 80's which threw mental patients out on the streets. The hospital is now called Griffin Memorial Hospital. The cemetery is located adjacent to the IOOF cemetery in Norman. I haven't been there but have been told most of the graves are unmarked. All the patients there were not mental. Some of them were there because of their physical illness and their families couldn't afford paying hospitals. I manage the Cleveland County webpage on USGenWeb. I have got many heartbreaking stories of people whose ancestors were just dumped off at the hospital and forgotten about. I have checked with the Cleveland County Genealogical Society and they don't have any records of who was at the hospital. Give me the names and any other information you have and I will try to get down there Saturday and check the cemetery and funeral home records they have and see what I can find. I suspect that the hospital may have done their own preparations for burial and did not use any of the funeral homes. I am going out of town tomorrow, but should be back by Saturday. At 10:43 AM 9/17/98 -0500, Tiffany Edmonds wrote: >I fully agree with answers being posted on the OKROOTS-L! I have seen >several questions that were so interesting, even though not related to me in >any way and was dissappointed that the answer has yet to be posted! And >also you never know... The question may not pertain to your history or >research, but the answer may surprise you. >Thank you! >-----Original Message----- >From: N. Gamel-Livecy <okla1@hotmail.com> >To: OKROOTS-L@rootsweb.com <OKROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> >Date: Thursday, September 17, 1998 10:40 AM >Subject: [OKROOTS-L] e-mail addresses, please! > > >>I would rather see question and answers than just questions. >> >>Nancy Gamel-Livecy >>Gamel1@hotmail.com >> >>Reply-To: <wjones@texhoma.net> >>From: "Tammy (Dice) Jones" <wjones@texhoma.net> >>Subject: Re: [OKROOTS-L] e-mail addresses, please! >>Date: Thu, 17 Sep 1998 10:14:04 -0500 >>To: OKROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >> >>I say post it to the list, I also had someone in the Norman hospital and >>was glad to get the information >> >>---------- >>From: Mingzmom@aol.com >>To: OKROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >>Subject: Re: [OKROOTS-L] e-mail addresses, please! >>Date: Thursday, September 17, 1998 8:53 AM >> >> >>Actually, all anyone has to do is hit "reply" - or "forward" and their >>e-mail >>software should automatically send info to person requesting it. You >>have >>to >>go out of your way to send mail to the whole group. I heartily agree >>that >>most of us don't care about the name of a hospital in Norman. However, >>everyone is fallible and it's no big deal. >>Carole S. >>In a message dated 9/16/98 9:57:13 PM, you wrote: >> >><<have a suggestion for all the persons posting a request. If you >>include >> >>your personal e-mail address, anyone with info can e-mail you, without >> >>clogging up the OKROOTS with the answers to your queries. If we don't >>know >> >>the surnames, it just makes more to delete. Thank you, Penny Gardner >> >><pennyg@inreach.com> >> >>>> >> >> >> >> >> >>______________________________________________________ >>Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >> >> > Gene Phillips ------------------------------------ Send me Mail mailto:dataman@telepath.com Visit my Website http://www.telepath.com/dataman Coming to you from Moore Oklahoma.