Phil couldn't have put it better. I turn down 90% of of the obit requests for L.A. that I get or that I see. Almost none of them are ever found, and that is when I am going through the old microfilms. Joe --- Phil Van Camp <pvc@vancamp.org> wrote: > Here's the deal. The SSDI does NOT list the > deceased's last address. It > says where the death benefit was sent. Unless he > was living with family, > the two are not the same. CADI is more accurate for > place of death. He may > have been in a nursing home in LA, & the death > benefit sent to a surviving > spouse or dependant child in another city. Or he > may have lived elsewhere, > & gone to one of the two VA hospitals in LA county. > Or, commonly the > recipient of the death benefit may have signed it > over to the mortuary. > Which brings us to the obituary. In this area, the > newspapers do not > automatically print obits for everyone who dies. > 1.) you have to pay for > them 2.) it has to be submitted by a mortuary, or > you have to prove the > death to the newspaper 3.) some papers print them > sooner, some later, so > in some papers you have to search a longer time span > than others. > The best way to find an obit, is to get the death > certificate info. contact > the mortuary ask the mortuary if / where an obit > was submitted for > publication. If you are lucky, the mortuary will > have a copy in their file. > If you are luckier, & if he was not born in CA, > they sent it to a hometown > newspaper. If so, that's the easiest place to get a > copy. Believe me, > looking for obits in Los Angeles is not a job for > your worst enemy. You > might want to get his military file from NARA. It > will list any dependants > he had while in the service. The retirement info > will include a spouse (if > any) who would receive continuing benefits after his > death. > > Phil pvc@vancamp.org > . > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Dagbarnes@aol.com> > To: <SOCAL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 8:32 AM > Subject: Barnes > *****EDITED***** > > > Hi, > > > > New to this list and research, would like to know > how to get a copy of my > > grandfather Duane Townsend Barnes' death > certificate. > Soc Sec lists him as his last address in Anaheim CA, > but his > > death certificate is listing Los Angeles. I would > also like to know how > can > > I get a copy of his obit. > > Thanks in advance for help provided. > > > > Diana > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - 35mm Quality Prints, Now Get 15 Free! http://photos.yahoo.com/