Jerry, You might consider getting microfilm of Decatur Co TN "Herald" newspaper for year 1912 and reviewing that year for death of your ancestor. It might have been called the "Decaturville Herald" during 1912, don't have history of name changeover handy. Sometimes deaths were mentioned under the Personal Column. If I were you, I would be checking the newspaper for 1912. Check with Tennessee State Library, Nashville, TN, or on www.familysearch.com doing place search to see if microfilm is available for that year and can be rented from Mormon FHL in Salt Lake City through your local Mormon Library. There is a charge to order from FHL or around $3.75. You can order some microfilms through your local library from TSL. There is a charge. Another choice, would be to check for a volunteer on website of random acts of genealogical kindness (http://www.rogk.org) to see if a volunteer is doing lookups at Tennessee State Library in Nashville and can check death index and newspaper. You can also write or email Tennessee State Library and Archives to ask if they will look up in "Herald" newspaper for death of a person, but you need exact date of death for TSL to do that. It costs anywere between $10-$15. Also, check death index of 1912 on TSL website: http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/death2.htm <A HREF="http://www.state.tn.us/sos/statelib/pubsvs/death2.htm">Index to Tennessee Death Records 1908-1912</A> I suppose you checked the files of Christian Advocate, Methodist newspaper transcribed by Jonathan Smith, online. If family was a Methodist, death dates of people were often mentioned in church publication. Go to www.google.com to search for Christian Advocate or Jonathan Smith. Even death notices of non Methodists were sometimes included. Another thought is to ask volunteers in Tennessee Room at Jackson/Madison Co. TN library to check newspapers of 1912.......but you need month and date to have them do lookup. Use google.com, to find Jackson/Madison Co. TN library. Deaths in Decatur Co. TN were sometimes mentioned in newspapers of Jackson, TN. Since you are at a brickwall, nothing to loose by exploring remote resources. FROM YOUR EMAIL: My great aunt Nancy "Nannie" Allen was born in Madison County, TN in 1859 and died in Decatur Co., TN in 1912.  In 1891 she married Mitchell Roger "Mitch" Gibson in Decatur Co., who survived her and whose burial place I also do not know