This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lEC.2ACE/1016.1 Message Board Post: Mark wrote, "Lived in Platteville as of 1986; - Her husband Gordon Smith died that year. - They had a daughter, Charlotte Smith who was married to Gabriel Morales and lived in Big Bear Lake, CA; - Had an aunt-in-law that lived in CA named Ruth Nivette. - Her husband Gordon was a member of the VFW 5274, American Legion POst 42 and the Elk's Club 1460. I would love to obtain an obituary ..." Do you know whether Frances was still living when Gordon died in 1986? Do you have any idea when she was born? Have you already checked whitepages.com to see if Frances is listed? If not, you can check for her and get her exact death date at: http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ You are likely to get many matches on that name, so I recommend first clicking on the ADVANCED SEARCH near the bottom of the page. In the resulting Advanced Search page, specify Grant County in the LAST RESIDENCE and/or LAST BENEFIT field(s).