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From: "Galati 4" <>
Subject: Re: [{OKOTTAWA}] Death Certificate
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 22:16:45 -0500


The funeral home in Picher is not very helpful. I stopped in and spent
an hour with them one day. They do not like genealogists at all! The
feeling is that there were a lot of things going on around there that
they do not want anyone digging into. I have even been told how when
some of the women were "in the family way" they would pick one of the
men that had recently died in the mines and named him as the father. It
was a rough mining town with lots of fighting, drinking, and "loose"
women. There were also lots of men who worked in the mines and had to
raise families in the area. The saying is "they worked hard, fought
harder, and played the hardest".
Good luck,
Cyndi
-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Maudlin <>
To: <>
Date: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 9:46 PM
Subject: Re: [{OKOTTAWA}] Death Certificate


>Here is the address for G.A.R. Cemetery, PO Box 309, Miami, OK 74355,
>telephone 918-541-2288...they are VERY nice. I spoke to a lady a
couple
>months ago :+)
>
>Paul Thomas aka Thomas Funeral Home seemed to be used a lot in that
area,
>419 S. Connell Ave., Picher, OK 74360, telephone 918-673-1683
>.. I have several family members buried at GAR. I hear the funeral
home
>is not too cooperative/nice ... just an FYI.
>
>klm
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Jeanette Ponder" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 4:24 AM
>Subject: Re: [{OKOTTAWA}] Death Certificate
>
>
>> At 01:48 PM 7/16/01 -0500, you wrote:
>> >
>> >Jeanne,
>> Jeanne
>> I sent off for a death Certificate in oklahoma, and all I had was a
name
>and date of Death, and I got it back in about a week or two. He died in
>Picher Ottawa Co. and is buried in Galena Cherokee Co. KS.
>>
>> Jeanette Ponder
>>
>> >If you can get a copy of the obituary from the newspaper, it might
have
>the
>> >name of the funeral home. You might be able to leave it blank, if
you
>can't
>> >find out the name of the funeral director. I have the funeral home
and
>the
>> >obits from the paper of my grandfather but still can't get a death
>> >certificate. I've tried the county and the state of Oklahoma. Hope
you
>have
>> >better luck.
>> >Candace
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>From: "Jeanne Lang" <>
>> >>I was going to send away a application for a death certificate for
my
>> >>grandfather. On the application it asked who was the funeral
director. I
>> >>don't know. I know my grandfather was buried in GAR Cemetary. Is
there
>any
>> >>way I can find out the funeral director so I can provide this info
to
>the
>> >>state. I'm here in California so my resources are limited. Any info
you
>have
>> >>would be appreciated..
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>
>

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