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From: david j basco <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] AR Death Certificates (Leatha)
Date: Sun, 9 May 2004 21:14:17 -0500


Dale,
Thank you sooooooooo much for this info,I remember a few years back I
had sent off for William G Moore's death cert,and I put as much
information as i knew on the app,and they sent me a letter back saying
they couldnt find anything,but now that I know that you have to stay on
them maybe "keeping fingers crossed" they can find it,gosh since it had
to have been after 1930 when he died,there has "got"to be "something"with
him or his wife Nora Ellen on it,,Thanks again,,I was fixin to just give
up,,
Leatha
On Fri, 7 May 2004 09:47:22 -0500 "Dale Marr" <> writes:
> You can request they do a search, usually for a 10-year period, in
> this case, probably 1930 to 1940, and provide them as much
> information as you know -- wife's name, children's names, last known
> county of residence, etc. If his wife was still living she likely
> signed the death certificate, or perhaps one of his sons did. If
> they don't find a match they'll still keep your money, and you'll
> have to stay on them to get them to really look for anything, but
> maybe you'll luck out.
>
> I've found trying to get information out of the Arkansas Dept. of
> Health is akin to pulling teeth -- difficult, painful, and sometimes
> expensive. Their indexes are incomplete and often inaccurate. They
> seem to take the easiest way out and will tell you they couldn't
> find a record without seeming to even look. A few years ago I wrote
> for two death certificates, one I knew was on file, the other I
> didn't. They were for the names Alabama Stephens Dye (or possibly
> Wallis) and Rena Williams Dye. They kept my money and wrote back
> saying they had no record of a "Rena Rena Dye Wallis." I called
> them and insisted they look again. This time they found the one for
> Rena Dye.
>
> If you ever have occasion to call them you'll see what I'm talking
> about! I'm trying to get my great-aunt's death certificate right
> now, for an unclaimed property application, and so far they've sent
> the application and check back, saying their records are
> "confidential" and that I have to provide them with proof of
> relationship and permission from the executor of the will. She was
> 95 years old when she died in 1997, and even though she wrote a new
> will every other week (you know the type!), a will was never
> probated in the county where she died. So there WAS no executor,
> and she had no children. I've talked with seven different people,
> having to tell the whole story each time, and I had to go all the way
> to the top to get any results. (I still don't have the certificate,
> but they assure me they'll send it.) The head honcho in the search
> dept. is Grace Carson. If all else fails, you might want to try
> her. Main phone number is 501-661-2336. Lots of luck!
>
> Dale
>
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