Dead for years

[erikthorwallace]

I am a new membership clerk and on reviewing records with bishop and members we have found a member who we know to be dead but can't find a death date. Her family is not in this area and I couldn't find the information from the local newspaper. I have her name and DOB and have tried google serches and the like but with no success.

Does anyone know a good place to look for death dates?
Thanks

[russellhltn]

I'd suggest using using US Social Security Death Index on FamilySearch.org.

[jdlessley]

For recent deaths, or deaths less than a year ago, if you know the county in which they died you can do a web search for death notices or obituaries in that county and state. My father died in June and is not listed yet in the Social Security Death Index. I was able to find his obituary that way. Searching the local newspaper obituaries will also help for recent deaths not yet listed in the Social Security Death Index.

[jbh001]

My father died in June and is not listed yet in the Social Security Death Index.

I seem to recall hearing that the Social Security Death index gets updated about every 3 months or so, so you might have to wait 6 months or more for an update depending on how close to the last update cut-off date the death occurred.

[mkmurray]

The title of the thread is "Dead for years," so it doesn't seem likely for it to not be recorded in the SSDI by now. I would think that is your best bet.

[erikthorwallace]

I got it! It was even pretty quick and easy. Right ther in the SSDI. Thanks for all the help