Missouri, Phelps, Crawford, Dent, and Washington Counties, Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains obituaries clipped from newspapers of Phelps, Crawford, Dent, and Washington counties in Missouri. The obituaries are organized in alphabetical order.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

How Do I Search This Collection?
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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * If available, check the image for additional information
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I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Try searching by surname only
 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Missouri.
 * Missouri Guided Research
 * Missouri Record Finder
 * Missouri Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Other FamilySearch Collections
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FamilySearch Catalog

 * Obituaries from the general area of Phelps, Crawford, Dent and Washington counties, Missouri, ca. 1880-1990
 * Wm K Hall. Springfield, Greene County, Missouri newspaper clippings, 1939-1991 : with cumulative index
 * Obituaries of west central Illinois and north eastern Missouri, ca. 1959-1981

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976
 * Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930
 * Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent counties, Missouri'' Chicago : Goodspeed, 1889. 1 v. in 2
 * History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford & Gasconade counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present, together with sundry personal business and professional sketches and numerous family records, besides a valuable fund of notes, original observations, etc., Chicago, Illinois : Goodspeed Pub., 1888. 1 v.

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