Florida, Funeral Home Records -FamilySearch Historical Records

= What is in This Collection? = This collection contains images and indexes of records of funeral homes from Florida, especially the Tampa area. Funeral homes included in this publication are: A. P. Boza Funeral Home (Tampa, Florida); B. Marion Reed Funeral Home (Tampa, Florida); Lord and Fernandez Funeral Home (Tampa, Florida); Lord, W. Primo; and the Reed (J.L.) & son Funeral Home.

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The following information may be found in these records: • 2

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 * Florida Research Tips and Strategies
 * Florida Record Finder

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 * A. P. Boza Funeral Home (Tampa, Florida), Funeral Home Records,1929-1965
 * B. Marion Reed Funeral Home (Tampa, Florida), Funeral Home Records, 1916-1928
 * Lord and Fernandez Funeral Home (Tampa, Florida), Records, 1925-1969
 * W. Primo Lord Funeral records, 1929-1932
 * Reed (J.L.) & son Funeral Home. Record of funerals, 1887-1969
 * Brake Funeral Home, Bay County, Florida, records 1905 to 1937

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