Arkansas/Oklahoma Funeral Records & Obituaries
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This page is created with the intention of providing information for family
researchers and historians willing to share data, and seeking information about
death records and funeral programs. Because of the geographic focus of the
collection---mostly Western Arkansas and Eastern Oklahoma---the information on
this page will provide an opportunity for researchers to share data with others.
The names included in the following links are taken from either, funeral
programs or obituaries or death certificates that have been collected. Many are
from Ft. Smith records, and funeral program while many others are from Oklahoma
funeral programs, or newspaper obituaries. The info provided on the page is
taken from a database that has been constructed.
The purpose of the collection is to give African American researchers an
opportunity to share data with, and obtain data from others. You are invited to
particate by either forwarding a copy or copies(photocopy acceptable) of funeral
programs, and/or newspaper obituaries,of a desceased person that can uploaded to
the database on this page. The only requirement for submission, is that the
funeral program(s) being listed must pertain to a person either born or died in
the two state area of the Arkansas / Oklahoma region.
In addition, you may also request a copy of one of the funeral programs, or
obituaris the database, for the cost of $1 to cover postage and copying charges
and $.50 for each additional record. The purpose is to offer the opportunity for
researchers to share data with each other. If you are submitting a funeral
program for inclusion on the database you can request one free of charge for
each program that you submit.
(No personal family information is on the page to protect the privacy of those
family members who survived the desceased person.)
In many instances funeral programs are very helpful for genealogists. They tell
where a person was born, and when they are born. Many times the parents of the
desceased are listed, assisting the researcher with more information and
information such as this might lead to additional places for information for the
family historian.
In you are interested in sharing a funeral program pertaining to the
Arkansas/Oklahoma geographic region, please contact AngelaW859@aol.com