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Cemeteries, Churches and Obituaries, etc.

Obituaries

  • Obituary copies (Index) from area newspapers for years 2003-2006 - Collected by Marjorie Boling - (For copies, contact Kathleen Wilham at the Shelby County Historical Society and Museum.)
  • Clarence, MO - full text obituaries, 1900 - 1960's - Click HERE for an Index of 1,300 Names (Still under construction)
  • Obituaries - various submissions
  • Shelby County Obituary abstracts - 1883 to 1886 (This book is at the Shelby County Courthouse, in the County Clerk's office. It gives name of deceased, sex, color, age, death date, whether single, married or divorced, birthplace, length of residence in MO, place of death, cause of death, burial place and whether they have a tombstone listed in Shelby Co. records, occupation - if given.  The museum has a copy of the Death Register book - please contact if you need copies.)
  • Obituary abstracts 1836 - 1900 from Palmyra, MO newspapers - Shelby County, MO residents (complete copies are on file at the Shelby County Historical Society.  Contact Kathleen Wilham)
  • Death Index (recent)
  • Obituaries Contained in Sunday School Record Book - donated to SCHS (clipping images from area newspapers)
  • Obituaries - donated to SCHS (clipping images from area newspapers in 1974)