The Death Notice Index is a database listing the dates of death notices that have appeared in the Tulsa World and Tulsa Tribune. Death notices are posted by the funeral home and contain references to the date of death and the date and location of funeral services. Obituaries are provided and purchased by the family and, though they vary in length, can provide biographical data and information on the survivors of the deceased. Because not every family purchased an obituary, this database, in general, indexes death notices only. The Central Library has both the Tulsa World and Tulsa Tribune on microfilm in the Research Center on the 3rd floor. Copies or scans can be made from the microfilm.

The Death Notice Index contains the name of the person and the date the death notice appeared in the newspaper, covering the years 1963-1990 in the Tulsa World and 1964-1990 in the Tulsa Tribune.

Sometimes, the name you are searching is not listed. It may help to try a different spelling of the person's last name. There are many different ways to spell certain names, such as Lewis, Louis, Luis, or Stevens, Stephens, or Elliott, Elliot, Eliott, Eliot. If you are uncertain of the spelling of a last name, put the first few letters of a last name, such as "She", which will bring up names from Shea to Shewmaker.

Occasionally, there are articles about deaths and the death notices do not appear in the newspapers. In those cases, the dates and/or page numbers of the articles appear in the index.

For death notices from 1989 to the present, library customers with a valid library card can search the Tulsa World online via a library subscription service either at their neighborhood library or with through their own Internet connection.

For more information on obituaries, death notices, and newspaper articles, please visit the local history subject guide.

Title Sort descending Publication Date Newspaper Page #
Abbott, Jessie Mae 06/17/1980 Tulsa World
Abbott, John C 06/01/1982 Tulsa Tribune
Abbott, Judie (Mrs. Agatha) 10/16/1982 Tulsa World
Abbott, Lee Roy 11/06/1986 Tulsa World
Abbott, Lee Scott 07/24/1964 Tulsa World 18
Abbott, Leland H 11/22/1988 Tulsa World
Abbott, Lillie Mae 01/22/1983 Tulsa World
Abbott, Louella 02/21/1988 Tulsa World
Abbott, Louis 04/20/1966 Tulsa Tribune 44
Abbott, Louis 04/20/1966 Tulsa World 26, c
Abbott, Louis A. 04/22/1966 Tulsa World 38, c
Abbott, Lydia Autumn (infant daug 10/26/1985 Tulsa Tribune
Abbott, Marie 08/24/1987 Tulsa World
Abbott, Marion M 04/08/1968 Tulsa World
Abbott, Mary 04/20/1964 Tulsa Tribune 26
Abbott, Mary Elizabeth 04/19/1964 Tulsa World 6
Abbott, Mary Elizabeth 04/20/1964 Tulsa World 11
Abbott, Mary Elizabeth 04/18/1964 Tulsa Tribune 14
Abbott, Mattie 01/03/1975 Tulsa World
Abbott, Maurice 09/20/1978 Tulsa Tribune
Abbott, Mona 11/13/1989 Tulsa Tribune
Abbott, Mrs. Verda 01/20/1965 Tulsa World
Abbott, Oilver F. 03/28/1963 Tulsa World 13
Abbott, R.E. 01/28/1985 Tulsa Tribune
Abbott, Savilla 03/07/1966 Tulsa Tribune 4
Abbott, Verda (Mrs. Jessie) 01/19/1965 Tulsa Tribune 6
Abbott, Willie 05/12/1964 Tulsa Tribune 6
Abbott, Willie 05/12/1964 Tulsa Tribune 34
Abbott, Willie 05/12/1964 Tulsa World 6
Abbott, Willie 05/13/1964 Tulsa World 4
Abderson, Joe J 02/20/1967 Tulsa World
Abdo, Alfred Ray 09/24/1988 Tulsa World
Abdo, George 02/16/1977 Tulsa Tribune
Abdo, Harry M 03/16/1977 Tulsa Tribune
Abdo, Juanita Ruth 10/24/1964 Tulsa World 8
Abdo, Juanita Ruth 10/25/1964 Tulsa World 25
Abdo, Lillie 07/30/1985 Tulsa World
Abdoo, M. 12/14/1966 Tulsa Tribune
Abdoo, Vernon 03/19/1986 Tulsa Tribune
Abdul-Kareem, Majeed 01/20/1982 Tulsa World
Abegg, Anne 01/31/1967 Tulsa World
Abel, Arthur W. Sr. 10/02/1972 Tulsa World
Abel, Carl H. Jr. 08/02/1978 Tulsa Tribune
Abel, Chester C. ''Son'' 08/14/1988 Tulsa World
Abel, Clifford Harvey Sr. 08/08/1988 Tulsa World
Abel, Clyde Watts 09/04/1990 Tulsa World
Abel, Donald Ervin (Spec. 4) 08/30/1976 Tulsa Tribune
Abel, Edna 08/21/1986 Tulsa Tribune
Abel, James 11/05/1986 Tulsa Tribune
Abel, James 11/06/1986 Tulsa World