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 #
Rider, Josephine Evelyn 11/02/1964 Tulsa World 9
Rider, Larcell 10/03/1984 Tulsa World
Rider, Mary Myrtle 03/26/1965 Tulsa World
Rider, Myrtle 03/26/1965 Tulsa Tribune 8
Rider, Myrtle 03/26/1965 Tulsa Tribune 43
Rider, Nellie Marie 10/08/1964 Tulsa World 61
Rider, Norman E. 07/13/1967 Tulsa Tribune
Rider, Susanne 05/25/1965 Tulsa Tribune 22
Ridge, Emmitt Ollie 08/01/1974 Tulsa Tribune
Ridge, Lyda Marie 06/07/1966 Tulsa Tribune 23
Ridge, Lyda Marie 06/08/1966 Tulsa World 31, c
Ridge, Marian 07/09/1987 Tulsa World
Ridge, Norma Jo 05/24/1986 Tulsa World
Ridge, Olive (Mrs. J. K.) 03/08/1972 Tulsa World
Ridge, P. K. 07/13/1967 Tulsa Tribune
Ridge, Remel Eugene 07/01/1980 Tulsa Tribune
Ridge, Roxie M. 02/19/1980 Tulsa World
Ridge, Sophia 10/07/1987 Tulsa World
Ridge, William 05/05/1987 Tulsa World
Ridgeway, Almon A. 05/18/1970 Tulsa Tribune
Ridgeway, Bessie L. 11/17/1975 Tulsa Tribune
Ridgeway, Buriel (Doc) 05/23/1966 Tulsa Tribune 32
Ridgeway, Buriel D. 05/23/1966 Tulsa World 23, c
Ridgeway, Charles K. 07/21/1971 Tulsa Tribune
Ridgeway, Clara B. 04/10/1976 Tulsa Tribune
Ridgeway, Dewey Warren 11/28/1964 Tulsa World 16
Ridgeway, Mary 10/14/1976 Tulsa Tribune
Ridgeway, Ray G. 02/21/1966 Tulsa Tribune 25
Ridgeway, Russell D. 02/27/1982 Tulsa World
Ridgeway, Sarah 03/17/1964 Tulsa World 28
Ridgeway, Sarah 03/16/1964 Tulsa Tribune 4
Ridgeway, Sylvia Adeline 08/09/1973 Tulsa Tribune
Ridgway, Alma 01/26/1963 Tulsa Tribune 8
Ridgway, Almon A. 05/18/1970 Tulsa Tribune
Ridgway, Arthur W. 02/16/1967 Tulsa Tribune
Ridgway, Buriel (Doc) 05/24/1966 Tulsa World 21, c
Ridgway, Carmel 'Penny' (Mrs. Pat) 08/16/1982 Tulsa World
Ridgway, Dessie Ann 02/24/1975 Tulsa Tribune
Ridgway, Dewey W. 01/27/1963 Tulsa World 16
Ridgway, Earnest James 06/23/1987 Tulsa World
Ridgway, Homer 05/26/1982 Tulsa Tribune
Ridgway, Ronald J. 05/02/1975 Tulsa World
Ridgway, Ruby L. 10/24/1983 Tulsa Tribune
Ridgway, William James 02/25/1981 Tulsa World
Ridley, Angie Clara (Mrs. Andy) 06/03/1968 Tulsa Tribune
Ridley, Charles 05/21/1968 Tulsa World
Ridley, Charles R 11/01/1966 Tulsa World
Ridley, Charles R. 10/31/1966 Tulsa Tribune
Ridley, Charles R. 11/01/1966 Tulsa World 24
Ridley, Charles R. 11/02/1966 Tulsa World 21