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 #
Steel, James K. 01/16/1982 Tulsa World
Steel, Paul Gray 02/22/1964 Tulsa World 4
Steel, Paul Gray 02/23/1964 Tulsa World 10
Steel, Paul Gray 02/21/1964 Tulsa Tribune 36
Steel, Paul Gray 02/21/1964 Tulsa Tribune 44
Steel, Paul Gray 02/22/1964 Tulsa Tribune 12
Steel, Vernon Andrew 07/25/1985 Tulsa World
Steele, Bertha M. 12/06/1989 Tulsa Tribune
Steele, Betty Jo (Mrs. Vernon) 02/06/1981 Tulsa Tribune
Steele, Bob 02/23/1984 Tulsa World
Steele, Bryon W., Sr. 01/29/1966 Tulsa Tribune 14
Steele, Charles W. 09/26/1970 Tulsa World
Steele, Dean 08/19/1985 Tulsa World
Steele, Dr.Byron W.,Sr.,retired surgeon 01/30/1966 Tulsa World Telli
Steele, Earl W. 08/12/1982 Tulsa World
Steele, Edgar R. 09/13/1969 Tulsa World
Steele, Edgar R. 09/12/1969 Tulsa Tribune
Steele, Edith 05/26/1978 Tulsa World
Steele, Edward 08/04/1968 Tulsa World
Steele, Floy R. (Mrs.) 09/04/1981 Tulsa World
Steele, Forrest E. 02/12/1976 Tulsa Tribune
Steele, Fred C. 01/27/1989 Tulsa World
Steele, Gary 08/16/1989 Tulsa Tribune
Steele, Gary 09/19/1983 Tulsa Tribune
Steele, Georgia E. 07/28/1987 Tulsa World
Steele, Gertrude Mae 01/10/1964 Tulsa World 6
Steele, Gertrude Mae 01/10/1964 Tulsa Tribune 33
Steele, GLenn E. 03/09/1980 Tulsa World
Steele, Gloria Lynne 02/15/1967 Tulsa World
Steele, Helen Fisher 07/27/1965 Tulsa Tribune 20
Steele, Hugh 05/16/1977 Tulsa Tribune
Steele, Hugh C. 06/05/1990 Tulsa Tribune
Steele, Ivan Eugene 02/27/1989 Tulsa World
Steele, James Lee 12/17/1986 Tulsa Tribune
Steele, Jeanette 06/09/1969 Tulsa Tribune
Steele, Julia 07/08/1965 Tulsa World
Steele, Julia 07/07/1965 Tulsa Tribune 38
Steele, Lee Thomas 03/03/1965 Tulsa Tribune 19
Steele, Lester 08/01/1966 Tulsa World 21, c
Steele, Lester 08/01/1966 Tulsa Tribune 33
Steele, Mabel Opal 12/22/1988 Tulsa World
Steele, Mrs. Helen Fisher 07/27/1965 Tulsa World
Steele, Paul 08/06/1987 Tulsa Tribune
Steele, Paul 06/28/1965 Tulsa Tribune 4
Steele, Preston 05/04/1982 Tulsa Tribune
Steele, Shirley (Mrs. Lester) 01/16/1982 Tulsa World
Steele, William 02/14/1983 Tulsa World
Steele, Zetta L. (Mrs. Paul) 04/01/1969 Tulsa Tribune
Steeley, Ancil E. 09/16/1965 Tulsa World
Steeley, Ancil E. 09/17/1965 Tulsa World