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 #
Dowling, Sue G 12/06/1970 Tulsa World
Dowling, William 04/22/1989 Tulsa Tribune
Down, Henry 08/13/1969 Tulsa World
Down, Myrtle N 12/31/1985 Tulsa World
Downen, James N 04/12/1977 Tulsa Tribune
Downer, Avery E 07/17/1968 Tulsa World
Downer, Gertrude 07/17/1964 Tulsa World 14
Downer, Laverne 11/09/1964 Tulsa World 5
Downes, Edith 10/03/1965 Tulsa World
Downes, Edith (Miss) 10/04/1965 Tulsa Tribune 23
Downes, Edith G. (Miss) 10/04/1965 Tulsa Tribune 23
Downes, Miss Edith G. 10/05/1965 Tulsa World
Downey, Carl 09/24/1966 Tulsa Tribune
Downey, Celia 11/24/1989 Tulsa Tribune
Downey, Cora M 05/14/1984 Tulsa Tribune
Downey, Giles 05/21/1981 Tulsa World
Downey, Gladys P 01/05/1980 Tulsa Tribune
Downey, Grace 12/24/1964 Tulsa World 14
Downey, Henry F 04/16/1984 Tulsa Tribune
Downey, Henry F. 04/26/1966 Tulsa Tribune 8
Downey, Henry F. 04/26/1966 Tulsa Tribune 24
Downey, Henry F. 04/26/1966 Tulsa World 22, c
Downey, Henry F. 04/27/1966 Tulsa World 27, c
Downey, Hermina Frances 08/27/1968 Tulsa World
Downey, Jessie Ruth 04/26/1988 Tulsa World
Downey, Lassie 08/11/1969 Tulsa Tribune
Downey, Leona P 07/29/1983 Tulsa Tribune
Downey, Miller W 10/26/1971 Tulsa World
Downey, Myrtle 03/06/1964 Tulsa World 6
Downey, Myrtle (Mrs. Robert Lee) 03/05/1964 Tulsa Tribune 43
Downey, Myrtle (Mrs. Robert Lee) 03/05/1964 Tulsa Tribune 49
Downing, Ada Elizabeth 10/15/1985 Tulsa World
Downing, Alla Mae 09/27/1967 Tulsa Tribune
Downing, Alpha J 02/13/1978 Tulsa Tribune
Downing, Ann 07/10/1976 Tulsa Tribune
Downing, Betsy S 11/30/1971 Tulsa World
Downing, Cecil R 09/23/1970 Tulsa World
Downing, Cecil R ay 09/22/1970 Tulsa World
Downing, Cecil Ray 09/22/1970 Tulsa World
Downing, Clara 03/24/1981 Tulsa Tribune
Downing, Darrell 08/24/1983 Tulsa Tribune
Downing, Drew Anthony 04/06/1988 Tulsa World
Downing, Edgar L 07/12/1973 Tulsa World
Downing, Edith Ganoe (Mrs. R. E.) 01/27/1966 Tulsa Tribune 12
Downing, Elizabeth N 09/02/1977 Tulsa Tribune
Downing, Ethel M 07/18/1969 Tulsa Tribune
Downing, Helen Frances 09/25/1988 Tulsa World
Downing, James J ''Jim'' 02/27/1981 Tulsa Tribune
Downing, Joe 06/03/1964 Tulsa World 19
Downing, Joseph lee 06/03/1964 Tulsa Tribune 22