how do I find out when someone died in west virginia?
142106
Contact a local public library.  If his obituary was listed in a newspaper, they might just have the issue that it was in.  \n\nGood luck!
902037
First, the county assessor's office has records of who owned the place before, all the way back to the original title, hopefully.  (Sometimes old records have been lost, but if not, they keep them forever.)  Then go to the local newspaper and ask to see their archives.  There may well be a computerized index.  If so, search on the names of the people who lived there.  Even if someone died who did not live there, the owners of the property at the time would probably be mentioned in a newspaper article about the death.\n\nAnother method would be to check the county records office for death certificates, and note the address at which the death took place.  Again, this would be easy if these records have been computerized.  Otherwise, it may be quite a chore.  The clerks are usually willing to help when the research project is an interesting one, as this one would seem to be.\n\nIt may be a good bit of nuisance to do this research, but once you have done it, you can then offer your services to search for other people, as you will have established where the information is stored.  At the very least, you can then write an article for a local paper detailing the search.  \n\nIt will be easy if all the relevant records are properly indexed in computer data bases, but not all counties in the US are that up-to-date on their records.
354011
If you know where the person lived and died you can find the information by contacting the probate or family court in that county.  They would have all this information on file there.  If you don't know what city, but you knew what state, there might be a general registy in that state.  Call a probate office and they would be able to tell you more information, then.
976869
Do you or your mother know the date of his death -- or where he may have died?  What about any date of an obit notice?  Does your mother have his Social Security Number (if you received Survivor's Benefits from his death -- she SHOULD have this information).\n\nStart by asking the questions -- and have each of you put your heads together and write down what you know.  Then ... from that point, IF you have the SSN -- you could use the Social Security Death Indices to find information on his date of death -- and from there -- you can track down his death notice through most of the familiar Geneology Sites.
200387
your local library usully has some sort of death record filing. check the reference section, thats where i found it.
58787
Go to the library, for past newspapers.  Call area funeral homes, maybe the hospital?
715695
I have no clue aside from finding where they kept their important files / papers / documents (car title, mortgage receipts, contracts, etc) and look  through them.\n\nUsually the closest relative has access to these papers.\nI would guess a slow painful manual search calling insurance companies giving them the name and address of the deceased may help, but would be as I said.., painfully slow.
218180
do u live in clarksville or have other family that does?was the obituary in the newspaper? if so, u could go to the local library and they should have old newspapers on microfishe. find the october 18, 2005 edition and just through it. if it was not in the paper, i am not sure where to go from there. u might also be able to do an internet search for obituaries and look it up that way as well. hope this helps.
1357
I am sorry for you loss.\n\nCall the county firefighter station, this is what I did from there you also need to contact the police department. Those two places should be able to give you all the information available.
21394
Here is a website I think might help.  Just type in the person's name, the state they are in and zip code (if you know it):\nhttp://www.whitepages.com/\n\nGood luck
653228
you could consult public records for the city/town they were living in at the time of death, you could check church records if you know where they attended church
21454
call the county coroners office.  if an autopsy was done, then you can get access to that info
751698
go to the county recorder\n\n:> peace\n.
863171
Do a search for the county newspaper or the city if you know where he lived.  Which state is this county in?  If the newspaper is online you could probably find the obit from there.  If there is a big city close by you might want to check out their newspaper as well. You could also contact the funeral home and ask for a copy.
608180
It is best to start with the Obituary of the town news paper where the family member resided.  Many towns has on-line newspapers.  If the town of the deceased does not have an on-line newspaper; you'll need to go to the libraby of the township to search archives. Or you could try locating the local church the family member attended.  You can also try speaking to neighbors of the deceased if it has been less than 7 years of interment.
221195
Go to your local Hall of Records..and ask there.. OR you can go to the Vital Statistics web page and go from there with your state.
360500
with my father passing away Oct. 05 - once the obituary was posted in the newspaper - I was able to get and keep a guest book for him online, but in the mean time able to look up many other obits. www.legacy.com is the easy way to locate obituary/old & new - some you may have to pay for