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First, verify that the individual you seek died in Shelby County.
Once you have verified that the individual died in Shelby County, you may be able to find their obituary in the Commercial Appeal.The Memphis Public Library's Main Library and the University of Memphis' McWherter Library holds Commercial Appeal microfilm for you to view and scan. You will need to visit these locations for access to the microfilm.
Your local public library may have access to a database, NewsBank, which will provide you digital access to the Commercial Appeal from June 1990 to present.
View the Commercial Appeal obituaries surrounding the death date (1 or 2 days prior, 1 to 5 days after). The obituary may not have been published on the individual's actual death date.
If your local public library does not have access to NewsBank, utilize your local public library's interlibrary loan system to request the obituary information. Call your local public library for more information on interlibrary loan.
You may be able to find obituaries through websites such as Legacy.com.
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