Oklahoma - Obituaries Death Notices

By Claire Dowell


One can know about the death of an individual through the obituary section of a newspaper. Death certificates are made to make the search easier. The state of Oklahoma has death records that have been registered since 1917. Oklahoma death records are being managed by the Vital Record Services.

When looking at a death certificate issued in Oklahoma, one can find a lot of information on it. The complete name, birth date and place of the deceased are indicated on the file. One can find important details about the death of the individual on the record such as the place and the date when the person passed away. Additional information that can be found on the record is the cause of death of the individual.

In Oklahoma, the number one reason for requesting a death certificate is to conduct a research on the family history. The document is one of the primary requirements when claiming insurance and property transfer.

The residents of Oklahoma has voluntarily filed death records since 1908, however, it was not until 1917 that the state has mandated to have all death to be registered. Records prior to 1940 are very difficult to obtain since it has to be requested at the hospital or the funeral home where the deceased has been registered. One has to pay a $15 fee in order to get a copy of a death certificate. The certificate is only given to the member of the family of the deceased. The requesting individual has to provide their personal information for documentation purposes. One will also be asked of their relationship to the name on the certificate.

A mail request can be done addressed to the office of the Vital Records Service. One has to include the accomplished request form and a self addressed envelope with a stamp. The requested document will be mailed after several days from the date it was requested. By going to the office of the vital Records Service, the request can be obtained after one or two hours. This has been made easier and faster with the use of the Internet. One can obtain a copy of the record from the comforts of their own home and within seconds the results are displayed on the computer monitor.

The use of the Internet has revolutionized the management of information. The good thing about using the Internet to obtain a copy of the death certificate is that it eliminates the need to drive and fall in line at the office just to get a copy of the record. One can now obtain death records by typing in the last name of the individual on the search bar of a certain website. There are websites that can provide a free service but the results may not be as accurate as those from a paid search. One has to be careful when selecting a provider to avoid being scammed online.




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