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Obituary Index : Birmingham Area Newspapers  
 
 
 

  
About this Database
This database is an ongoing project of the Government Documents Department of the Birmingham Public Library. Obituaries from several Birmingham area newspapers are included:
  • ACIPCO News
    • Current coverage
    • January 1928 - January 2002
    • 1931 entries
  • Birmingham News
    • Current coverage
    • January 1918 - December 1996
    • 268133 entries
  • Birmingham Post Herald
    • Current coverage
    • May 1938 - October 1993
    • 1645 entries
  • Birmingham Reporter
    • Current coverage
    • January 1918 - October 1982
    • 491 entries
  • Birmingham Times
    • Current coverage
    • October 1942 - February 1985
    • 1912 entries
  • Birmingham World
    • Current coverage
    • September 1940 - December 1996
    • 3005 entries
  • Methodist Christian Advocate / Alabama Christian Advocate
    • Current coverage
    • January 1925 - December 1979
    • 12833 entries
  • Shelby County Reporter
    • Current coverage
    • January 1932 - December 1979
    • 4443 entries
Obituaries vary greatly in length, from one or two lines to a full column.
 
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