Online Obituary Searches

By Claire Dowell


A person's death is among the saddest things that we can hear about. Such incidents still has to be documented for the government to track. Records about the death of a person are accessible to the general public. In the state f Texas, the Texas death records are managed by the Department of Health Services.

Death records are used in a number of ways in the state of Texas. One will be asked for the death certificate of an insurance holder in order to claim the insurance. It is also needed when processing title transfers. The spouse who plans to marry again will be asked to provide the death certificate of the deceased spouse. It is commonly used when conducting a research on a family history.

One can find a lot of useful information on the death certificate of a person. The name, date of birth as well as the place of birth is indicated on the record. Details about when and where the person died can be found on the document. The document also contains the cause of the death of the individual. The names of the immediate family members of the deceased are also indicated on the file. Funeral and interment details can also be found on the death certificate.

The state of Texas only allows the immediate family members of the deceased to gain access to the death certificate. A valid ID will be asked when requesting for the file. Examples of ID's accepted by the office are driver's license, military or student ID. A $20 fee is charged to the requesting individual for the first copy of the record. Additional copies would cost $3 each. The requesting individual will be asked to provide their personal information as well as the information of the name on the record in order to hasten the process of the retrieval of the document. When the file is requested straight from the office of the Department of Health Services, it would only take at least 30 minutes to two hours to get the record.

The request can also be done via mail order. However, additional charges have to be paid especially when you choose your preferred courier. The additional charges depend on which courier you opt to go for. Death certificates can be obtained after 10-15 days since the order has been sent.

The use of the Internet is the most preferred choice of many because of its ease of use and convenience. Death records can be obtained faster than any method, within a few clicks the results of your search are displayed on the screen. The search of the record can be done free of charge or paid.




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