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Obituaries & Funeral Notices

    Over 25,000 local obituaries and funeral announcements have been 
pasted on cards by employees and volunteers since the late 1960's. 
These clippings are in file cabinets and computer files and are photographed and updated every week by employee, Jack Gainer. This list was last updated in Dec 2022
The following obituaries/funeral notices are available at the museum. The names may be listed several times as the obituary may have been in several different local newspapers. Some maiden names (if known) have parenthesis around them. The year of death follows the name. 
Also check the obituaries online https://www.wisecountytexas.info/obituaries/ 
Some obituaries may be in one collection but not the other.
Contact the museum for images of these obituaries - 
contact@wisehistory.com

Links to Obituary Lists

The following list is some of the newspapers used in this collection.
The name of the paper (if known) may be abbreviated on the clipping

Alvord Gazette - 'Gazette'
Alvord News
Austin American Statesman
Boyd Banner
Bridgeport Index - 'Index'
Chico Review became the Chico Texan -'Texan'
Denton Record Chronicle
Fort Worth Star Telegram
Southern Wise Times
Springtown Telegram
Wise County Messenger - 'Messenger' or 'WCM'
Wise County Shopper - 'Shopper'
Wise Times - 'Times'