You can try the following link to search old newspapers. Hint- take your time and read each page as obits and death notices are randomly placed thru out the papers. Happy hunting!! Patty hrfrosty@aol.com

http://news.google.com/newspapers

Papers for the Washington Co area are (with date range):

The Washington Co-Operator
2 issues
Jul 31, 1924 - Aug 14, 1924

Washington Daily News
99 issues
Jan 1, 1918 - May 11, 1919

Washington Daily Reporter
2,634 issues
Mar 25, 1884 - Dec 31, 1896

Washington Democrat
32 issues
Oct 17, 1864 - Jul 15, 1865

The Washington Observer
12,752 issues
Jan 4, 1878 - Nov 6, 1967

The Washington Reporter
17,870 issues
Mar 29, 1845 - Sep 16, 1985

The Washington Semi-Weekly Reporter
146 issues
Oct 5, 1889 - Dec 25, 1891

The Washington Weekly Reporter
426 issues
Nov 10, 1883 - Feb 29, 1888

The Reporter
824 issues
Aug 22, 1808 - Dec 19, 1825

The Reporter and Tribune
183 issues
Jan 14, 1863 - Nov 7, 1866

Observer-Reporter
10,774 issues
May 1, 1967 - Jun 29, 2008