I sent a query to DeKalb Co and they also said they had no record but I suspect DeKalb Co must have misfiled the certificate because a letter to the Indiana State Board of Health was finally successful and I received a copy of the death certificate from them. Place of death was Ashby, Springfield Twp, DeKalb Co IN. In this case the death certificate contained a wealth of information, an answer to every researchers dream and well worth the frustration of the search!! Thank you for your response to my query.