All,
   Thought I would share this as it may help someone in their search.  I
also had a relative that I knew had died in Savannah but could find no
death certificate.  I went to Savannah Historical Society and looked at
the original books/logs of death for that county and found the person I
was looking for.  I was then able to go to the newspaper and get the
write up with more information.  You may want to give that route a try.
I paid the Georgia Vital Stat. a total of $30 trying different counties
when the information was never sent to them.  Feel sure it would also
work in SC.
Bouy

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