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From: "Wordsmith" <>
Subject: Re: Fw: [APG] Social Security Death Benefit
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2003 18:31:20 -0800
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As of Friday, 10/31/03, the death benefit is payable to either a surviving
spouse or a surviving minor child, per my local SS office.

Elizabeth Corethers
Eagle Point, Oregon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard A. Pence" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2003 6:38 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: [APG] Social Security Death Benefit


> Since at least from 1989 (year of my mother's death), the death benefit
has
> been payable ONLY to a surviving spouse (with the exception of some
> qualifying dependants, usually minors already receiving benefits, as would
> be the case with a deceased father). Generally, however, if the spouse
> doesn't survive, then no death benefit. <snip>

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