No sense in being harsh, I responded to someone, who didn't say what their income was and some people got a reduced payment the second time depending on income.  I would have been surprised if they both if filing joint didn't get the stimulus together at least the first time.  If the death was reported on the tax return which I had a client like that, they individually received the stimulus.  The reason I could see that is because the personal representative has the choice to decide if they will file a joint return or separate returns.  I am not one that could possibly guess what the IRS is thinking when they decide who to send these checks to. So my response would still be possibly depending upon the circumstance. 

If you don't agree with my response to the person then fill free to add your own response but you don't need to criticize my trying to help someone make the determination for themselves. 

If people fill the need to be rude. Screw you all I will never respond.