Debbie Papers copy obits to other papers because a family member thinks there is someone in that city who would be interested to learn of the death. An elderly person may have been active in a church or social organization for years in one town and then have to go live with an adult child or in a nursing home in another town. When that person dies, the papers may copy the newspapers in the where the person first lived because there are friends and acquaintances there who will be interested to learn of the death. It doesn't necessarily mean there is still family living in that town. Sometimes papers will copy a town where the person grew up but has not been there for years. It really depends upon what the family member requests and how sharp the obit editor is. Su
Thanks to ALL who answered my newspaper question. Its truly appreciated! Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: <SUEM600@aol.com> To: <KYJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 11:36 AM Subject: [KYJEFFER] Paper, please copy > Debbie > > Papers copy obits to other papers because a family member thinks there > is someone in that city who would be interested to learn of the death. An > elderly person may have been active in a church or social organization for > years in one town and then have to go live with an adult child or in a > nursing home in another town. When that person dies, the papers may copy the > newspapers in the where the person first lived because there are friends and > acquaintances there who will be interested to learn of the death. It doesn't > necessarily mean there is still family living in that town. Sometimes papers > will copy a town where the person grew up but has not been there for years. > It really depends upon what the family member requests and how sharp the obit > editor is. > > Su > > > ==== KYJEFFER Mailing List ==== > The Jefferson County, KY History and Genealogy page is part of USGenWeb, ALHN and AHGP which are not-for-profit Projects. Visit us at http://home.ix.netcom.com/~gsdownr/usgw/jefferson1.html. > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >