That may be good advice in a small town but in Houston or any large city there are loads of funeral homes. Gale On Jun 26, 2012, at 9:41 PM, Joan Parker wrote: Good idea to check the funeral home's website. Joanie Joan Parker Immediate Past President JGS of Greater Miami, Inc. Miami, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: Gale Gorman To: Nadine & Sid Snider Cc: roots Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 2:42 PM Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] newpaper obituaries I found the same when my father-inlaw died. I had always assumed the obit free. After that I quit looking at the paper daily to see who died. Newspapers used to be privately owned but today Hearst Publishing probably owns most of them Gale Gorman Houston