Please delete our address on AOL from your mailbox.. Thanks so much. Deborah Rogosin

Hello ALL, Due to health and other personal considerations, I have ceased my major genealogy activities. I have for a number of years researched the surnames CADDELL (& variations inc CALDER), GREEN, HENDERSON, ANDERSON, GREER, BANKS, BATTLE(S), BELL, BU(I)RCHFIELD, KENNAMER, KING, and SINGLETON wherever they lived. For any of you who desires further contact with me, I may still be reached at "bcaddell@hcnews.com". Shortly I will not be subscribed to any of the Rootsweb lists. Bill Caddell 1310 West Tioga Court Granbury, TX 76048

John A. Woodall arrived in Navarro Co. between 1860-1870. He was b. 1824 AL, married Lacy Melissa Harris in Greene Co. AL in 1845 and moved his family to Nacogdoches Co. TX @ 1859. The family moved to Navarro Co. before the 1870 census, which lists him as a ginner; and 1880 as a farmer. The family lived at Dresden. John died on 27 Sep 1890, the day after a tornado hit Dresden. He is buried at the Dresden Cemetery. Lacy Melissa went to live with Mary and Albert Luke Jones. She died 1920 and is buried at Hope Cemetery in Clay Co. TX. John and Lacy Melissa had nine children: 1.. Sarah Catherine b. 1848 AL; married W. Scott Sheppard 1866 Navarro Co.; had three children: Alice b. 1869, Walter W. b. 1870 and Samuel Joseph b. 1871. 2.. Joseph S.L. b. @ 1850 AL; married Mrs. Nancy A. Tisdell?; she already had three daughters. They had six children together: Alcista @ 1873, Tiny/Livvy @ 1869, Jody/Jack @ 1871, Augustus 1874, Alabama @ 1877 and Dallas 1878. Family in Cherokee Co. in 1880. 3.. Samantha J. b. @ 1852 AL; married William L. Harris in 1873 Navarro Co.. They had four children: Charley @ 1874, Alvia @ 1875, John @ 1887 and James @ 1879. Samantha was living with son, John or James, in 1930 Navarro Co. 4.. Mary A. "Mollie" b. 1856 AL; married Albert Luke Jones 1876 Navarro Co. They had two children: Maggie @ 1877 and James 1880. Albert and Mary were in Montague Co. 1920 and are buried at Hope Cemetery, Clay Co. 5.. Francis Marion b. 1858 AL; married Cinderella Dixie Sheppard 1878 Navarro Co. They had fourteen children: Wyley 1880 Navarro Co., (all others born in Falls Co.) Annie Judidiah 1882, Frankie Cinderella @ 1883, George W. @ 1884, Lizora 1886, Jessie 1887, Sidney S. @ 1891, Curtis S. @ 1893, Bella/Bessie @ 1895, Minnie/Mozelle @ 1896, Marshall @ 1897, Verneal 1898, Rex 1900 and Ozell @ 1905. "Frank" and Dixie and buried at the Bremond Cemetery, Robertson Co. 6.. Emma P. b. @ 1861 TX, married J. A. Jones 1880 Navarro Co. 7.. Nancy C. b. @ 1863 TX, married R.C. Degges/Deggs/Deggars 1879 Navarro Co. I have found a M/M R. C. Deggs as members of the Bazette Church of Christ 1885-not there in 1897. Cannot find them on any 1880 census. 8.. Nolie L. b. @ 1865 TX; married J. A. Perry 1887 Navarro Co. Cannot find them on any censuses. 9.. William Sidney b. 1873 Navarro Co. TX; married Mrs. Alice Wheeler McDade @ 1893 Navarro Co. She already had two children: Nora @ 1888 and Walter Nolen 1889. W.S. and Alice had six children: John Noland 1894, Jesse A. 1896, Ana/Emma 1898, Nellie @ 1904, Raymond @ 1905, Cinderella Dixie 1908. The family was in Falls Co. on the 1900 census. I need help locating the Sheppard, Harris, Jones, Deggs/Degges/Deggars, Perry families and Joseph S.L. Woodall and family. I am, also, trying to find out who Jediah Woodall was. She is listed on the 1870 census with the John A. Woodall family. She was b. @ 1852 AL. She is NOT John or Lacy Melissa's daughter, nor was Susan Ella Woodall Stanaland b. @ 1844 AL, who was listed with her husband in the John Woodall household on the 1860 census. Judy Hopkins Baker Mart, McLennan Co. TX buddyandjudy@msn.com

Can someone please give me the address and / or telephone number for the office in Austin which has birth and death certificates and marriage licenses. Anne Walton Wilson

Anne, This site will help you. For Vital Records of any State and County in the US; http://vitalrec.com/ Elnora Frances Cook-Wyrick ----- Original Message ----- From: <anne-wilson@juno.com> To: <TXNAVARR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 4:51 PM Subject: [TXNAVARR] State of Texas > Can someone please give me the address and / or telephone number for the > office in Austin which has birth and death certificates and marriage > licenses. > > Anne Walton Wilson > > > > ==== TXNAVARR Mailing List ==== > To see what Navarro County resources are available on RootsWeb, go to: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/TX/Navarro/ > >

I would like to thank the person who contacted me privately about the DEARMOREs. I responded privately but after 4 days, I've been notified that the email failed to be delivered. I can't find the connection to Viola DEARMORE CHRISMAN & Aline DEARMORE FORT but your DEARMOREs are buried in Oak Grove Cemetery as is Viola CHRISMAN. S.E. wife of M. H. Dearmore, b. 21 Apr 1845 d. 26 Nov 1912 M.H. Dearmore b. 25 Dec 1835 d. 17 Aug 1908 (MASON) There is an unmarked grave in the Dearmore plot. I've been wondering if this could be the girls' mother's grave since I get the impression from the census that their parents are both dead by 1910. If you want pictures of these graves, I'll take them next week. I appreciate your response. Janet Cook

The 51st Homecoming and annual business meeting of the Rice Cemetery Association will be held on Sunday, June 1, 2003, at Rice High School. The new school campus is just south of Rice on the west side of the I-45 service road. A large parking lot is located on the south side of the school. The memorial service will be at 11:00 a.m. in the gym and will honor loved ones who have been buried in Rice or elsewhere since last year's Homecoming. Anyone knowing of someone who should be on the "buried elsewhere" list is asked to send the person's name to Joanne Murphy, 1700 Glenbrook, Corsicana, Texas 75110. A covered dish lunch will follow the memorial service and will be in the school commons area. The Association will provide barbecue, iced tea, and bread. Please bring a covered dish if you can reasonably do so. The business meeting will convene at the school after lunch, no later than 1:00 p.m. Anyone unable to attend may send a contribution to Rice Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 117, Rice, Texas 75155.

I am searching for the mother's name of Aline DEARMORE who married Cerf FORT and Viola DEARMORE who married Carl Stout CHRISMAN. I am trying to prove they descend from Franklin COOK through his daughter, Rebecca Ann COOK who married James J. SIMMONS. Their daughter, Laura, and her husband Ransom HORN, are shown in the 1910 & 1920 censuses to be grandparents of Aline & Viola. I am also trying to learn the cause of death of Nevill, Loice and Dee SIMMONS, children of James W. and Donie L. (JACKSON) SIMMONS. All three children died within a couple of days of each other in 1910. There are no death records recorded. They are buried at Oak Grove Cemetery northeast of Kerens. Thank you, Janet Cook

Was their an Earl McLain in this county. He is related to my great grand father William Harvey McLain that died in Hunt County.

This obituary will be online till 7/5/03. Captain Leslie O'dell Lynch, 77, JAG Coprs, U.S. Navy (Retired), died Friday, May 2, 2003 at a Fort Worth hospital. Captain Lynch was born in Corsicana, Texas, June 15, 1925 the son of Mack A. and Dora Adamson Lynch. He attended and graduated from public schools in Corsicana. In 1942, he entered Texas Wesleyan College in Fort Worth, Texas, where he met and courted Jeanne Fox, later to become his wife. In March 1943, he enlisted in the Navy as Apprentice Seaman. He was later selected for officer training, and upon being commissioned as Ensign in the Naval Reserve, he was married on July 7, 1945 to Jeanne Fox. Thereafter, he served on a cruiser in the western Pacific until he was released from active duty in March 1946. Captain Lynch then resumed his education, receiving a law degree from Southern Methodist University in 1950. AFter a brief law practice, he was recalled to active duty in the Navy, where he served for eighteen months in the Pacific area on the USS O'Bannon, a destroyer, seeing combat in and around Korea.. In September 1952, he was transferred to legal duties in Washington, D.C. Thereafter, he was selected for the Regular Navy, and continued with legal duties until his retirement on June 30, 1973. While he was serving as Navy and Marine Corps Military Judge for the southeastern United States, based at Pensacola, Florida. Upon retirement fromthe Navy, Captain Lynch assumed the duties of Clerk of the Thirteenth Court of Civil Appeals in Corpus Christi, Texas, upon the retirement from the post by a wonderful friend, Magaret Blackmon. In 1974, he entered the private practice of law until his retirement therefrom in 1983, primarily due to reasons of health of himself and wife, Jeanne. In 2002, following his wife's death, Captain Lynch relocated to Fort Worth to be closer to his family. He was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, August 11, 2001 and his loving youngest daughter, Melanie Jeanne Lynch, October 22, 1993. Survivors include son, Leslie O. Lynch, Jr. of Tiburon, California; daughter, Stephanie Charlene Lynch Bertani of Exeter, New Hampshire; seven grandchildren: Murphy Charles Lynch, Robert Leslie Lynch, Katharine Diane Lynch, Richard James Bertani, Jr., Michael Geoffrey Bertani, Kate Natalie Bertani, and Stephen Fox Bertani. Funerals were held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, May 3, 2003 at Blessing Colonial Chapel, Mansfield. Entombment will be Tuesday, May 6, 2003, 10:00 A.M. in the Seaside Mausoleum, Corpus Christi, Texas. Memorials may be made to Covenant Baptist Church of Corpus Christi, Texas. Arrangements by: Blessing Funeral Home Mansfield, Texas (817) 473-1555

In a message dated 4/19/2003 11:03:33 PM Central Standard Time, TXNAVARR-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > In 1876 there was a business in Corsicana that went by the name > "(Messrs.) Bates, Mallory &White". I believe that it was a hardware > store but I'm not sure. Does anyone know how I could go about finding > out the street address of the old business? I would suggest contacting the library in Corsicana to inquire about old City Directories. You could also check old newspapers from the time period -- perhaps they placed an ad. Good luck! Carol Anne

I am looking for Betty Allison, who posted a query for descendents of John Gillen, b. 1770....I am also a descendant of John Gillen and her email and phone number are not valid anymore.... I would welcome any information on any GILLENs in the Navarro county area.... Cindilia __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo http://search.yahoo.com

In 1876 there was a business in Corsicana that went by the name "(Messrs.) Bates, Mallory & White". I believe that it was a hardware store but I'm not sure. Does anyone know how I could go about finding out the street address of the old business? I am fairly certain that it was located in the major downtown business district.

I have been researching my GGrandmother Margaret C. Frazier for lots of years. She was born 13 March 1852 in Navarro Co. I do not know who her parents were. She has been found on the 1870 census of Panola Co. TX. She is with the Wyatt Beasley family. She married John Moses Taylor 10 Oct 1871. He was a widower with 4 small children. They lived the rest of their live in Shelby Co. TX. I would like to know where she was in the 1860 census, and who her parents were. In the 1870 census the wife of Wyatt Beasley is Mary Elizabeth , I think a sister to Margaret. Any help would be appreciated. Frances Yates King frances@uci.net

  PAUL CLAUDE KELLY, beloved husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Saturday April 12, 2003 at the age of 85. He was born in Tyler, Texas and grew up in Corsicana, Texas. In his teen years, he was part of the Civilian Conservation Corps and helped to build numerous parks in the Corsicana area. On November 19, 1938, he married Lois Eula Flanagan in Mesquite, Texas.      During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army for three years and < logo id = "543"/>fought in the Philippine Islands. After the war, he moved to Houston, Texas where he worked for Phoenix and Westmoreland Dairies.      He leaves behind his wife of 64 years, Lois Kelly; son Kenneth Kelly and daughter Barbara Kelly Johns, both residents of northwest Houston; grandchildren Michael Kelly, Terri Smith and Nathan, Katie, and Amanda Johns; brother Arthur Kelly of Cleburne, Texas; four great-grandchildren, Samuel and Kyle Kelly and Jessica and Emily Smith, along with many nieces and nephews.      Friends are invited to visitation with the family from 6 PM to 8 PM on Monday April 14 at Pat H. Foley Funeral Home, 1200 W. 34th Street with funeral services beginning there at 1 PM Tuesday April 15, Interment will follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. Published in the Houston Chronicle on 4/14/2003.

Janice I was not told about this either, thanks very much, Dana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janice Hancock" <janiceh@airmail.net> To: <TXNAVARR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:35 AM Subject: [TXNAVARR] FYI-NEWSPAPER OBITS > Members, I received this the day after I posted to the two list about the > Corsicana Daily Sun charging for obits. Seems like whoever replied to my > first message doesn't know their job to well....and that seems to be the > case in any business today. IMO :) > So at least we can still get the name of the deceased listed etc...but no > survivors. I guess this is better than nothing. > Janice > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Corsicana Daily Sun" <dailysun@airmail.net> > To: "Janice Hancock" <janiceh@airmail.net> > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 5:08 PM > Subject: Re: obituary dept. > > > > Janice, > > > > Our publisher failed to inform you there is a free death notice section in > > our paper. It is scaled back, but includes services, date of death, who > > officiated, interment and funeral home. Can we run your information there? > > Let me know I can do anything else. > > > > Thanks, > > Raymond Linex II > > Editor > > > > on 4/6/03 6:30 PM, Janice Hancock at janiceh@airmail.net wrote: > > > > > Dear Sirs: > > > Will you please put the following obituary in the newspaper this week? > > > TIA > > > Janice Hancock > > > janiceh@airmail.net > > > 1 903 872 1497 > > > > > > > =========================================================================== > > > Funeral service for Calvin "Pete/Hoss" Sliger was held April 5, 2003, > at > > > Laurel Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles Wilson and Brother > Dyrle > > > Phillips officiating. Interment at Laurel Oaks Memorial Park in > Mesquite, > > > TX. > > > > > > He was born July 15, 1926, in Johnston County Oklahoma and passed away > April > > > 2, 2003, at Baylor Hospital, Dallas TX, at the age of 76. He died after > a > > > long illness of emphysema/heart disease. > > > > > > Mr. Sliger was a retired City of Dallas employee, working in the > equipment > > > services division. > > > > > > He was a devoted member of First Baptist Church of Sunnyvale. > > > > > > Pete is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, the former Mary > "Mickey" > > > Marshall of Rice, TX. > > > They met while Mary was working at the old bus station in Corsicana, TX > in > > > 1951 after serving in the Army during WW II , He served his country for > 10 > > > years. Sons and daughter-in-law. Rev. Jim and Donna Sliger, of Beaumont > TX > > > and Rick and Leatha Sliger of Garland TX,5 grandchildren and 1 > > > great-grandson, brothers, Sam Sliger and Charles Sliger of OK, numerous > > > other family members and a host of friends. > > > > > > He was preceded in death by one sister Hazel Reed of OK. and his parents > > > William and Mae Sliger of OK. > > > > > > > =========================================================================== > > > > > > LAUREN OAKS FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY > > > 12649 LAKE JUNE ROAD @ LBJ Mesquite, TX > > > 972 288 4663 > > > www.laureloaksfuneralhome.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXNAVARR Mailing List ==== > Visit the Navarro County genealogical query board: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tx/Navarro >

Members, I received this the day after I posted to the two list about the Corsicana Daily Sun charging for obits. Seems like whoever replied to my first message doesn't know their job to well....and that seems to be the case in any business today. IMO :) So at least we can still get the name of the deceased listed etc...but no survivors. I guess this is better than nothing. Janice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Corsicana Daily Sun" <dailysun@airmail.net> To: "Janice Hancock" <janiceh@airmail.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 5:08 PM Subject: Re: obituary dept. > Janice, > > Our publisher failed to inform you there is a free death notice section in > our paper. It is scaled back, but includes services, date of death, who > officiated, interment and funeral home. Can we run your information there? > Let me know I can do anything else. > > Thanks, > Raymond Linex II > Editor > > on 4/6/03 6:30 PM, Janice Hancock at janiceh@airmail.net wrote: > > > Dear Sirs: > > Will you please put the following obituary in the newspaper this week? > > TIA > > Janice Hancock > > janiceh@airmail.net > > 1 903 872 1497 > > > > =========================================================================== > > Funeral service for Calvin "Pete/Hoss" Sliger was held April 5, 2003, at > > Laurel Oaks Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Charles Wilson and Brother Dyrle > > Phillips officiating. Interment at Laurel Oaks Memorial Park in Mesquite, > > TX. > > > > He was born July 15, 1926, in Johnston County Oklahoma and passed away April > > 2, 2003, at Baylor Hospital, Dallas TX, at the age of 76. He died after a > > long illness of emphysema/heart disease. > > > > Mr. Sliger was a retired City of Dallas employee, working in the equipment > > services division. > > > > He was a devoted member of First Baptist Church of Sunnyvale. > > > > Pete is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, the former Mary "Mickey" > > Marshall of Rice, TX. > > They met while Mary was working at the old bus station in Corsicana, TX in > > 1951 after serving in the Army during WW II , He served his country for 10 > > years. Sons and daughter-in-law. Rev. Jim and Donna Sliger, of Beaumont TX > > and Rick and Leatha Sliger of Garland TX,5 grandchildren and 1 > > great-grandson, brothers, Sam Sliger and Charles Sliger of OK, numerous > > other family members and a host of friends. > > > > He was preceded in death by one sister Hazel Reed of OK. and his parents > > William and Mae Sliger of OK. > > > > =========================================================================== > > > > LAUREN OAKS FUNERAL HOME AND CEMETERY > > 12649 LAKE JUNE ROAD @ LBJ Mesquite, TX > > 972 288 4663 > > www.laureloaksfuneralhome.com > > > > > > >

FYI, many small town papers are doing this. Ours does, so does the neighboring town's. It did create a lot of stir at first in both places. But fewer things are free in any sphere than in the past. The fact is that processing obits does cost the paper money (staff time), and the product they have to sell (space). Especially in the current economy, many papers need to augment revenue. Many charge. The rate, $3 plus per inch, probably is a fraction of that charged advertisers and much less than big city papers charge for the same size notice. One compromise that might be suggested to the Daily Sun is to offer a brief free notice giving only name, age, home town, service time and place and funeral home information for those who can't or won't afford the cost of a full obit. Also to get the word out quickly if a full obit is coming but not ready by press time. That would take only an inch or two of space and much less time to prepare and it would help get the word out. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenda Bowling" <tbowling@airmail.net> To: <TXNAVARR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [TXNAVARR] FYI/Did you know? > Maybe the Daily Sun needs a lesson.....Obits have always been free. I > can not believe that our Small Town Paper is trying to act like A Large > City....We won't be able to afford this either. > > The Stubbs wrote: > > We found this out the same way as you did Janice. Last week my aunt died and > > I called the daily sun and was told the same thing. Aunt Bobbie (Barham) > > Fuller's passing will not be announced in Corsicana daily sun even though > > she was born, raised, and has three sisters living in Navarro Co. My mom was > > very hurt because we can't pay the funds for the service of an obituary. > > Dana > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Shirley Johnston" <SRJ652@pdq.net> > > To: <TXNAVARR-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 1:58 AM > > Subject: Re: [TXNAVARR] FYI/Did you know? > > > > > > > >>I had not heard this, Janice. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. > > > > This > > > >>is a disgrace & you are right - it is all about the dollar!! This is a > >>double-do, a dollar off the dead & another dollar off the living. How > > > > very > > > >>sad. > >> > >>Shirley in Houston > >> > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Janice Hancock" <janiceh@airmail.net> > >>To: <TXNAVARR-L@rootsweb.com> > >>Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 11:05 PM > >>Subject: [TXNAVARR] FYI/Did you know? > >> > >> > >> > >>>Members-did you know that the CORSICANA DAILY SUN is charging to have > >> > >>obituaries placed in their paper? I didn't until I asked for my brother > > > > in > > > >>law's to be published...needless to say it won't be published as I don't > >>have that kind of loose change laying around...I think it is sad that they > >>have reverted to doing this. So another expense for our deceased loved one > >>added to the ever growing cost of funerals...what a shame. $$$$$$$ is the > >>name of the game. > >> > >>>Janice > >>> > >>> > >>>the Corsicana Daily Sun followed the path of many other newspapers in > >> > > the > > > >>country and began charging for obituaries. Our fee is, we believe, quite > >>reasonable at $50 up to 15 inches of space. > >> > >>>Second, we have developed a policy regarding the origin of obituary > >> > >>information. We ask that the funeral home submit or verify the obituary > >>information to us. The reason for our having this policy in place is > > > > simply > > > >>that on more than one occassion, false obituaries were submitted to us as > > > > a > > > >>joke. No one thought they were funny, especially those of us at the > >>newspaper. Consequently, we have to ask all families to have the funeral > >>home contact us or, if it is more convenient for the family, we will > > > > contact > > > >>the funeral home and verify the information. I apologize for the red tape, > >>but the policy protects us all. > >> > >>> Best regards, > >>>Gary Connor > >>>publisher > >>>Corsicana Daily Sun > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>==== TXNAVARR Mailing List ==== > >>>For more Navarro County genealogy and history, visit the GenWeb site: > >>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/ > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >>==== TXNAVARR Mailing List ==== > >>About 290 folks subscribe to TXNAVARR-L or TXNAVARR-D > >> > > > > > > > > ==== TXNAVARR Mailing List ==== > > Visit the on-line Navarro County genealogy archives: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/navarro/navtoc.htm > > > > > > > > ==== TXNAVARR Mailing List ==== > About 290 folks subscribe to TXNAVARR-L or TXNAVARR-D > >

Maybe the Daily Sun needs a lesson.....Obits have always been free. I can not believe that our Small Town Paper is trying to act like A Large City....We won't be able to afford this either. The Stubbs wrote: > We found this out the same way as you did Janice. Last week my aunt died and > I called the daily sun and was told the same thing. Aunt Bobbie (Barham) > Fuller's passing will not be announced in Corsicana daily sun even though > she was born, raised, and has three sisters living in Navarro Co. My mom was > very hurt because we can't pay the funds for the service of an obituary. > Dana > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Shirley Johnston" <SRJ652@pdq.net> > To: <TXNAVARR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 1:58 AM > Subject: Re: [TXNAVARR] FYI/Did you know? > > > >>I had not heard this, Janice. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. > > This > >>is a disgrace & you are right - it is all about the dollar!! This is a >>double-do, a dollar off the dead & another dollar off the living. How > > very > >>sad. >> >>Shirley in Houston >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Janice Hancock" <janiceh@airmail.net> >>To: <TXNAVARR-L@rootsweb.com> >>Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 11:05 PM >>Subject: [TXNAVARR] FYI/Did you know? >> >> >> >>>Members-did you know that the CORSICANA DAILY SUN is charging to have >> >>obituaries placed in their paper? I didn't until I asked for my brother > > in > >>law's to be published...needless to say it won't be published as I don't >>have that kind of loose change laying around...I think it is sad that they >>have reverted to doing this. So another expense for our deceased loved one >>added to the ever growing cost of funerals...what a shame. $$$$$$$ is the >>name of the game. >> >>>Janice >>> >>> >>>the Corsicana Daily Sun followed the path of many other newspapers in >> > the > >>country and began charging for obituaries. Our fee is, we believe, quite >>reasonable at $50 up to 15 inches of space. >> >>>Second, we have developed a policy regarding the origin of obituary >> >>information. We ask that the funeral home submit or verify the obituary >>information to us. The reason for our having this policy in place is > > simply > >>that on more than one occassion, false obituaries were submitted to us as > > a > >>joke. No one thought they were funny, especially those of us at the >>newspaper. Consequently, we have to ask all families to have the funeral >>home contact us or, if it is more convenient for the family, we will > > contact > >>the funeral home and verify the information. I apologize for the red tape, >>but the policy protects us all. >> >>> Best regards, >>>Gary Connor >>>publisher >>>Corsicana Daily Sun >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>==== TXNAVARR Mailing List ==== >>>For more Navarro County genealogy and history, visit the GenWeb site: >>>http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/ >>> >> >> >> >>==== TXNAVARR Mailing List ==== >>About 290 folks subscribe to TXNAVARR-L or TXNAVARR-D >> > > > > ==== TXNAVARR Mailing List ==== > Visit the on-line Navarro County genealogy archives: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/navarro/navtoc.htm > >

We found this out the same way as you did Janice. Last week my aunt died and I called the daily sun and was told the same thing. Aunt Bobbie (Barham) Fuller's passing will not be announced in Corsicana daily sun even though she was born, raised, and has three sisters living in Navarro Co. My mom was very hurt because we can't pay the funds for the service of an obituary. Dana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Johnston" <SRJ652@pdq.net> To: <TXNAVARR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 1:58 AM Subject: Re: [TXNAVARR] FYI/Did you know? > I had not heard this, Janice. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. This > is a disgrace & you are right - it is all about the dollar!! This is a > double-do, a dollar off the dead & another dollar off the living. How very > sad. > > Shirley in Houston > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Janice Hancock" <janiceh@airmail.net> > To: <TXNAVARR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 07, 2003 11:05 PM > Subject: [TXNAVARR] FYI/Did you know? > > > > Members-did you know that the CORSICANA DAILY SUN is charging to have > obituaries placed in their paper? I didn't until I asked for my brother in > law's to be published...needless to say it won't be published as I don't > have that kind of loose change laying around...I think it is sad that they > have reverted to doing this. So another expense for our deceased loved one > added to the ever growing cost of funerals...what a shame. $$$$$$$ is the > name of the game. > > > > Janice > > > > > > the Corsicana Daily Sun followed the path of many other newspapers in the > country and began charging for obituaries. Our fee is, we believe, quite > reasonable at $50 up to 15 inches of space. > > > > Second, we have developed a policy regarding the origin of obituary > information. We ask that the funeral home submit or verify the obituary > information to us. The reason for our having this policy in place is simply > that on more than one occassion, false obituaries were submitted to us as a > joke. No one thought they were funny, especially those of us at the > newspaper. Consequently, we have to ask all families to have the funeral > home contact us or, if it is more convenient for the family, we will contact > the funeral home and verify the information. I apologize for the red tape, > but the policy protects us all. > > Best regards, > > Gary Connor > > publisher > > Corsicana Daily Sun > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXNAVARR Mailing List ==== > > For more Navarro County genealogy and history, visit the GenWeb site: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr/ > > > > > > ==== TXNAVARR Mailing List ==== > About 290 folks subscribe to TXNAVARR-L or TXNAVARR-D >