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 > > > > > > >