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 >

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 > >