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From: "msdelge" <>
Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] Obits in newspapers
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 17:05:49 -0600
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Ellen,

I am reading the Succession of my great-great-grandmother who
died in 1880. A. Leitz, an Undertaker at 661 Magazine Street,
New Orleans, charged $3 for "News paper."

It seems to be an early practice.

Janet
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From: "Ellen Cleary" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] Obits in newspapers


> I think obit practices must have varied from time to time.
>
> Remember that for a long while, people were buried out of their
houses. I don't know that a funeral director was even involved
with those funerals. lthough in some early successions I've seen
expenses for carriages and wreaths.
>
> For a period of time it must have been fashionable to have
obits published in many papers...you'll see the note in the obit,
Please copy San Francisco, New York, Charleston.
>
> I have the impression that here in New Orleans, obits used to
be free...now I am hearing that they are paid for, but I have no
experience with this to know if that is truly the case.
>
> >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^<
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> *Ellen*
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