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From: "Bertrand K. Macpherson" <>
Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] Obits in newspapers
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 20:27:12 -0500
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Ellen, I'll tell you one thing that has been frustrating to me regarding
those early obits, and that is the notices don't mention where the deceased
were buried. They just write, "interment will be private." That doesn't give
any information! I suppose they wanted it that way, but it makes it hard for
US to find out!

Bertrand Macpherson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ellen Cleary" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 5:32 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.
>
> >^,,^< >^,,^< >^,,^<
>
> *Ellen*
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