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DebJ

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7. I miss the obits of the old days that actually told you something.

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 11:20 AM

Jul 2012

Stories about their lives, names of family members, etc.
Today they seem to say "he's dead", period.

But then again, I am into ancestry research. I read a LOT of obits.
Small town obits are the best.

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There's a sea change in obituaries: Glam pics [View all] UTUSN Jul 2012 OP

I prefer the "what they last looked like" pictures. It's hard to mentally age early pictures. HopeHoops Jul 2012 #1

If that is how they wish to be remembered, what does it matter? femmocrat Jul 2012 #2

Just hadn't seen that particular genre there before UTUSN Jul 2012 #3

Better that than the post-mortem photo popular among Victorians imo struggle4progress Jul 2012 #4

I was such a dumb child pipi_k Jul 2012 #5

"got a dead guy to smile" - Well, you had a concept of death. It was just scary to me. n/t UTUSN Jul 2012 #6

I miss the obits of the old days that actually told you something. DebJ Jul 2012 #7

We still have those here. femmocrat Jul 2012 #8

I am sure it is the expense; funerals are outrageous. DebJ Jul 2012 #12

It bothers me because I see the picture and think "So YOUNG!".... PassingFair Jul 2012 #9

Yes "so young" but the ones I'm talking about are a new generation, in their 30s/40s UTUSN Jul 2012 #10

As if you needed another time-waster HeiressofBickworth Jul 2012 #11