Obituary
Policy
The Albany Herald offers free pending obituary notices and arrangement notices to everyone with ties to Albany and Southwest Georgia. Extended notices will be offered on a paid basis with proofs faxed to the funeral homes for approval prior to publication.
The free notices will be a standard format as shown below. Paid notices will be offered in two formats, which examples are also included below.
All obituaries, free and paid, include
the name, location and telephone number of the funeral home, unless
the notice is published after the service and burial.
Obituaries are published through our resource center and the deadline is 3 p.m. the day prior to publication.
ALL OBITUARIES MUST COME FROM
FUNERAL HOMES OR CREMATORIES.
The fax number for The Albany Herald's resource center is 229.438.3200.
Please contact:
Resource Specialist – 229.888.9300, Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Holly Halford – 229.438.3258, Sat.-Sun., Noon-4 p.m.
EXAMPLE
OF FREE PENDING OBITUARY:
John
L. Doe
ALBANY
– John L. Doe, 58 died Wednesday,
June 7, 2000. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Smith &
Sons Funeral Home.
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EXAMPLE
OF FREE OBITUARY:
John
L. Doe
ALBANY
– John L. Doe, 58, of 132 Pine Ave., died Wednesday,
June 7, 2000. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist
Church. Visitation will be 7 p.m. Ð 9 p.m. today at the funeral
home. Smith & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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EXAMPLE
OF PAID OBITUARY:
(May
include picture)
John
L. Doe
ALBANY
– John L. Doe, 58, of 132 Pine Ave., died Wednesday,
June 7, 2000, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital.
The
funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church with
burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The Rev. J. Smith will officiate.
A
native of Albany, Mr. Doe was employed by ABC Construction Co.
He was educated in the Dougherty County School System and attended
ABAC College.
Survivors
include his wife, Jane C. Doe of Albany, a daughter, Sally Doe
Smith of Albany, and two sons, John L. Doe, Jr. of Atlanta, and
Sam C. Doe of Putney; and a brother, Larry A. Doe of Albany, and
two grandchildren.
Visitation
will be 7 p.m.-9 p.m. today at Smith & Sons Funeral Home.
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Additional information in paid obituaries:
The
cost for the above obituary including picture is
$50, billed to the funeral home. Cause and place of death along with full information
concerning funeral arrangements and burial may be included.
Education, immediate
family members may be included.
Extended family including names and locations of grand children
and relatives beyond spouse, children and parents may be added.
Pallbearers, honorary pallbearers and honorary groups, club memberships
and achievements may be added.
Visitation and memorial
information may be included.
An obituary may run a second time with a pick-up discount of 25 percent off the original prcie of the obituary.
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