Dear Mr. Hufferd,

While I am sure you rely on the family members of the recently deceased to submit the copy and text for the obituaries in the News-Examiner, I would suggest that before obituaries appear in your online version, you or your staff might want to review and edit the copy.

In a recent obituary for the late Samuell David Barnes the first line reads, “Samuell David Barnes, 26, formally of Cambridge City, Ind., passed away on Jan. 13, 2010, at his home for the last three months in Connersville.” I assume the writer intended to use word “formerly” instead of the word “formally,” unless of course the decedent kept his formal resident in the great municipality of Cambrige City and was only a informal resident of the environs of Connersville.

Also from the structure of the sentence I am unsure if the late Mr. Burns was a three month resident of Connersville or if it took him three months to die in Connersville. I am sure this comes from the over use of commas as parentheticals and an error in logic in the statement. Of course if I am mistaken and the sentence should be read as written, I apologize. If that is the case however, I imagine the truth behind that statement will reduce the amount of upcoming casual emigres from Cambridge City.

Sincerely,
Mark Fish