Obituaries

Cheryl Hall
B: 1961-04-26
D: 2025-07-28
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Hall, Cheryl
Calvin James
B: 1941-11-02
D: 2025-08-09
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James, Calvin
Calvin Taborn
B: 1945-11-18
D: 2025-08-11
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Taborn, Calvin
James Cotten
B: 1945-05-02
D: 2025-08-01
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Cotten, James
Dalious Rollins
B: 1952-11-10
D: 2025-08-06
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Rollins, Dalious
Anthony Smith
B: 1960-08-16
D: 2025-08-05
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Smith, Anthony
Victoria Simmons
B: 1967-10-30
D: 2025-08-11
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Simmons, Victoria
Venita Jones
B: 1985-04-17
D: 2025-08-02
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Jones, Venita
Marilyn Kennedy
B: 1984-06-16
D: 2025-07-26
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Kennedy, Marilyn
Lillian Wright
B: 1929-12-20
D: 2025-07-28
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Wright, Lillian
Ethel Riddick
B: 1941-08-09
D: 2025-07-27
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Riddick, Ethel
Winston McLeod
B: 1943-07-23
D: 2025-07-09
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McLeod, Winston
Beverly Brownson
B: 1964-10-24
D: 2025-07-22
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Brownson, Beverly
Owen Davis
B: 1946-02-25
D: 2025-07-24
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Davis, Owen
Freda Burton
B: 1939-08-22
D: 2025-07-16
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Burton, Freda
Fernando Dixon
B: 1961-05-05
D: 2025-07-14
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Dixon, Fernando
Mary Pryor
B: 1948-07-27
D: 2025-07-11
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Pryor, Mary
Donald Credle
B: 1935-08-26
D: 2025-07-11
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Credle, Donald
Jeremy Bethune
B: 1972-08-09
D: 2025-07-15
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Bethune, Jeremy
Lillian Riddick
B: 1928-03-29
D: 2025-07-15
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Riddick, Lillian
Sharon Cooke
B: 1980-07-10
D: 2025-07-15
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Cooke, Sharon

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A visitation offers a chance for people to "pay their final respects" to the dead person.

Just as important, the visitation can be a time for mourners to meet and console each other in a more informal setting than at the funeral.

You can schedule a visitation for as little as half an hour on the day of the service, or it can last for several days before the service.

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As part of the visitation, you can arrange a formal ceremony, an informal ceremony, or none at all. The formal ceremony might be a brief service with the saying of the rosary (for Catholics) or prayers for the dead led by a mourner or member of the clergy.

The term wake is sometimes used to describe the reception after the funeral or memorial service.

Traditionally, though, a wake means the friends and family keeping watch by the body before it is safely buried — especially through the night. (Hence the term "wake.") In some families, there is much drinking and feasting and storytelling during the vigil.

For those who are comfortable with it, an informal storytelling session can be a wonderful way to remember the person.

The stories don't all have to be solemn, nor do they all have to show the person as a saint. We often love people as much for their flaws as for their strengths.

Remember, too, that laughter is as much a sign of strong emotion as tears or anger.

And if the person had a good sense of humor, there are bound to be some funny stories.

This sharing can be a rich and powerful experience. You might even want to tape record this event to listen to again later.

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