Good question and basis for an article. Why indeed? There is a story somewhere here that has not been told. "Large" obits were not common. But  death notice for someone of prominence would have been newsworthy. Interesting anomaly.

Craig

On Aug 10, 2012, at 10:37 AM, Huffstutler, Eric S. wrote:

> But thinking he was prominent enough and
> wealthy, why is he not recorded somewhere or had a large obit in the
> newspaper?


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