Anyone from Chesterfield?

[DSJ]

I attended a funeral in Chesterfield last Monday. The names of mourners were taken & i am wondering if any of the local newspapers there do accounts of funerals.

I have looked on the website of the local Chesterfield newspaper but can't see funeral accounts listed, only obituary notices.

[carrust]

Have you looked in the Derbyshire Times?

[DSJ]

I've looked on the Derbyshire Times website but the obituaries section seems to cover announcements rather than funeral reports. Perhaps they don't print reports but I assumed they did because our names were taken.

[carrust]

I've got a mate who lives in Chessy. I'll make some enquiries for you, if you want me too?

[ttfn]

Some undertakers will collect the names of mourners to list them for the relatives

[Jemisa]

Yes, ttfn, the names of the mourners and those who brought or sent flowers is often taken so as the berieved ones can send a note of thankyou to them later.
Well thats what happens here Nothing to do with local papers.

jem

[ttfn]

Mind you Jem if my local paper adopted the idea they would probably up their readership! Dreadful paper - if it isnt about sport they dont want to publish it. Wouldn't know a good news story if it bit them. Haven't bought it in years, look it up on line and they usually have just a max of 10 stories a good 50% of which is ruddy sport

[Jemisa]

You're probably right there ttfn.Perhaps I'm a bit weird but I like to browse in the "Matched - Hatched - & Dispatched" pages. I like the little poems, & sentiments ect, sometimes even I shed the odd tear. Am I strange or what?

Jem

[Dris]

Hope you get a result DSJ.
However I can honestly say ive never heard of this before -is it not just sufficient to pay your last respects or is there another reason? Im genuinley interested and not being pedantic.

[ttfn]

No you are not strange in my book Jem. Have lived here all my life and through various contacts and 2 very public jobs i know an awful lot of people so I scan the obits first too. It is amazing how many people I recognise in there and sometimes I have picked up on news in time to write to the family or even attend the funerals. Cant help myself sometimes ;o)

[Dris]

I scan the obits as well ttfn after I joyously phoned my pal to let her know that H and I had only gone and got married without telling (hardly) anyone to be met with 'o thats good -did you not know mum died last week'.I swear i'll never not read them again as she assumed we would have all known (and prob thought I had let her down altho she didnt say).I was gutted as her mum was a dear wee friend.

[DSJ]

In my part of the world, names are taken at funerals for publication in the local newspaper. I just feel that if there is an account, then I would like to read it. Nothing more than that. If there isn't, no problem.

[ttfn]

Dris - that is my only reason for scanning them daily - it is not idle curiosity. On one occasion I saw the obit of a close friend's mother. I had less than 24 hours notice of the funeral, but took the day off work, arranged a floral tribute which I collected and delivered to the undertakers just in time. When my friend saw me at the funeral she was so pleased I was there and when I asked her why she hadn't let me know she said she didn't want to upset me. I would dread being in the position you found yourself in, I feel for you x

[Dris]

ttfn -its gutting if you miss it -thankfully you got there in time.It means so much to the family as well.
DSJ -thanks for replying.I was just interested and appreciate that we all have different customs where we live -I just hadnt heard of that one -I now know so thank you.