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Cox Ohio Media paid obituary and in memoriam 2010 policies and guidelines

Paid Obituaries and In Memoriam notices are published seven days a week in the Springfield News-Sun.

Hours of Operation: The Cox Ohio Media Obituary Department is open Monday through Friday 9:00 am-6:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday 2:00 pm-6:00 pm. Deadline is 5:30 pm each day for the following day’s publication. Recognized holiday hours are 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm. We are closed on Christmas day.

Free Listing: Cox Ohio Media offers a one-time, five-line listing at no charge to the funeral home. Listing includes the deceased name, age, city, date of death, time of service or visitation (not both) and name of funeral home.

Copy Acceptance for Obituaries and Photos:

All obituaries must be e-mailed, faxed or walked in. NO OBITS WILL BE TAKEN OVER THE PHONE.
All obituaries placed by private party individuals or out of state funeral homes must be prepaid.
Photos – Only the deceased’s photo will be printed. All other people in the photo will be edited out.
No changes will be made to an obituary by anyone other than the individual or funeral home that placed the obituary.
No personal information or costs will be provided to anyone other than the individual or funeral home placing the obituary.
Ad proofs and cost will be sent to the individual or funeral home that placed the obituary by end of each business day.
Obituaries placed by private party individuals must provide the name of the funeral home, mortuary, crematory or research institute to which the body was donated in order to verify authenticity of the deceased. At the time of verification, Cox Ohio Media will also gain permission from the funeral home or other provider to use their name in the obituary if so requested by the individual.

If you have questions about our Obituary and In Memoriam policies, please feel free to contact us directly at: 937-328-0232 or e-mail: snsobits@coxohio.com

All obituaries and death notices that appear in the publications of Cox Ohio Media will also appear on our websites for 90 days. For enhanced Guest Book options, please visit our obituaries page.