Obituary Submission guidelines
As the paper of record for Lancaster County and the surrounding lower Northern Neck area, it is our mission to report important events in our community. The accumulation of items published in our paper results in the creation of a weekly mini-history book, and the facts reported each week become a valuable resource for historic researchers. Obituaries are certainly one of the most important things we publish. Thus, we continue to seek and print basic obituary information for all families in our circulation area. We consider such obituaries traditional news items and they are printed at no cost to the families or funeral homes involved. If the deceased was born, lived, died or was buried in the Northern Neck or Middle Peninsula of Virginia, their basic obituary will be published free in our paper.
Basic obituary information includes the name, residence, age, date of death, occupation, church affiliation, post-secondary education and honors, military service, civic organizations and honors, immediate survivors-living or deceased-(spouse, children, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents, steprelatives and adopted children), date and place of visitation, funeral and burial, and memorial contributions.
All obituaries and photos should be submitted by email to [email protected] as soon as the funeral arrangements are complete. To make other arrangements, call 804-435-1701. The weekly deadline for publication is noon Tuesday.