Obit Question

Anybody see anything wrong with this sad obit?

http://www.legacy.com/jg-tc/DeathNotices.asp?Page=Lifestory&PersonId=93832209

 

Looks like mom had a serious falling out with somebody. Damn.

 

Apparently, Mom is charged with burning the baby to death:

http://www.newstribune.com/articles/2007/08/09/news_local/144local01wayne1.txt

 

These family-arranged obituaries -- when manner of passing is in question or involving foul play -- often leave out cause of death. This is not a new phenomenon. This practice has been allowed for 125+ years.
This paper service is called a "death notice."
A news obituary hopefully would/could include anything from a gruesome detail to just mentioning the questionable circumstances.

 

Wow. It was obvious that the mother wasn't well liked, but I thought it was just a grudge, not something this terrible. I suppose a quick Google search would have uncovered the truth.

I prefer real obits, particularly those that mention a cause of death. But few papers bother with that these days.

 

The thing that struck me was that funeral services were well over a month after death.
Didn't even notice the lack of mother.

Needless to say, that's pretty disgusting.

 

Neither did I, and I read it three times. Things that jumped out at me: the gap between death and funeral, and that the funeral home has a gift shop. WTF.

 

This is also not uncommon for questionable deaths. The body won't be available until release by coroner or, probably in this case, a state or federal (pediatric) forensic pathologist (or anthropologist).

 

The lack of a mother was the first thing I noticed, as well. Don't see too many kids who are born to just a father.
After reading a few of the stories, have to say the whole thing is pretty damn disturbing.

 

Aren't all obits supposed to begin with "RIP"?

 

Um...serious?

 

I don't get why the obit had to run at all in a case like this. Yes, setting your kid on fire is a pretty un-mother-like thing to do, but to not mention the mother in the obit seems more conspicuous than mentioning her. I think the funeral home should have forgotten to call it in or "lost" the paperwork or something.