Posted on 01/17/2019 12:18:18 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The Louisville Courier Journal apologized to a Kentucky family after the paper refused to run a paid obituary mentioning the dearly departed's less-than-fond feelings about President Donald Trump.
Frances Irene Finley Williams passed away on Nov. 21 and loved ones said they wanted to make it clear that the 87-year-old believed Trump had a bad impact on her final years.
The homemaker was critical of Trump's temper, immigration policies, views on women's rights and ethical standards, her daughter, Catherine Duff, and son, Art Williams, told NBC News on Thursday.
"The whole thing, the whole Trump administration infuriated her," Duff said.
The family paid their local newspaper, the Courier Journal, $1,684 to publish an obit that Williams' family thought was routine.
It listed her activities at St. Matthews United Methodist Church, her love of bridge, dancing, horse racing, babies, flowers, animals, Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson — and her disdain for Trump.
“Her passing was hastened by her continued frustration with the Trump administration," the obit said.
But the paper balked and said it wouldn't run the submitted obit unless the Trump line was removed. The family said no.
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$1,684 to publish an obit?........................
Wow. Libs have found a way to be an ahole , even after death. Must have been McCain’s sister
Newspaper business must me picking up if they can turn down nearly 2Gs.................
Yah. NBC ghost authored it... they had to cut it down to 12 pages.
Trump broke her.
Democrats nowadays go for politicizing funerals, and now obituaries. Wouldn’t be surprised if her trump hatred showed up on her tombstone.
She will be listed as the first person to die from TDS.
Died of hatred.
We’re sorry that saving the country was harmful to your health, but you know priorities - pleasing a bitter old woman, vs. rounding up violent MS13 killers was no contest. I’m sorry you weren’t able to thrive in an environment which has probably saved 100’s of lives already from the MS13 crackdown alone.
Both my Aunt and my Father died while Obama was POTUS.
I may have to go back and rewrite their Obituaries.
Well, in that case, good riddance.
Lol. True.
“Her passing was hastened by her continued frustration with the Trump administration,” the obit said.
oh please. Are they really going to feed us this sort of pablum? An old woman dies and it’s Trump’s fault?
Big Media is preparing us for RBG’s “eulogy” campaign speech.
That basically is saying Trump killed her.
He’d have cause to sue the paper.
This deserves an enormous eye-roll
Bet the old biddy votes for Hillary in 2020 if she runs.
My father passed away 9/19/2000. Since he retired USN, we were sent a certificate signed by BillyJeff. The executor ordered additional certificates. My was signed by GWB. Nobody wanted Clinton’s signature.
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