“Duck “Doug” Silverman came into my life about 14 years ago. His signature every day look was all his: a plain pocketed T-shirt designed by the fashion house Fruit of the Loom, his black-label elastic waist shorts worn above the navel and sold exclusively at the Sam’s on Highway 49, and a pair of old school Wallabees (who can even remember where he got those?) that were always paired with a grass-stained MSU baseball cap.”

Low adherence to this instruction will not be tolerated.” She left detailed instructions for her husband and children to celebrate her mission here, which has now been completed. Food is delicious and you never gain an ounce. Her new mission takes her to a wonderful place where she will be socializing, dancing, gardening and reading to her heart’s content. This assignment comes with a huge sign-on bonus, a reunion with family and friends she has not seen in a long time. She received a call, a sort of an offer you can’t refuse, for an appointment from which she will not be returning. “Ann would like to let you know that her work here is done. Freddie loved deep fried Southern food smothered in Cane Syrup, fishing at Santee Cooper Lake, Little Debbie Cakes, Two and a Half Men, beautiful women, Reeses Cups and Jim Beam. William Freddie McCullough died on September 11, 2013. Men wanted to be him and women wanted to be with him.

Take a look at each obituary below and then apply the lessons learned from these incredible examples to your own obit writing process: Obituaries don’t have to be boring! All of the following touching tributes create true reflections of the lives lived – whether they do so in a humorous, sentimental or boldly honest way.

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