Ice Storm tops stories of significance in 2009
- 3:56 PM — Dec 29 —
- Source: The Fulton Leader - Fulton KY
Ice Storm Fulton City Mayor, Dan Voegeli, signed a Declaration of Emergency Jan. 27 due to ice storm damages and other related weather events taking place in the city, according to City Manager Kenny Etherton. Read More
Detroit families too poor to bury dead
- 5:49 PM — Dec 27 —
- Source: Edmonton Sun - Edmonton - AB - Canada
Forgotten in death or abandoned by loved ones, Dewanda McNeil, Maurice Webber and Alan Jones were laid to rest in pauper's graves, their names left to be recognized by a half-dozen strangers at a service in a small Detroit funeral chapel. Read More
Detroit families too poor to bury dead
- 4:12 PM — Dec 27 —
- Source: Winnipeg Sun - Winnipeg - MB - Canada
Forgotten in death or abandoned by loved ones, Dewanda McNeil, Maurice Webber and Alan Jones were laid to rest in pauper's graves, their names left to be recognized by a half-dozen strangers at a service in a small Detroit funeral chapel. Read More
Detroit families too poor to bury dead
- 2:08 PM — Dec 27 —
- Source: The London Free Press - London ON - Canada
Forgotten in death or abandoned by loved ones, Dewanda McNeil, Maurice Webber and Alan Jones were laid to rest in pauper's graves, their names left to be recognized by a half-dozen strangers at a service in a small Detroit funeral chapel. Read More
* Hard times means unclaimed bodies stay in morgues
- 10:59 AM — Dec 27 —
- Source: Taipei Times
Forgotten in death or abandoned by loved ones, Dewanda McNeil, Maurice Webber and Alan Jones were laid to rest in pauper's graves, their names left to be recognized by a half-dozen strangers at a service in a small Detroit funeral chapel. Read More
Families face choice of burying loved ones, staying financially afloat
- 7:17 AM — Dec 27 —
- Source: Granville Sentinel - Granville OH
Forgotten in death or abandoned by loved ones, Dewanda McNeil, Maurice Webber and Alan Jones were laid to rest in pauper's graves, their names left to be recognized by a half-dozen strangers at a service in a small Detroit funeral chapel. Read More
Families face choice of burying loved ones, staying financially afloat
- 7:08 AM — Dec 27 —
- Source: The Newark Advocate
Forgotten in death or abandoned by loved ones, Dewanda McNeil, Maurice Webber and Alan Jones were laid to rest in pauper's graves, their names left to be recognized by a half-dozen strangers at a service in a small Detroit funeral chapel. Read More
Detroit families too poor to bury dead
- 1:15 AM — Dec 27 —
- Source: Canoe
Forgotten in death or abandoned by loved ones, Dewanda McNeil, Maurice Webber and Alan Jones were laid to rest in pauper's graves, their names left to be recognized by a half-dozen strangers at a service in a small Detroit funeral chapel. Read More
Poor Detroit families can't afford burials
- 11:49 PM — Dec 26 —
- Source: CNews
Forgotten in death or abandoned by loved ones, Dewanda McNeil, Maurice Webber and Alan Jones were laid to rest in pauper's graves, their names left to be recognized by a half-dozen strangers at a service in a small Detroit funeral chapel. Read More
Water service cut to 1,500 as power failed
- 6:06 PM — Dec 23 —
- Source: The Rogersville Review - Rogersville TN
While residents in western Hawkins County were getting a wintery mix of rain and snow, those in the east were digging out in the dark, and in some cases without water. Read More
