Obituaries in American Culture

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments Special thanks to Professor Betty Houchin Winfield of the University of Missouri School of Journalism for her invaluable guidance . Thanks also to MU Professors John Merrill, Lee Wilkins, Robert Collins, and Steven Watts and Kansas State University Professor Paul Parsons for their expertise and support. Thanks also to my family, especially my parents, Marcus F.Hume and Norma Pickens Hume. This page intentionally left blank Obituaries in American Culture ...