may have to be approximate in the case of old people born in rural areas where no records were kept. An identification of the person. This may be the job which they did, such as "a former Secretary of the Ministry of Education", or a description of their role in more general terms, such as "a highly respected figure in all the Poreporena villages". Where the person came from. Readers are always interested to know the part of the country which a person came from. The time and place of death. The cause of death, if this is appropriate. In some societies, certain diseases are not talked about. In such cases, you will need to find a way of expressing it - "he died after a long illness" or "he died suddenly". If you know the cause of death, however, and there is no social taboo about saying so, it is better to be precise - "he died of lung cancer" or "he died of a heart attack". Funeral arrangements. People who are sufficiently well known to have an obituary used by the news media will have many people wishing to attend their funeral. Give details of where the funeral will be held, on which day and starting at what time. Indicate, too, if the family have made any special requests. They may say that anybody is welcome to the church service but that the burial is for family only; or they may ask that nobody should spend money on