On the other hand, if a town or county has more than one newspaper, check them all. Obituaries and other information are not always submitted to all the area papers, or may not be the same in all. Likewise, don't stop reading with the first day's paper that has what you are looking for. Subsequent days' coverage may have different or additional information. Make good use of the information you find.
Obituaries can help with more than dates of death and places of burial.
An obituary may detail places lived, schools attended, church and fraternal organization memberships, etc., all of which are potential sources of additional records. Use obituaries to narrow down possible death dates for other family members by seeing who is listed as having preceded in death or as having survived. Take note of women's married names and the hometowns of those who have moved away. Reports of engagements, weddings, baby showers, births, anniversaries, birthday celebrations, reunions and graduation parties may provide lists of names, and possibly identify relationships. For instance, if you don't know who the daughters of a family married or where they lived after marriage, look for their names when they come home for a visit.