The Bowie Blade-News prints obituaries for Bowie area residents, those with close family members in the area, or those who worked a significant amount of time in the Bowie area.

There is now a charge for running an obituary. The charge is $16.95 per inch. The deadline to submit an obituary for the Bowie Blade-News is 3 p.m. on Tuesdays.

We reserve the right to edit all obituaries, making them fit to our format and the appropriate length for our paper. If you prefer to run the obituary exactly as you wrote it, please contact Classifieds Dept at 410-268-7000 to take out a death notice.

Full name of the deceased, age, sex, and home area; date of death, cause of death, and location of death (if an illness, please list how long); Date and location of birth; name of the funeral home or cremation society handling the arrangements.

Resident history (where he/she lived and how long); education and employment; military history (please spell out rank); memberships in any churches or organizations; hobbies, interests, and unusual or interesting achievements.

When listing funeral information, please include the address of the place where the funeral and visitation/wake will be held. Please also list the group who handled the arrangements, even if you don't want the name printed. We must call to verify with the organization.

When listing survivors or pre-deceased family members, please keep in mind that we require their full names, as well as their relationship to the deceased. We are now able to list the names of grandchildren. We also generally list their home areas. We cannot list cousins, nieces, or nephews, and great-grandchildren are listed by number only.

Photos may be e-mailed or hand-delivered.