Newspaper Obituary Submission Instructions: obits@ruffinjarrett.com Through special arrangement with the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Ruffin and Jarrett Funeral Home has the ability to submit obituaries electronically to the newspaper. If you want the obituary to run the following day, please send the information to us no later than 1:00 pm. The newspaper cut-off time is 1:45 pm, so the sooner you get the obituary to Ruffin and Jarrett, the better the chances are for it running the next day.  Once we receive the obituary from you, our staff goes over it, checking/correcting spelling, grammar, continuity, and punctuation.  We then submit it to the newspaper to be added to their obituary section. After you send the obituary, you should receive an email confirmation letting you know that it has been delivered to the funeral home's in-box. Please note that it is always a good idea to call your assigned funeral director to let her know you have sent the obituary. Please see below for an example of a standard obituary.   SUBMITTING YOUR OBITUARY ELECTRONICALLY:   All Obituary information should be emailed to obits@ruffinjarrett.com Be sure to put the deceased’s name in the subject line.  If there are any special instructions, please include them in the body of the email. Additionally, in case we have any questions, please be sure to include a contact name and phone number. Any attachments sent with the email should be in Microsoft Word format (.doc)   When sending pictures, please make sure they are a .JPG format.   Our Graphic Artist is able at times to digitally repair old, torn, or discolored photographs. If you have a picture that you would like to use but it needs some attention, please submit it and we will let you know if it is possible for us to clean it up enough to be used. See example below: Example Obituary This a sample obituary. It is not for a real person and never was printed in the newspaper. John Smith was born March 13, 1922, in McGhee, AR. He was the son of the William and Ida Smith. He served in the U.S. Navy in World War II as a chief petty officer and won numerous medals including the Purple Heart. After the war, he attended the University of Arkansas, but dropped out after a year to become a carpenter. He lived in Chicago then Dallas, before retiring to Little Rock in 1983 to be near his children. He was a master craftsman and was very proud of his work. While John resided in Chicago, he was a member of 33rd Degree Mason and a driver for Meals on Wheels. In his spare time, he built wooden toys for needy children at Christmas. He was a rabid Razorback fan and rarely missed a game on TV. He loved to fish and was an avid golfer. John is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Jane Smith, of Sonoma, CA; his adored children, Michael J. Smith, and his wife Laura, of Little Rock, Christopher M. Smith, and his wife, Janet, of Pine Bluff, AR, David A. Smith, of Sullivan, IL, Judy A. Jones, and her husband, Frank, of Chicago, and Suzanne M. Smith, of Bullhead City, AZ. He was the adored grandfather to Jack, Mark and Paul Smith, of Little Rock, Elsie and Edith Smith, of Reno, NV, Larry, Fred and Tina Jones, of Chicago. He is also survived by six great-grandchildren; a brother, George, of Oregon and a sister, Patricia, of Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at the Ruffin and Jarrett Funeral Home Chapel.  The homegoing celebration will be  at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 908 Cross Street, 72202. Interment: Little Rock National Cemetery. Arrangements by: Ruffin and Jarrett Funeral Home