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This post is a guide on how to best compose your Death Announcement ad for highest response in newspapers. Obituary Ads in Newspapers are characterized with standard abbreviations & information which helps readers respond effectively.
A Sample Obituary Classified Advertisement is as under :
You may require to produce certain documents (Death Certificates etc) while booking your Obituary advertisements in any Indian Newspaper!
You can use abbreviated forms of certain words within your Obituary classified ad to reduce your total classified ad cost. Kindly refer to the following list of abbreviations while booking your next ad in Obituary column. These are standard abbreviations for Death acknowledgement / Remembrance ads appearing in Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Hindu , Malayala Manorama and other leading newspapers in India.
Word |
Abbreviation |
Word |
Abbreviation |
|
Accommodation |
accom |
Hour |
hr |
|
Accountant |
Acc |
Hyderabad |
Hyd |
|
Accounts |
Acc |
Immaculate |
immac |
|
Adjacent |
adj |
Immediately |
immed |
|
Adjoining |
adj |
Important |
Imp |
|
Administration |
admin |
Including |
incl |
|
Administrative |
admin |
Industry |
ind |
|
Advance |
adv |
Information |
info |
|
Advantage |
advtg |
Intermediate |
inter |
|
Advertising |
advt |
International |
Intl |
|
Agricultural |
agri |
January |
Jan |
|
Ahemdabad |
A’bad |
Junior |
Jr |
|
And |
& |
Khatri |
Kh |
|
Apartment(S) |
apt(s) |
Kilogram |
Kg |
|
Appointment |
appoint |
Kilometer |
Km |
|
Approximately |
approx |
Lakh Per Annum |
LPA |
|
Assistant |
asst |
Large |
lge |
|
Association |
assoc |
Layout |
lyt |
|
At |
@ |
Leading |
ldg |
|
Attached |
att |
Liftback |
l’back |
|
August |
Aug |
Looking |
lkg |
|
Automatic |
auto |
Male/Female |
M/F |
|
Available |
Avl, Avail |
Manager |
mngr |
|
Background |
bkgd |
Mangalik |
mglk |
|
Bangalore |
B’lore |
Market |
Mkt |
|
Barbeque |
bbq |
Maximum |
max |
|
Beautiful |
b’ful |
Mechanical |
mech |
|
Bedroom/Hall/Kitchen |
BHK |
Medical |
med |
|
Biodata/Horoscope/Photograph |
BHP |
Medical |
med |
|
Biology |
bio |
Meters |
mts |
|
Buildings |
bldgs |
Millimeters |
mm |
|
Bungalows |
B’low |
Minimum |
min |
|
Business |
biz |
Minutes |
min |
|
Centimetres |
cms |
Mobile |
mb |
|
Certificate |
cert |
Modern |
mod |
|
Chemistry |
chem |
Monday |
mon |
|
Colony |
cly |
Nagar |
ngr |
|
Communication |
commn |
Near |
nr |
|
Company |
Co |
Negotiable |
neg |
|
Computers |
comp |
Non Resident Indian |
NRI |
|
Condition |
cond |
November |
Nov |
|
Contact |
cont |
Number |
no. |
|
Convent |
covt |
October |
Oct |
|
Cooperative |
co-op |
Office |
Off |
|
Corner |
cnr |
Opportunity |
oppt |
|
Cultured |
cultd |
Opposite |
opp |
|
Date |
dt |
Organization |
org |
|
December |
Dec |
Page |
pg |
|
Defence |
Def |
People |
ppl |
|
Degree |
deg |
Phone |
ph |
|
Delhi |
del |
Physics |
phy |
|
Deliver |
del |
Please |
pls |
|
Department |
dept |
Preffered |
Pref |
|
Deposit |
dep |
Private |
pvt |
|
Details |
dtls |
Professional |
prof |
|
Diploma |
dip |
Professor |
prof |
|
Discount |
disc |
Programmers |
prog |
|
Divorced |
div |
Project |
proj |
|
Doctor |
Dr |
Qualification |
qual |
|
Education |
edu |
Quality |
qlty |
|
Electric |
elec |
Receptionist |
recep |
|
Engineer |
engr |
Reference |
ref |
|
English |
eng |
Registered |
reg |
|
Established |
est |
Religion |
rlgn |
|
Established |
Estbl |
Representative |
rep |
|
Evenings |
evngs |
Reputed |
Rptd |
|
Example |
eg |
Required |
req |
|
Excellent |
excell |
Resident |
res |
|
Executive |
exec |
Retired |
retd |
|
Expenses |
exps |
Road |
rd |
|
Experienced |
expd |
Room |
rm |
|
Extended |
extd |
Rupees |
rs |
|
Extension |
extn |
Saint |
st |
|
Exterior |
ext |
Saturday |
Sat |
|
Facsimile |
fax |
School |
Sch |
|
Family |
Fmly |
Secretary |
Secy |
|
February |
feb |
Section |
Secy |
|
Feet |
ft |
Sector |
Sect |
|
Finance |
fin |
Senior |
Sr |
|
Floor |
flr |
September |
Sep |
|
For |
4 |
Sergent |
sgt |
|
Friday |
fri |
Software |
S/W |
|
From |
frm |
Square |
sq |
|
Fully Furnished |
F/Fur |
Street |
st |
|
Furnished |
furn |
Subject |
sub |
|
Garage |
gge |
Suitable Match For |
SM4 |
|
Garden |
gdn |
System |
sys |
|
Government |
govt |
Telephone |
tel |
|
Graduate |
grad |
Television |
tv |
|
Ground |
grd |
Temporary |
temp |
|
Grove |
gr |
Thousand |
k |
|
Guarantee |
guar |
Thursday |
thur |
|
Gymnasium |
gym |
Training |
trng |
|
Handsome |
H’some |
Tuesday |
tues |
|
Hardware |
H/W |
Unregistered |
unreg |
|
Hectare |
ha |
Vegitarian |
veg |
|
Height |
ht |
Wanted |
wntd |
|
Honours |
hons |
Wednesday |
wed |
|
Horoscope |
H |
Weight |
wt |
|
Hospital |
hosp |
Working |
wrkg |
|
Year(S) |
yr(s) |
Yearly |
yrly |
Below is a list of some of the more popular Obituary templates used to book obituary newspaper ads in newspapers. You can use / customize these templates for booking Death Announcement ads in Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Hindu , Malayala Manorama & all other regional newspapers in India!
- Economical, Charges per line/word
- Ad appearing in simple running text
- Enhance with Tick, Border & Bold
Classified Display Ad :
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- More Visible & Expensive
- Use images/logos + formatting
- Rate charged on per sq.cm basis
More Sample templates for Obituary / Death Anniversary Ads for Classified Obituary Text Ads :
Sample 1 :
Chautha / Uthala
Mrs. Usha Khanna Compassionate & Loving wife and mother Chautha & Uthala will be held on 22nd Nov. (Saturday) from 3 to 4 pm at Arya Samaj Mandir, D-Block, Saket, Opposite PVR, New Delhi.
In Greef:
Name: _______________
Address: _______________
Sample 2 :
In Loving Memory of Dear Venu Babbar Beautiful memories woven in gold. This is a picture we tenderly hold. Deep in our Heart your memory is kept to love, cherish and never forget. Venu – they say, memories are golden – well may be it’s true – But we never wanted memories – we always wanted you. Deeply missed by ____________________________________
Sample 3 :
Time rolls, but memories remain evergreen. In fond and loving memory of our dear Father Shri. Roshan Lal Oberoi. On this day in the year 1951, he fell victim to an Air crash in Culcutta. Members of the family.
Sample 4 :
ARJUN KUMAR DAS
Aged 86, passed away peacefully on 23rd June 2008 at 9am
Mourned by his wife: Sila, son: Akash, relatives and friends
1 Christopher Road, Kolkata23 contact: 1234516789
Find more templates on our Obituary Ads Sample Page.
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