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Which Photo Do You Prefer in Obituary

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Faithful readers of the obituary page often comment on the photos that run with the stories.

Sometimes the image is one from the deceased's prime, perhaps taken in the person's20s or 30s or when heor shehad a hit TV series or was in the news. Other times the photo that accompanies the news obituary is one taken closer to the end of the person's life.

Many times the photo that runs with the story is the only one available. Ideally, we can run several pictures that depict the subject over the course of his or her life.

This issue came up last summer when we were choosing photos to go with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver news obituary.She lived to be 88 and had a long and active life, so we had a range of photos to choose from,showing her both as a young woman and later in life.

In a recent Miss Manners column, the Gentle Reader asked this question.

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