Early Planning Documents Valuable
Kathy Cornwell has spent over 40 years in local media, starting her career with an internship at WCBC in the late 80s. After graduating from from Frostburg State University, she worked extensively in cable television advertising and programming with Comcast. From 2002 to 2005, she was married to WCBC's Jim Robey. Kathy returned to the News Department at WCBC in 2023.
Going through important documents regularly ensures individuals and their families are up to date on things like power of attorney and wills in the event of a sudden death. Wendy Upchurch from Upchurch Funeral Home says information such as usernames and passwords to utility bills are also important to have on file. She suggests a packet available from Upchurch that lists what documents need to be reviewed on a regular basis and a way to keep them organized…
“We have developed a list that we are willing to either email or snail mail or you can come in and pick up, and if you need help putting that information together, we are having notebooks that have, actually, file folders in them that you can place some of those documents.”