Legacy.com Marks the Passing of Coretta Scott King with Online Guest Book

Nation’s leader in online obituaries offers a place to express condolences.

(PRWEB) January 31, 2006 -- To mark the passing of Coretta Scott King, Legacy.com has created a Guest Book where friends, family members and admirers can offer their condolences.

The Guest Book for King, the widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., is available at www.legacy.com, and through the obituary sections of Legacy.com’s 235-plus newspaper affiliates.

Legacy.com posted Guest Books for almost 1 million Americans last year, including well known figures such as Rosa Parks, whose Guest Book drew notes from more than 45,000 admirers.

About Legacy.com

Described by CBSMarketWatch as the “granddaddy” of online obituary companies, Legacy.com powers obituary sections for 235 U.S. newspapers, providing monitored Guest Books, archive services, and other features for one in two people who die in the United States. Investors include Tribune Company.

Media Contact:

Chris Mortell

888-397-9494

www.legacy.com

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