Do you delete numbers off your phone when someone dies?

I could not do it .
I still have details of a cousin and a best friend in my phone who are no longer alive but I will not get rid of them from my phone .I would feel as if I was turning my back on their very existence .

I have three old mobile phones and the one I use now plus two that belonged to my daughter, I will not /cannot delete anything on them , feel I am wiping her from my life , yes she is dead but will always be the most special person in my life.

I wouldn't even know how to start going about that..
I couldn't bring myself to do it yet. I just have to avert my eyes when using whatsapp, for now.
Thank you for you kind thoughts bridgeit

Perhaps a memory box with copies, photos & transcriptions would be comforting to you MissAdventure & also a practical way of dealing with them instead of keeping them on your phone. I would just like to add kind thoughts & condolences for your situation.

I hate the bloody adverts that come up as soon as you click on a thread!
I now have one about raising funds for breast cancer, which is what my daughter died from.
I haven't deleted her texts, or whatsapp messages, or her number. I don't know what i'll do, to be honest.

Can you write down the number in an address book?

Also you could take a photography of the texts , so they are saved for you to read / look at in the future, without seeing on your phone on a regular basis .best wishes

DH went through my address book and tippexed out anyone who had died and I was rather cross because, when we were trying to find out the old address of an elderly aunt it had been neatly erased.
It's as if they never existed

After a short while I transfer their details to a note book, which I keep especially for dear friends who have died. & also those who I may have lost continued contact with. I find this a comfort & doesn’t feel as harsh & final as deleting them altogether.