Obituaries
The latest Obituaries coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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Jimmy Carter eulogized by Kamala Harris and others as 39th president returns to Washington
Nearly 44 years after Jimmy Carter left the nation's capital in humbling defeat, the 39th president returned to Washington on Tuesday for state funeral rites that featured the kind of bipartisan praise and ceremonial pomp the Georgia Democrat rarely enjoyed at his political peak.
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Peter Yarrow of folk-music trio Peter, Paul and Mary dies
Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil rights and against war, has died.
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The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024
It was a life that took him from peanut farming to the presidency. While former President Jimmy Carter 's time in the White House only lasted one term, the decades afterward were defined by humanitarian work that affected people all around the world.
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Olivia Hussey, star of the 1968 film ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ dies at 73
Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film "Romeo and Juliet," has died, her family said on social media Saturday.
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Sportscaster Greg Gumbel dies from cancer at age 78
Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster who broke barriers during his career calling some of the biggest sporting events, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by the network on Friday.
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Chattanooga City Council member Carol Berz has died
Carol Berz, the most senior member of the Chattanooga City Council, died of natural causes Wednesday, according to a news release from the city.
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Liam Payne’s One Direction bandmates among the mourners at singer’s funeral
The former members of One Direction reunited Wednesday for the funeral of bandmate Liam Payne.
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United Methodist Bishop Clay Lee, who pushed for inclusive Southern church, dead at 94
Clay F. Lee, a former East Tennessee United Methodist bishop who advocated for racial and gender inclusion in the Southern church, has died. He was 94.
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Ron Ely, TV’s ‘Tarzan’ in the 1960s, dies at 86
Ron Ely, the tall, musclebound actor who played the title character in the 1960s NBC series "Tarzan," has died at age 86.
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Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for Dodgers fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63
Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired "Fernandomania" while winning the NL Cy Young Award and Rookie of the Year in 1981, has died
