Obituaries
The latest Obituaries coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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Larry Storch, zany Cpl. Agarn on TV’s ‘F Troop,’ dies at 99
Larry Storch, the rubber-faced comic whose long career in theater, movies and television was capped by his "F Troop" role as zany Cpl. Agarn in the 1960s spoof of Western frontier TV shows, died Friday. Storch was 99.
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James Caan, Oscar nominee for ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 82
James Caan, the curly-haired tough guy known to movie fans as the hotheaded Sonny Corleone of "The Godfather" and to television audiences as both the dying football player in the classic weeper "Brian's Song" and the casino boss in "Las Vegas," has died.
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Last remaining WWII Medal of Honor recipient dies at 98
Hershel W. "Woody" Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, died Wednesday. He was 98.
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Luxottica eyewear empire founder Leonardo Del Vecchio dies
Leonardo Del Vecchio, who founded eyewear empire Luxottica in a trailer and turned an everyday object into a global fashion item, becoming one of Italy's richest men in the process, died on Monday, the eyeglass company said. He was 87.
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Ann Turner Cook, original Gerber baby, dies at 95
Ann Turner Cook, whose cherubic baby face was known the world over as the original Gerber baby, has died. She was 95.
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Former Chattanooga mayor Pat Rose remembered as ‘changemaker’
Charles Allen "Pat" Rose, a native of Orlando, Florida, who served two terms as Chattanooga mayor and more than two decades as a public servant, died Monday at the age of 91.
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Depeche Mode founding keyboardist Andy Fletcher dies at 60
Andy "Fletch" Fletcher, the unassuming, bespectacled, red-headed keyboardist who for more than 40 years added his synth sounds to Depeche Mode hits like "Just Can't Get Enough" and "Personal Jesus," has died at age 60.
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Last known survivor of WWII POW massacre dead at 99
Harold Billow, 99, the last known survivor of a World War II POW massacre during the Battle of the Bulge, will be laid to rest Thursday in Pennsylvania.
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Former TVA chairman John Ryder dies
Memphis attorney John Ryder, a former general counsel for the Republican National Committee who served on the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority from 2019 through the end of last year, has died after a long battle with cancer.
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Actor Fred Ward, of ‘Tremors,’ ‘The Right Stuff’ fame, dies
Fred Ward, a veteran actor who brought a gruff tenderness to tough-guy roles in such films as "The Right Stuff," "The Player" and "Tremors," has died.