Obituaries
The latest Obituaries coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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Auschwitz survivor who fought racism with music dies at 96
Esther Bejarano, a survivor of the Auschwitz death camp who used the power of music to fight antisemitism and racism in post-war Germany, has died at 96.
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Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld dies at 88
Donald Rumsfeld, the two-time defense secretary and one-time presidential candidate whose reputation as a skilled bureaucrat and visionary of a modern U.S. military was unraveled by the long and costly Iraq war, died Tuesday.
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Former Alabama congressman Sonny Callahan dies at 88
Former U.S. Rep. H.L. "Sonny" Callahan, who represented south Alabama in Congress for 18 years, has died, the state's governor announced on Friday. He was 88.
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Gavin MacLeod, ‘Love Boat’ captain, dies at 90
Gavin MacLeod, the veteran supporting actor who achieved fame as sardonic TV news writer Murray Slaughter on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and stardom playing cheerful Capt. Stubing on "The Love Boat," has died. He was 90.
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Voice of Disney’s ‘Sebastian the Crab’ dies
Samuel E. Wright, the South Carolina native who famously voiced "Sebastian the Crab" in Disney's "The Little Mermaid" and had an acting career spanning five decades, died this week.
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Bebe Heiskell, former Walker County commissioner, dies
Bebe Heiskell, former Walker County sole commissioner, died Thursday.
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J.B. Collins, longtime City Hall reporter, dies at 103
James Bennett "J.B." Collins, who covered Chattanooga City Hall and 10 mayoral administrations for the Chattanooga Free Press and briefly for the Times Free Press, died Wednesday at the age 0f 103.
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Charles Grodin, ‘Midnight Run,’ ‘Heartbreak Kid,’ star, dies
Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in "The Heartbreak Kid" and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro's counterpart in the comic thriller "Midnight Run" to the bedeviled father in the "Beethoven" comedies, has died.
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Tennessee Rep. Mike Carter, 67, dies following battle with pancreatic cancer
Tennessee Rep. Mike Carter, a Hamilton County Republican, died Saturday at his Ooltewah home after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 67.
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Kid reporter who interviewed Obama at White House dies at 23
The student reporter who gained national acclaim when he interviewed President Barack Obama at the White House in 2009 has died of natural causes, his family says.
