Obituaries
The latest Obituaries coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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Chattanoogan Charles Coolidge, the nation’s oldest Medal of Honor recipient, dies at 99
Charles Henry Coolidge, Sr. the country's oldest Medal of Honor recipient and beloved Chattanoogan, died peacefully on Tuesday at CHI Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga. He was 99.
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April, the giraffe that became an online star, dies
April, the giraffe that became a sensation when a rural New York zoo livestreamed her 2017 pregnancy and delivery, was euthanized Friday because of advancing arthritis, the zoo said.
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Watergate mastermind G. Gordon Liddy dies
G. Gordon Liddy, a mastermind of the Watergate burglary and a radio talk show host after emerging from prison, died Tuesday at age 90.
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Beloved children’s author Beverly Cleary dies at 104
Beverly Cleary, the celebrated children's author whose memories of her Oregon childhood were shared with millions through the likes of Ramona and Beezus Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died. She was 104.
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Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry dies at 84
Larry McMurtry, the prolific and popular author who took readers back to the old American West in his Pulitzer Prize-winning "Lonesome Dove" and returned them to modern-day landscapes in works such as his emotional tale of a mother-daughter relationship in "Terms of Endearment," has died. He was 84.
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‘Arrested Development’ actor Jessica Walter dies at 80
Jessica Walter, whose roles as a scheming matriarch in TV's "Arrested Development" and a stalker in "Play Misty for Me" were in line with a career that drew on her astringent screen presence more than her good looks, has died.
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Bill Brock, former labor secretary and senator from Tennessee, dies at 90
Former U.S. Sen. Bill Brock, a Republican businessman from Lookout Mountain who also served in Congress and as U.S. trade representative, died Thursday in Fort Lauderdale, a family spokesman said.
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‘Virginia Woolf,’ ‘Goldbergs’ star George Segal dies at 87
George Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and worked into his late 80s on the ABC sitcom "The Goldbergs," died Tuesday in Santa Rosa, California, his wife said.
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Elgin Baylor, Lakers great and aerialist pioneer, dies at 86
Elgin Baylor changed the very direction of basketball when he joined the NBA and brought his vertical feats of athletic brilliance to a largely horizontal game.
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Times Free Press columnist Bill Stamps dies
Times Free Press contributor Bill Stamps, whose stories of his Southern upbringing filled two books and countless newspaper columns, died Wednesday.
