Obituaries
The latest Obituaries coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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Carl Reiner, beloved creator of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies
Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a "second banana" to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy's front ranks as creator of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" and straight man to Mel Brooks' "2000 Year Old Man," has died. He was 98.
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World War II forces sweetheart singer Vera Lynn dies at 103
Dame Vera Lynn, the endearingly popular "Forces' Sweetheart" who serenaded British troops during World War II, has died at 103.
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Bonnie Pointer, early member of Pointer Sisters, dies at 69
Bonnie Pointer, who in 1969 convinced three of her church-singing siblings to form the Pointer Sisters, which would become one of the biggest acts of the next two decades, died Monday.
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George Floyd mourned, celebrated as death used as call to action
The mural of George Floyd projected above his golden coffin, where mourners knelt and cried, paused and prayed at his memorial service Thursday had a simple message: "I can breathe now."
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Tennessee tailback, coaching legend Johnny Majors dies at age 85
The Southeastern Conference has lost another football coaching legend.
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Former Auburn football coach Pat Dye dies at 80
College Football Hall of Famer Pat Dye, who took over a downtrodden Auburn football program in 1981 and turned it into a Southeastern Conference power, died Monday. He was 80.
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Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84
Time never softened the urgency of Larry Kramer's demands.
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Evangelist who built global ministry dies in Atlanta at 74
Evangelist Ravi Zacharias, who built an international ministry that strives to defend Christianity on intellectual grounds, has died in Georgia. He was 74.
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Ken Osmond, Eddie Haskell on ‘Leave It to Beaver,’ dies
Ken Osmond, who on TV's "Leave It to Beaver," played two-faced teenage scoundrel Eddie Haskell, a role so memorable it left him typecast and led to a second career as a police officer, died Monday.
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Astrid Kirchherr, photographer of the Beatles, dies at 81
Astrid Kirchherr, the German photographer who shot some of the earliest and most striking images of the Beatles and helped shape their trend-setting visual style, has died at age 81.
