Obituaries
The latest Obituaries coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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Former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill dies at age 84
Paul O'Neill, a former Treasury secretary who broke with George W. Bush over tax policy and then produced a book critical of the administration, died Saturday. He was 84.
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Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81
Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, Anton Chekhov, Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller, has died. He was 81.
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Music industry mainstay Knox Phillips dies in Memphis
Knox Phillips, the son of renowned music producer Sam Phillips and an enthusiastic ambassador of Memphis music who worked on records by Jerry Lee Lewis, Willie Nelson and John Prine during more than 50 years in the industry, has died. He was 74.
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Hamilton County native Bill Millsaps was giant as sports writer and person
Sports journalism lost one of its giants this past Friday when Hamilton County native Bill Millsaps died at the age of 77 in Richmond, Virginia, where the man affectionately known as "Saps" had been everything from the Richmond Times-Dispatch's sports columnist to its executive editor during a career that spanned nearly 40 years.
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Hall of Fame Packers defensive end Willie Davis dies at 85
Willie Davis, a Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive lineman who helped the Green Bay Packers win each of the first two Super Bowls, has died. He was 85.
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Award-winning sports writer William Millsaps dies at age 77
William H. "Bill" Millsaps Jr., an award-winning sports writer and executive at the Richmond Times-Dispatch during a nearly 40-year career, has died.
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Louisiana civil rights activist Dr. Harry Blake dies at 85
A leader in the civil rights movement in north Louisiana, who put his life on the line in the fight for racial equality, has died after possibly being exposed to the coronavirus.
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Mad magazine illustrator Mort Drucker dies at 91
Mort Drucker, the Mad Magazine cartoonist who for decades lovingly spoofed politicians, celebrities and popular culture, died Thursday at 91.
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Linda Tripp, whose tapes exposed Clinton scandal, dies at 70
Linda Tripp, whose secretly recorded conversations with White House intern Monica Lewinsky led to the 1998 impeachment of President Bill Clinton, died Wednesday at age 70.
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John Prine’s wife remembers late singer, praises COVID-19 caregivers
The wife of celebrated singer-songwriter John Prine said she was able to sit with her husband in the last hours of his life. Prine died Tuesday at 73 from complications of COVID-19.
