Obituaries
The latest Obituaries coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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Lee Mendelson, producer who brought ‘Charlie Brown Christmas’ to TV, dies on holiday
Lee Mendelson, the producer who changed the face of the holidays when he brought "A Charlie Brown Christmas" to television in 1965 and wrote the lyrics to its signature song, "Christmas Time Is Here," died on Christmas day, his son said.
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Former Fowler Brothers Furniture head dies at 79
Richard Calvin "Dick" Fowler Jr., the president of Fowler Brothers Furniture in Chattanooga for more than 35 years, died Tuesday.
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Disc jockey Don Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dies at 79
Radio personality Don Imus, whose career was made and then undone by his acid tongue during a decades-long rise to stardom and an abrupt public plunge after a nationally broadcast racial slur, has died. He was 79.
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‘Mame,’ ‘Hello, Dolly!’ composer Jerry Herman dies at 88
Tony Award-winning composer Jerry Herman, who wrote the cheerful, good-natured music and lyrics for such classic shows as "Mame," "Hello, Dolly!" and "La Cage aux Folles," died Thursday. He was 88.
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Songwriter Allee Willis, who penned TV show ‘Friends’ theme, dies at 72
Allee Willis, a songwriter whose work included the Broadway musical "The Color Purple" as well as the theme song from the TV show "Friends" and Earth, Wind & Fire's "September," has died. She was 72.
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Elizabeth Spencer, ‘Light In the Piazza’ author, dies at 98
Elizabeth Spencer, a grande dame of Southern literature who bravely navigated between the Jim Crow past and open-ended present in her novels and stories including the celebrated novella "Light In the Piazza," has died at 98.
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Baba Ram Dass, spiritual guru and LSD proponent, dies at 88
Baba Ram Dass, the 1960s counterculture spiritual leader who experimented with LSD and traveled to India to find enlightenment, returning to share it with Americans, has died. He was 88.
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Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello dies at 86
Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in "Fort Apache, the Bronx," "Moonstruck" and "Once Upon a Time in America" and his Oscar-nominated performance as a pizza man in Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing," has died. He was 86.
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Ice bucket challenge inspiration Pete Frates dies at 34
Pete Frates, a former college baseball player whose battle with Lou Gehrig's disease helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge that has raised more than $200 million worldwide, died Monday. He was 34.
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Marie Fredriksson of Swedish pop duo Roxette dies at 61
Marie Fredriksson, the female half of the Swedish pop duo Roxette, has died at age 61, her management agency said Tuesday.
