Obituaries
The latest Obituaries coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead’s poetic lyricist, dead at 78
Robert Hunter, the man behind the poetic and mystical words for many of the Grateful Dead's finest songs, has died at age 78.
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Sid Haig, who acted in ‘House of 1000 Corpses,’ dies at 80
Sid Haig, the bearded character actor best known as Captain Spaulding in the "House of 1000 Corpses" trilogy, has died.
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‘Bigger than life’ T. Boone Pickens remembered at Texas funeral
T. Boone Pickens was remembered at a Dallas funeral on Thursday for his humor, tenacity and larger-than-life personality.
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Cokie Roberts, longtime political journalist, dies at 75
Cokie Roberts, the daughter of politicians who grew up to cover the family business in Washington for ABC News and NPR over several decades, died Tuesday in Washington of complications from breast cancer. She was 75.
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Ocasek’s wife says he died while recuperating from surgery
The New York City medical examiner says Ric Ocasek , the 75-year-old frontman for The Cars, died of heart disease, worsened by emphysema.
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Rocker Ric Ocasek, frontman of The Cars, dies at 75
Ric Ocasek, The Cars frontman whose deadpan vocal delivery and lanky, sunglassed look defined a rock era with chart-topping hits like "Just What I Needed," was discovered dead Sunday afternoon in his Manhattan apartment.
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‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ singer Eddie Money dies at 70
A publicist for Eddie Money said the rock star has died after he recently announced he had stage 4 esophageal cancer. He was 70.
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Underground singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston dead at 58
Daniel Johnston, a quirky folk singer-songwriter and visual artist whose offbeat career and struggles with mental illness brought him a cult following and inspired a documentary film, has died at age 58.
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T. Boone Pickens, oilman and renewables advocate, dies at 91
T. Boone Pickens, a brash and quotable oil tycoon who grew even wealthier through corporate takeover attempts, died Wednesday. He was 91.
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Groundbreaking photographer Robert Frank dies at age 94
Robert Frank, a giant of 20th-century photography whose seminal book "The Americans" captured singular, candid moments of the 1950s and helped free picture-taking from the boundaries of clean lighting and linear composition, has died. He was 94.
