Obituaries
The latest Obituaries coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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Civic volunteer Betsy Anderson, widow of longtime newspaper editor Lee Anderson, dies at 90
Elizabeth McDonald "Betsy" Anderson, a longtime Chattanooga volunteer, church and civic leader, died June 8 in Atlanta, where she had resided the last four years. She was 90.
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Gloria Vanderbilt, heiress, jeans queen, dies at 95
Gloria Vanderbilt, the intrepid heiress, artist and romantic who began her extraordinary life as the "poor little rich girl" of the Great Depression, survived family tragedy and multiple marriages and reigned during the 1970s and '80s as a designer jeans pioneer, died Monday at the age of 95.
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Former Tennessee Rep. David Copeland dies at 88
Former Tennessee representative David Copeland, a Hamilton County Republican who during a 24-year legislative career authored a state constitutional amendment that sought to rein in government spending and became known as the "Copeland Cap," died Wednesday. He was 88.
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‘Dr. John,’ funky New Orleans ‘night-tripper’ musician, dies
Dr. John, the New Orleans musician who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. He was 77.
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Pioneering psychedelic rocker Roky Erickson dies at 71
Roky Erickson, the blue-eyed, dark-haired Texan who headed the Austin-based 13th Floor Elevators, a pioneering psychedelic rock band in the 1960s that scored with "You're Gonna Miss Me," has died. He was 71.
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Leon Redbone, acclaimed 1970s musician, dies
Leon Redbone, the blues and jazz artist whose growly voice, Panama hat and cultivated air of mystery made him seem like a character out of the ragtime era or the Depression-era Mississippi Delta, died Thursday. He was 69.
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Former US Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi dies at 81
Republican former U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, who served 45 years in Washington and used seniority to steer billions of dollars to his home state of Mississippi, has died. He was 81.
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Comedian Tim Conway of ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ dies at 85
Tim Conway, the impish second banana to Carol Burnett who won four Emmy Awards on her TV variety show, starred aboard "McHale's Navy" and later voiced the role of Barnacle Boy for "Spongebob Squarepants," has died. He was 85.
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Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dies at 97
Doris Day, the sunny blond actress and singer whose frothy comedic roles opposite the likes of Rock Hudson made her one of Hollywood's biggest stars in the 1950s and '60s and a symbol of wholesome American womanhood, died Monday. She was 97.
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Peggy Lipton, ‘Mod Squad’ and ‘Twin Peaks’ star, dies at 72
Peggy Lipton, a star of the groundbreaking late 1960s TV show "The Mod Squad" and the 1990s show "Twin Peaks," died of cancer Saturday. She was 72.
