Obituaries
The latest Obituaries coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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Fans mourn Aretha Franklin at gospel-infused public viewing
Mourners began pouring into Detroit's Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on Tuesday to pay their final respects to Aretha Franklin.

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McCain’s final statement: Americans have ‘more in common’
Sen. John McCain expressed his deep gratitude and love of country in his final letter and implored Americans to put aside "tribal rivalries" and focus on what unites.

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Sen. John McCain dies at 81
Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his rebellious streak into a 35-year political career that took him to Congress and the Republican presidential nomination, died Saturday after battling brain cancer for more than a year. He was 81.

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Robin Leach of ‘Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous’ dies
Robin Leach, whose voice crystallized the opulent 1980s on TV's "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous," died Friday. He was 76.

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‘Queen of Soul’ Aretha Franklin dies Thursday at her home in Detroit
Publicist for Aretha Franklin says the Queen of Soul died Thursday at her home in Detroit.

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Former Chancellor Howell Peoples dies
Howell Peoples, who served as Hamilton County chancellor for 32 years, died on Aug. 10. He was 75.

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Courter: Bobby Stone remembered as smart, kind, compassionate
So many people lost their best friend

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Victim in Saturday drowning identified as Bobby Stone
Friends, family remember drowning victim

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Chattanooga Area Swim League institution Bill Caulkins dies
Wilford "Bill" Caulkins III, a Chattanooga Area Swim League institution, died peacefully Friday morning at the age of 87.

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Joe Jackson, patriarch of Jackson family, dies at 89
Joseph Jackson, the fearsome stage dad of Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and their talented siblings, who took his family from poverty and launched a musical dynasty, has died. He was 89.