Obituaries
The latest Obituaries coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our News section.
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Former Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive dies at 77
Mike Slive, the former Southeastern Conference commissioner who guided the league to unprecedented success and prosperity, died Wednesday. He was 77.
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Tom Wolfe, pioneering ‘New Journalist,’ dies at 88
Tom Wolfe, the white-suited wizard of "New Journalism" who exuberantly chronicled American culture from the Merry Pranksters through the space race before turning his satiric wit to such novels as "The Bonfire of the Vanities" and "A Man in Full," has died. He was 88.
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Margot Kidder, Lois Lane in the ‘Superman’ franchise, dies
Margot Kidder, the Canadian actress who starred as a salty and cynical Lois Lane opposite Christopher Reeve in the "Superman" film franchise of the 1970s and 1980s, has died. She was 69.
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Local sports scene legend Marvin ‘Stump’ Martin touched many lives
Longtime sports reporter, advocate, TV personality dies at 64
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Longtime local radio personality Tommy Jett dies at 77
Tommy Jett, the man known as "TJ the DJ" to thousands of radio-listening fans, has died at the age of 77. At the time of his death, he was still spinning records, both on the radio and online.
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Bob Dorough of ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ dies at 94
A musician whose songs helped teach children on ABC's "Schoolhouse Rock" has died.
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Barbara Bush brought plainspoken, grandmotherly style to D.C. [photos]
Barbara Bush didn't hesitate to tell people that her trademark pearl necklaces were fake. Americans liked that everything else about the snowy-haired first lady was real.
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Former first lady Barbara Bush dies at 92 [photos]
Barbara Bush, the snowy-haired first lady and mother of a president whose plainspoken manner and utter lack of pretense made her more popular at times than her husband, President George H.W. Bush, died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. She was 92.
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UPDATE: Quirky ‘Night Court’ actor Harry Anderson dies at 65
Harry Anderson, the actor best known for playing an off-the-wall judge working the night shift of a Manhattan court room in the television comedy series "Night Court," was found dead in his North Carolina home Monday.
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‘Full Metal Jacket’ actor R. Lee Ermey dies at 74
R. Lee Ermey, a former Marine who made a career in Hollywood playing hard-nosed military men like Gunnery Sgt. Hartman in Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket," has died.
