Obituaries
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Roy Clark, country guitar virtuoso, 'Hee Haw' star, has died
Nov 15, 2018 6:00 am - Country star Roy Clark, the guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the cornpone TV show "Hee Haw" for nearly a quarter century and was known for such hits as "Yesterda...
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Mexican writer Fernando del Paso dead at 83
Nov 14, 2018 6:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - The widely honored Mexican novelist and poet Fernando del Paso has died at the age of 83. The University of Guadalajara said Del Paso died Wednesday, ...
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Caroline Rose Hunt, Texas oil heiress, philanthropist, dies
Nov 14, 2018 6:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Caroline Rose Hunt, a philanthropist, luxury hotel magnate and daughter of Texas oilman H.L. Hunt, has died at age 95. Family spokesman Andy Stern says Hun...
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Mrs. Oleson of 'Little House' Katherine MacGregor dead at 93
Nov 14, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Katherine MacGregor, who played petty, gossiping mother Harriet Oleson on TV's "Little House on the Prairie," has died, a representative said Wednesda...
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Minnesota car track owner dies in Florida swim accident
Nov 13, 2018 6:00 am - BRAINERD, Minn. (AP) - The owner of Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota has died in a swimming accident off the Florida coast. Jed Copham was 46. Raceway officia...
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Celebrities offer thanks, condolences in death of Stan Lee
Nov 12, 2018 6:00 am - Celebrities offer their thanks, remembrances and condolences in the death of Marvel legend Stan Lee, who died Monday at age 95. "Sad, sad day. Rest In Power, Uncle Stan....
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Stan Lee, creator of a galaxy of Marvel superheroes, dies
Nov 12, 2018 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in Marvel superh...
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Actor Douglas Rain, who supplied HAL's voice, dies at 90
Nov 12, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Canadian actor Douglas Rain, who played some of Shakespeare's most intriguing characters onstage but perhaps is best known for supplying the creepily cal...
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Comic book genius Stan Lee, Spider-Man creator, dies at 95
Nov 12, 2018 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in Marvel superheroes...
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Memorial service set for Wheaton native who helped sick kids in AfricaNov 11, 2018 12:00 am - A memorial service has been set for 25-year-old former Wheaton resident Meghan Liddy, who died of complications from malaria after spending the past five years working o...