Obituaries
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Singer Randy Parton, Dolly Parton's brother, dies at 67
Jan 21, 2021 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Dolly Parton said her brother Randy Parton, who sang and performed with her, as well as at her Dollywood theme park, has died. He wa...
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Don Sutton, Hall of Fame pitcher for Dodgers, dies at 75
Jan 19, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Don Sutton, a Hall of Fame pitcher who was a stalwart of the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation spanning an era from Sandy Koufax to Fernando Valenzuela, d...
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South Africa's trailblazing Black food writer dies of virus
Jan 19, 2021 6:00 am - JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's trailblazing Black food writer Dorah Sitole's latest cookbook was widely hailed in December as a moving chronicle of her journey from ...
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Former BYU, Kennesaw coach Ingle dies at 68 from COVID-19
Jan 19, 2021 6:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Tony Ingle, who failed to win a game in his tenure as BYU's interim basketball coach but went on to capture lower-division national championships at two G...
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Harry Brant, son of supermodel Stephanie Seymour, dies at 24
Jan 19, 2021 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Harry Brant, a rising model and son of supermodel Stephanie Seymour and publisher Peter M. Brant, has died. He was 24. The younger Brant died Sunday of a...
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Phil Spector's death resurrects mixed reaction from skeptics
Jan 18, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Phil Spector was viewed as a man with two distinct personas: The late music producer was regarded as a rock '~n' roll genius who elevated the genre wi...
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Jon Arnett, star college and NFL running back, dies at 85
Jan 18, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jon Arnett, one of Southern California's greatest running backs who went on to become a five-time Pro Bowl player for the Los Angeles Rams, has died. ...
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Prominent anti-abortion activist Joe Scheidler dies at 93
Jan 18, 2021 6:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Joe Scheidler, the founder of the Pro-Life Action League and prominent figure in the anti-abortion movement, died Monday, the organization announced. He w...
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Feder: Pioneering aviator, trailblazing Chicago television host Jim Tilmon diesJan 18, 2021 12:00 am - It's a sign of how much Chicago loved Jim Tilmon that when he retired in 1994, Mayor Richard M. Daley proclaimed it "Jim Tilmon Day in Chicago," the Federal Aviation Adm...
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Longtime Gurnee Fire Chief Samuel Dada dies at 91Jan 18, 2021 12:00 am - Former Gurnee Fire Chief Samuel J. Dada, who was so revered that village leaders named a street after him, died Friday at the age of 91. Dada started with the department...