Obituaries
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Peggy Kirk Bell dies at 95
Nov 24, 2016 6:00 am - SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (AP) - Peggy Kirk Bell, a leading golf instructor who owned Pine Needles Resort and spent a lifetime as the premier advocate for women's golf, has d...
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Branca, pitcher who gave up 'Shot Heard 'Round World,' dies
Nov 24, 2016 6:00 am - Ralph Branca's career was defined by that one high-and-inside fastball. The Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher who gave up Bobby Thomson's famed "Shot Heard 'Round the World" stil...
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Oscar-winning 'Heaven Can Wait' production designer dies
Nov 23, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paul Sylbert, a prolific production designer who won an Oscar for his work on Warren Beatty's "Heaven Can Wait," died Saturday at age 88 outside of Ph...
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Early black female Olympian dies in Florida
Nov 23, 2016 6:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Theresa Manuel, the first black woman from Florida to compete in the Olympics, has died in Tampa. She was 90. The Tampa Bay Times (https://goo.gl/4uKp...
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Australian 'Star Wars' actor Peter Sumner dies at 74
Nov 23, 2016 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Peter Sumner, an Australian actor who had a small but memorable part as an officer on the Death Star in "Star Wars," has died at age 74, his agent con...
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Heavyweight contender Alex Stewart dies at 52
Nov 22, 2016 6:00 am - Alex Stewart, a heavyweight contender who fought Mike Tyson and nearly beat George Foreman, has died. He was 52. Stewart died last week after being rushed to a hospital ...
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Sugar Grove mourns former library directorNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - Beverly Holmes Hughes was Sugar Grove's Citizen of the Year in 2010 - despite living in North Aurora. The chamber of commerce and village officials wanted to honor the w...
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Much-lauded Irish novelist William Trevor dies at age 88
Nov 21, 2016 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Irish novelist and playwright William Trevor, a master of short stories that often explored life's disappointments, has died at the age of 88 in his adopte...
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Longtime Los Angeles sports fixture Joe Resnick dies at 62
Nov 20, 2016 6:00 am - DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) - Joe Resnick, a correspondent who covered Los Angeles sports for The Associated Press for more than three decades, died Sunday after a six-month str...
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Big-voiced Dap-Kings soul singer Sharon Jones dies at 60
Nov 19, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sharon Jones, the stout powerhouse who shepherded a soul revival despite not finding stardom until middle age, has died. She was 60. Jones' representativ...