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Obituary Headlines (2020 - 2020)
From Dec. 4, 2020 onward, our new daily celebrity news obituaries can be found at Legacy.com. Click here for today's latest headlines.
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Frank Carney, 82 (1938 - 2020)
Frank Carney was a businessman who co-founded Pizza Hut along with his brother. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Hugh Keays-Byrne, 73 (1947 - 2020)
Hugh Keays-Byrne was an English-Australian actor best known for portraying two different villains in "Mad Max" (1979) and "Mad Max: Fury Road" (2015). For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Dr. James Jude, 87 (1928 - 2015)
The Associated PressMIAMI (AP) — Dr. James Jude, one of the experts credited with pioneering life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation, has died. He was 87.Peter Jude says his father died early Tuesday in Coral Gables after an extended illness. Jude says his father always wanted to help people, noting CPR has saved countless lives.In the late 1950s, the doctor and two electrical engineers,...
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Red Lane, 76 (1939 - 2015)
Red Lane, a country music songwriter who wrote the Tammy Wynette hit "'Til I Get It Right," has died of cancer, according to multiple news sources. He was 76. Lane, who was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters' Hall of Fame in 1993, wrote songs for many of country's biggest stars.
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Rafer Johnson (2020)
Rafer Johnson won the decathlon gold medal at the 1960 Olympic games in Rome. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Pat Patterson (2020)
Pat Patterson was a wrestling star who helped built World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) and was a mentor to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Debra White Plume, 66 (1954 - 2020)
Debra White Plume was a Lakota activist who was one of the leaders of the protests at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click...
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Tony Hsieh, 46 (1973 - 2020)
Tony Hsieh was the longtime CEO of Zappos, who built the online shoe retailer into a billion-dollar business. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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David Maas, 57 (1963 - 2020)
David Maas was a stage magician who performed with his wife, Dania Kaseeva, as the celebrated "David and Dania: Quick Change" act. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Frank Macon, 97 (2020)
Frank Macon was a member of the Tuskegee Airmen, the Black pilots and support staff who served with distinction in World War II. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Hal Ketchum (2020)
Hal Ketchum was a country music star known for the song "Small Town Saturday Night." For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Patrick Macnee, 93 (1922 - 2015)
Patrick Macnee, who played a stylish secret agent on the 1960s television series "The Avengers," has died. He was 93. Macnee, who died Thursday of natural causes in Rancho Mirage, California,...
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Massachusetts Plane Crash Victims (2015)
Three people died Sunday evening in Massachusetts after a small plane crashed into a single-family home, according to Massachusetts State Police. At about 6 p.m. Sunday, the small plane crashed into...
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Marva Collins, 78 (1936 - 2015)
Marva Collins, the Chicago education pioneer who won praise for her innovative teaching approach at the West Side school she launched in 1975, died Wednesday of natural causes. She was 78. Her...
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Don Featherstone, 79 (2015)
The Associated PressBOSTON (AP) — The creator of the pink plastic lawn flamingo, the ultimate symbol of American lawn kitsch, has died. Donald Featherstone was 79.Featherstone's wife, Nancy, told...
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Sister Nirmala Joshi, 81 (2015)
The Associated PressKOLKATA, India (AP) — The Indian nun who replaced Mother Teresa as head of the Missionaries of Charity died early Tuesday, the organization said. Sister Nirmala Joshi was 81.Her...
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Walter Scheib, 61 (1954 - 2015)
TAOS, N.M. (AP) — Searchers have found the body of a former White House chef who had been missing for more than a week after going hiking in the New Mexico mountains, authorities said. The body...
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Elson Floyd, 59 (2015)
The Associated PressPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Elson Floyd, president of Washington State University, has died at 59 of complications from colon cancer.Floyd had been president since 2007 and went on...
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Laura Myers, 53 (2015)
By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL, The Associated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) — Laura Myers, a veteran Associated Press reporter and editor who led the news cooperative's coverage of foreign affairs as the country...
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Ralph Roberts, 95 (1920 - 2015)
By TALI ARBEL, The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Roberts, who built Comcast from a small cable TV system in Mississippi into one of the nation's largest entertainment companies, has died....
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John David Crow, 79 (1935 - 2015)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - John David Crow, the bruising running back who won the 1957 Heisman Trophy with Texas A&M before a Pro Bowl career in the NFL, has died. He was 79. The university...
