Posts in category Obituaries

SEATTLE (AP) — Elson Floyd, the popular president of Washington State University whose influence in higher education and politics spread beyond the school in rural …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Beau Biden, who followed his father, Vice President Joe Biden, into politics and was twice elected attorney general of Delaware, died Saturday …

By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS — B.B. King, whose scorching guitar licks and heartfelt vocals made him the idol of generations of musicians …

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee (AP) — Guy Carawan, a folk singer and social-justice advocate credited with turning the African-American spiritual We Shall Overcome into a unifying anthem …

NEW YORK (AP) — Ben E. King, the unforgettable lead singer for the Drifters and solo star whose plaintive baritone graced such pop and rhythm …

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) — Mary Doyle Keefe, the model for Norman Rockwell’s iconic 1943 Rosie the Riveter painting that symbolized the millions of American women …

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP) — Actor Alton “Ben” Powers, known for his role in the 1970s CBS television series Good Times, has died at the …

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Bahamian R&B singer Johnny Kemp, who is best known for the hit song Just Got Paid,” has died in Jamaica. He …

By REBECCA SANTANA and KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Percy Sledge’s When a Man Loves a Woman, a desperate, soulful ode to the …

PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL CLANCY NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Gardner C. Taylor, who was widely regarded as the dean of American preaching and …