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Sue Kittek, master gardener and longtime Morning Call columnist, dies at 69
Sue Kittek, who wrote the column "Help For Gardeners" in The Morning Call, has died....
Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83
Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and...
![By JENNA FRYER Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang” and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86. NASCAR released a statement from Allison’s family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death wasn’t given, but Allison had been in declining health for years. Allison moved […]](https://www.mcall.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Obit_Bobby_Allison_14755-743.jpg?w=132 "By JENNA FRYER Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang” and a NASCAR Hall of Famer, died Saturday. He was 86. NASCAR released a statement from Allison’s family that said he died at home in Mooresville, North Carolina. A cause of death wasn’t given, but Allison had been in declining health for years. Allison moved […]")
Bobby Allison, NASCAR Hall of Famer and 3-time Daytona 500 winner, dies at 86
By JENNA FRYER Bobby Allison, founder of racing’s “Alabama Gang” and a NASCAR Hall of...
Baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson dies at 65
Henderson helped win two World Series championships, including the 1989 championship with the Oakland Athletics.
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WWII sailor from Allentown landed troops on Pacific islands
World War II veteran Matt Gutman, 99, died Thursday of natural causes at Phoebe Terrace...
Phil Lesh, founding member of Grateful Dead and influential bassist, has died at 84
Lesh was the oldest and one of the longest surviving members of the band.
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Fernando Valenzuela, Mexican-born pitcher whose feats for the Los Angeles Dodgers fueled ‘Fernandomania,’ dies at 63
Fernando Valenzuela, the Mexican-born phenom for the Los Angeles Dodgers who inspired “Fernandomania” has died....
Self-exiled Turkish spiritual leader Fethullah Gülen dies in Poconos
Fethullah Gülen, a reclusive Islamic cleric who inspired a global social movement from his compound...
Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall
Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a third-floor...
John Amos, patriarch on ‘Good Times’ and an Emmy nominee for the blockbuster ‘Roots,’ dies at 84
Amos’ publicist, Belinda Foster, confirmed the news of his death Tuesday. No other details were...