Obituaries

Celebrate and remember the lives of late newspaper colleagues.

Marc DeLane Brown, 1952-2022

Sep 1, 2022

Marc DeLane Brown was a co-owner and associate publisher of the Laurens (South Carolina) County Advertiser along with his brother, James.

Veteran South Dakota journalist provided voice for people who had been ignored

Sep 1, 2022

Through all that, Tim Giago kept writing and publishing newspapers, providing coverage for Native Americans across the nation. He threatened to retire many times, but he was always drawn back to a keyboard ...

Jack Knowles, former owner of Hillsboro Sentry-Enterprise, dies at 85

Aug 1, 2022

John “Jack” Knowles, former owner of the Hillsboro (Wisconsin) Sentry-Enterprise, died May 1, 2022, following a battle with vascular dementia. He was 85.

Mary Elizabeth ‘Maribeth’ Ford Pate dies at 93

Aug 1, 2022

Mary Elizabeth (Maribeth) Ford Pate, who owned The Madill (Oklahoma) Record along with her husband, Jim, for more than 60 years, died June 7, 2022. She was 93.

Former longtime Tullahoma News publisher passes

Jul 1, 2022

Longtime Tullahoma (Tennessee) News publisher, former owner of The Moore County News, career journalist and accomplished race car driver Terry G. Craig passed away at the age of 83.

News Tribune general manager dies unexpectedly

Jul 1, 2022

David Meadows would walk through the Jefferson City News Tribune newsroom every few hours during the work day. ... Meadows, who was 58, died May 11, 2022.

Longtime Green Valley News publisher Newell dies

Jun 1, 2022

Frank Newell, who worked in newspapers for 56 years and was the publisher of the Green Valley (Arizona) News for the last 12 years, died March 21 in Bellevue, Washington. He was 97.

Morley Piper, 1925-2022

Jun 1, 2022

On Thursday, May 12, 2022, Morley Piper passed away at 97 years young. Piper devoted more than 60 years of his life to the newspaper industry, including 12 years at the Boston Globe, 45 years as the executive ...