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Obituaries
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Legacy’s new community memorial pages reach 10k local readers
Jul 9, 2021
3,850 new pages launching soon to meet demand
Amy Raymond, 1976-2021
Jul 2, 2021
Amy Lanee Raymond, who worked at The Oklahoman for more than 20 years, died suddenly on May 9, 2021. She was 45.
Former Leader publisher moved newspaper, town into new era
Jul 2, 2021
Friends and former coworkers of long-time Ruston Daily Leader publisher Tom Kelly are remembering Kelly as a brilliant writer who help moved Ruston, Louisiana, and the newspaper into a new era.
Gary ‘Kent’ Gardner, 1940-2021
Jul 2, 2021
He was born into journalism, working with both of his parents, first at the Mobridge Tribune where his father Roy Gardner was editor, and then on to Sioux Center Iowa where both his mother, Mary Louise, ...
John Berry Bruce, 1955-2021
Jul 2, 2021
In August 2011, John became the Highland County news editor for The Recorder in Monterey, where he served the community for nearly 10 years with award-winning features, photography and investigative journalism.
James Huddart Lee, 1917-2021
Jun 4, 2021
Former Pine Bluffs Post Publisher James Huddart “Jim” Lee, died December 25, 2020, in Las Vegas. He was 103.
Longtime Herald publisher, owner Bill Hartman dead at 79
Jun 4, 2021
Bill Hartman, the longtime owner of the Fort Bend Herald in Rosenburg, Texas, died the afternoon of May 3 at a Sugar Land hospital. He was 79. Hartman, known more commonly by Herald readers as “BH” ...
Thomas “Tom” Addison Buckner III, 1934-2021
Jun 4, 2021
A memorial service for Thomas “Tom” Addison Buckner III, age 86, who died April 9, 2021, was held Saturday, May 1, 2021, at Canyon Creek Baptist Church, 4306 S 31st St, Temple, Texas. ...
M.D. Drysdale, 1944-2021
Jun 1, 2021
Maurice Dickey Drysdale, 76, editor/publisher emeritus of the White River Valley Herald, died early morning, April 28, 2021, at his home on LaBounty Road in Randolph.
