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Obituaries

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Arlys Hawkes, former co-owner of two Jefferson County newspapers, dies at 89

May 1, 2023

Arlys Jean Hawkes, who previously owned two Jefferson County newspapers with her husband, died on March 9, 2023. 

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Carol Goss Daniels, 1963–2023

May 1, 2023

On April 8, Tennessee Press Association Executive Director Carol Goss Daniels passed away. 

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Dayle McGaha, 1934-2023

May 1, 2023

Dayle McGaha, former publisher of The Blackwell (Oklahoma) Journal-Tribune, died February 27, 2023.

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Carl Ray Lewis II, 52, executive editor of Oklahoma's Southwest Ledger and the Southwest Chronicle, dies in sleep

Apr 1, 2023

Carl Ray Lewis II, a veteran newspaperman who was executive editor of the Southwest Ledger and the Southwest Chronicle, died in his sleep at his home here on March 6, 2023. 

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Sharon S. Taylor, 1936-2023

Apr 1, 2023

Sharon Sheets Taylor, 86, Archbold, Ohio, died March 12, 2023, at home after a long battle with dementia.

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Theresa Marie ‘Terry’ Coady, 1935-2023

Apr 1, 2023

Theresa Marie “Terry” Coady, age 87, died February 22, 2023 (one day before her 88th birthday) in her home in Fort Washington, Maryland, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. 

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Bob Pinkerton, 90, dies

Mar 1, 2023

Bob Pinkerton, a giant in the world of community newspapering and a pillar of his own community in Kimball, has died. The former Western Nebraska Observer editor and publisher died Jan. 22 at the age ...

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James B. Boone Jr., former publisher of The Tuscaloosa News, dies at 87

Mar 1, 2023

James Buford Boone Jr., who followed his father James Buford Boone Sr. into the newspaper business, and whose extended family has expanded into a country-wide publishing business, has died at 87.

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Journalist, historian William ‘Bill’ Kinney Jr. dies

Mar 1, 2023

Veteran journalist, historian and civic leader William Light “Bill” Kinney Jr., 89, of Bennettsville died peacefully at his family antebellum home, Magnolia, under the loving care of his daughter, ...

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